Borussia Dortmund forward Youssoufa Moukoko could become the youngest player ever to appear in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Moukoko was added to the squad on Monday for the home match against Belgian club Brugge. He broke the Bundesliga record on Saturday when he came off the bench to make his debut for Dortmund on the day after his 16th birthday, in the 5-2 victory over Hertha Berlin.
If he plays on Tuesday, Moukoko would break the Champions League record held by Celestine Babayaro. The Nigerian left-back was 16 years, 87 days old when he played for Belgian club Anderlecht in 1994.
Dortmund manager Lucien Favre said he was eager to rotate the team to cope with a busy schedule but did not commit to giving Moukoko any game time.
Jadon Sancho could return to the line-up after sitting out the game against Berlin.
“It's hard to say and to answer immediately [about whether Moukoko could play]. We will see today in training and we have a lot [of players] up front," Favre said. "We have a lot of options up front and we will see.”
Moukoko scored 13 goals in four games for Dortmund's under-19 team this season and 34 in 20 games last season. He has been training regularly with the first team since August. He was born in Cameroon but moved to Germany as a child and has played for German youth national teams.
Dortmund are top of Group F on six points from three games, with Italy's Lazio second on five and Brugge a further point behind in third. Dortmund beat Brugge 3-0 in Belgium earlier this month.
