At GOAL we review the Mexican footballers who played in the grand final of the most important club tournament in the world.
Since the name and format change to 199230 finals of Champions League, the most prestigious club tournament in the world. having the RealMadrid as the best winner of the competition in con 14 titles To his credit.
In the current campaign 2022-23, Napoli have had a spectacular season in Serie A and in Europe, where they will try to reach the first European Cup final in their history. In addition, they are just nine points away from capturing their third star in the Calcium, after 33 years of drought. But none of this would be possible without the contribution of big names like Alex Meret, Kim Min-Jae, Piotr Zielinski, Victor Osimhen and the Mexican, Hirving Lozano.
He ‘grumpylives his third season in Italy wearing the shirt Azzurri and is close to his name being embodied in the history books, being the first Mexican player to be crowned Serie A champion. Furthermore, if he keeps up the good pace in the continental tournament and reaches the grand final, Lozano would join the select club of Aztec footballers who have played in a Champions League final.
That’s why inside GOAL We tell you which players they go for and which club they did it for:
RAFAEL MARQUEZ (BARCELONA)
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He’kaiserwas a key part of the Barcelona sextet in 2006. The Michoacán native played in the 2005-06 Champions League final against Arsenal, starting as a starter and partnering in center with Carles Puyol, making the first Mexican footballer who won the European Cup.
JAVIER ‘CHICHARITO’ HERNANDEZ (UNITED MANCHESTER)
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‘Chicharito’ arrived in Manchester in 2010 and quickly earned a place in the starting line-up for legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson. The Guadalajara native agreed to the final of the tournament in the 2010-11 season to face Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona where they would fall 3-1 in favor of the Spaniards at Wembley.
JONATHAN DOS SANTOS (BARCELONA)
The best of the Dos Santos brothers would be part of the Barcelona squad that won against Manchester United in 2011. However, Jonathan would not be part of the starting team and would not be present on the reserve bench.
Source: Goal