One-man pretension defences: can Mkhitaryan compare Falcao?
Following his pierce from Manchester United to Arsenal, Henrikh Mkhitaryan has a event to supplement to his collection of UEFA Europa League winners’ medals.
Should a Gunners elect to register him for a second partial of their campaign, a 29-year-old has a possibility to turn usually a second actor to win a foe in uninterrupted seasons with dual opposite clubs.
Radamel Falcao set a precedent, scoring a usually idea for Porto in their 2010 decider opposite Braga in Dublin before distinguished twice for Atlético Madrid a following deteriorate as they kick Athletic Club 3-0 in Bucharest.
Now during Monaco, a Colombian stays a usually actor to measure for dual clubs in unbroken UEFA foe final victories.
His feat of winning back-to-back editions of a UEFA foe with opposite clubs is not singular though – 3 players (or arguably four) managed to win unbroken editions of a UEFA Champions League with opposite sides: Marcel Desailly (Marseille 1993, AC Milan 1994), Paulo Sousa (Juventus 1996, Borussia Dortmund 1997) and Samuel Eto’o (Barcelona 2009, Internazionale Milano 2010).
The conditions of Gerard Piqué is some-more debatable. He did not underline in Manchester United’s 2008 final delight opposite Chelsea in Moscow (having played in 3 games progressing in a campaign) though started a following year as his new team, Barcelona, kick a Red Devils in a 2009 decider.
Players who have shielded UEFA bar foe titles with opposite sides
UEFA Champions League
Marcel Desailly (Marseille 1993, AC Milan 1994)
Paulo Sousa (Juventus 1996, Borussia Dortmund 1997)
Samuel Eto’o (Barcelona 2009, Internazionale Milano 2010)
UEFA Europa League
Radamel Falcao (Porto 2011, Atlético Madrid 2012)
UEFA Women’s Cup/UEFA Women’s Champions League
Fatmire Bajramaj (Duisburg 2009, Turbine Potsdam 2010)
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