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\n\t\tMax Dowman is now the youngest-ever player to feature in the Champions League (AFP via Getty)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tMax Dowman is now the youngest-ever player to feature in the Champions League (AFP via Getty)<\/p>\n
Max Dowman<\/a> was hailed as a \u2018miracle player\u2019 by Slavia Prague<\/a> after he made Champions League<\/a> history with Arsenal<\/a> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta<\/a>\u2019s side maintained their perfect start to their Champions League campaign with a 3-0 victory in Prague as Bukayo Saka<\/a> scored a penalty before Mikel Merino<\/a> netted twice in the second half.<\/p>\n Dowman, meanwhile, became the youngest player in Champions League history after he was brought on as a second-half substitute by Arteta.<\/p>\n At 15 years and 308 days old, Dowman has broken the record previously held by Youssoufa Moukoko, who was 16 years and 18 days when he made his Champions League debut for Borussia Dortmund<\/a> in December 2020.<\/p>\n \u2018I know which player it was, but I had no idea he was fifteen years old,\u2019 Slavia captain Lukas Provod said with a smile after his side\u2019s defeat to Arsenal.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on Arsenal everyday\t\t\t<\/p>\n Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro\u2019s Football Newsletter. <\/p>\n Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your team in the link we\u2019ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you.<\/p>\n \u2018And hats off to him for making it here in Eden \u2013 the youngest player in the Champions League in history. I will be watching him and I believe he will only grow.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t Slavia defender David Zima added: \u2018The difference is in how the players are approached. Of course, there are many more footballers in England, it\u2019s a bigger country and every now and then a miracle player is born.<\/p>\n \u2018There are some physical flaws but I looked completely different at fifteen. This is actually a grown-up player when you see him on the pitch.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t Meanwhile, Slavia head coach, Jindrich Trpisovsky, insisted that Dowman did not look out of place against his players.<\/p>\n When asked if was \u2018extreme\u2019 to see a 15-year-old play in a senior Champions League game, Trpisovsky replied: \u2018It definitely is but if you see him on the field, you wouldn\u2019t say that.<\/p>\n \u2018He had resilience, for example in a duel at the line, of course the substitute player is always fresher and has more strength, but he withstood big things. His technique is great.<\/p>\n \u2018At fifteen years old, he is an incredible extreme at this level. For Arsenal, another great player, who will be produced from their own incubator to the top level. Which is the hardest thing in a big club.\u2019<\/p>\n For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Arsenal's](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_273049525-a79c.jpg\")
\n\t\tMax Dowman made his Champions League debut as Arsenal sealed a 3-0 win against Slavia Prague (AFP via Getty)<\/p>\n![\"PRAGUE,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_273075140-ed3a.jpg\")
\n\t\tSlavia Prague\u2019s head coach says Max Dowman is \u2018an incredible extreme at this level\u2019 (Getty)<\/p>\n
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