Real Madrid 0-3 CSKA Moscow - 5 records that were set in the match

#2 Third youngest starting XI ever for Real Madrid

Santi Solari has a lot of faith in young players

Since taking charge of the Real first team, Santiago Solari has shown to have a lot of trust in the youngsters at Real Madrid, unlike his predecessor. The 44-year-old has blooded young players including Sergi Reguillon, Javi Sanchez, Vinicius, Federico Valverde, Jesus Vallejo among others.

Against CSKA Moscow, Solari named a very weakened side safe in the knowledge that first place in the group had been guaranteed, giving a majority of youngsters a chance to know what it feels like to start a Champions League match in the colours of Real Madrid.

The average age of the team named by Solari which started the match was 24y 100d, which is the third youngest in the history of the club, as well as the youngest since 6 December 2005 (a 2-1 defeat to Olympiakos which saw a then 19-year-old Sergio Ramos score his first goal for Real Madrid).

Unfortunately, like that day in Piraeus 13 years ago, Wednesday was also to end in defeat, as the belief in youth backfired.