Sabah make crazy UCL history despite Man Utd humbling 🌍

Sabah's opening Champions League encounter was always set to be historic.

The reigning Azerbaijani champions made their foray into Europe's elite club competition with a prestige meeting against Manchester United on Thursday.

Valdas Dambrauskas' side were on the receiving end of a 4-0 hammering at Old Trafford but still managed to etch their name into the tournament's record books.

The Owls fielded a starting line-up made up of 11 different nationalities - a feat which has never been achieved in a club's first-ever game in the Champions League.

Not bad for a team which was only founded nine years ago.

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