From the Liverpool side that were humbled 5-2 by Real Madrid at Anfield on Tuesday night, five started the first time Jurgen Klopp’s Reds fell foul to the Spanish giants in the 2018 Champions League final.
Substitutes James Milner and Roberto Firmino take such a total to seven, while Joe Gomez, Joel Matip, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were all contracted but sat out the trip to Kiev through injury.
In contrast, three of Real Madrid’s starting XI at Anfield also started in Kiev, with substitute Toni Kroos also starting the 2018 final. Meanwhile, Nacho, Marco Asensio, and Dani Ceballos were utilised as substitutes in both, Lucas Vazquez watched on from the bench for both, and unused substitute Jesus Vallejo was at the end of his first season at the Bernabeu five years ago.
