Of all 32 teams who participated in the Champions League on matchday two, KRC Genk were the youngest by far. The 11 players in the starting line-up were 22.8 years old on average. RB Salzburg (23.7) and sister side RB Leipzig (23.8) completed the top 3. As a comparison: Club Brugge lined up a team of 25.8 years old on average against Real Madrid. Ajax won in Valencia with a starting line-up of 24.6 year. Furthermore, those on the bench for Genk were fledglings too: 22.4. Only in Benfica the bench sitters were younger. Again, this goes to show that Genk resolutely choose young quality players.
This is the complete listing:
KRC Genk 22.8
RB Salzburg 23.7
RB Leipzig 23.8
LOSC Lille 23.9
Ajax 24.6
Chelsea 24.9
Atlético Madrid 25.5
Dynamo Zagreb 25.5
Olympiakos 25.5
Olympique Lyon 25.5
Club Brugge 25.8
SSC Napoli 25.8
Slavia Praag 26.4
Bayern München 26.5
Benfica 26.5
Borussia Dortmund 26.5
Liverpool 26.5
Bayer Leverkusen 26.6
Tottenham 27.3
Valencia 27.4
Barcelona 27.5
Atalanta 27.6
Inter 27.7
Zenit SP 27.8
RS Belgrado 28.0
Manchester City 28.1
Paris SG 28.2
Lokomotiv Moskou 28.3
Shakhtar Donetsk 28.7
Real Madrid 29.0
Juventus 29.4
Galatasaray 30.2
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