“Better than Musiala; Someone check his passport”- Fans react as PSG’s Warren Zaïre-Emery becomes youngest to start a Champions League knockout match
Emery has made 15 appearances since his debut for the French side, scoring on 3 occasions.
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French Wonderkid set to create history in UEFA Champions League match against Bayern Munich.
Paris Saint Germain wonderkid Warren Zaïre-Emery has become the youngest player in history to start a UEFA Champions League knock match. PSG face German giants Bayern Munich in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League match on Tuesday. The 2006-born French midfielder made his debut for the club last month. He became PSG’s youngest-ever player to start a game. Zaïre-Emery who is only 16 years and 343 days old, is featuring in his biggest match yet.
Emery has made 15 appearances since his debut for the first team, scoring 3 goals in the process. Warren Zaïre-Emery scored his first Ligue 1 goal for PSG against Montpellier, in a 3-1 victory. He came off the bench to score the third and final goal. The highly rated wonderkid was dubbed as an ‘Alien’ by his team mate Vitinha. “Who is this kid you took in your stable? It’s an alien.” He reportedly asked super agent Jorge Mendes.
The academy starlet who starred at every level in the academy quickly made his way to the first team. He shattered every record including the youngest starter and goal scorer for the club. PSG fans share their surprise as the 16-year-old wonderkid starts the game, while French Superstar Kylian Mbappe is on the sidelines.
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Twitter reacts as wonder kid Warren Zaïre-Emery starts for PSG in Champions League knockout match
16-year-old PSG wonder kid Warren Zaïre-Emery became the youngest player ever to start a UEFA Champions League knockout match. Many fans have compared the dynamic midfielder to the legendary midfielder Yaya Touré. He plays as a box-to-box midfielder and likes to get forward and attack whenever possible. The PSG boss, who is a huge fan of Warren stated, “If a 16- or 17-year-old player is in better form than others, he will play.”
Fans all over the world are excited to watch Warren play on one of the biggest stages in football. Fans stormed Twitter with their reactions, as soon as PSG officials announced their starting lineup for the clash against Bayern Munich. “Better than Musiala,” a PSG fan tweeted, comparing him to Bayern’s Jamal Musiala. Other Barcelona fans took shots at Madrid, as a Barca fan tweeted, “Better than any Madrid players.”
Warren Zaïre-Emery will be playing along with Argentine Legend Lionel Messi and ex-Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos. Both the legends interestingly made their debut before the 16-year-old was even born. Fans surely expect Emery to perform well as this will be one of the key matches for him and Paris Saint Germain as they will be looking to win the first leg against Bayern.
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