UCL: Yıldız Makes History With Inaugural League Phase Goal

Juventus forward Kenan Yıldız made history as the first goalscorer in the inaugural league phase of the UEFA Champions League.

Yıldız opened the 2024/25 account in spectacular fashion, bending in a delightful long-range strike to put Juve ahead against PSV after 21 minutes of the early kick-off.

This season is the 33rd in the Champions League era, albeit the first with the new league phase format.

UEFA.com looks back through the archives to see which players were quickest off the mark in every campaign since the competition was rebranded in 1992/93.

Former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo remains the only player to strike first in the competition on two occasions.

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