There are not 15,000 areas where men compete to see who is the most precocious. The youngest French scorer category in the Champions League is one of them, and it seems to be going through its golden age. Wednesday evening, in the 56th minute of the PSG-Dortmund match, Warren Zaire-Emery rose, at 17 years and 280 days, to the top of this ranking by scoring the equalizing goal and incidentally that of qualification for the round of 16 of C1.
Very short-lived joy for the French international, who had just dethroned Karim Benzema (17 years and 352 days). A good half hour later, another Frenchman, less known, came to beat him at the post in added time of the match between Barça and Royal Antwerp.
By giving victory to the Belgian club (3-2) in added time of a crazy match, George Ilenikhena in turn became the youngest French scorer in the history of the Champions League, at 17 years and 119 days old. . The usefulness of scoring so late in a match preceding the European winter break is to be able to keep this honorary title for at least two months. Skillful.