Isn’t it interesting? Manchester United did not participate in the Champions League, but the Champions League stadium was full of Manchester United players!

A very interesting phenomenon has occurred in European football this season, that is, Manchester United obviously did not participate in the Champions League, but at a glance, the Champions League is full of Manchester United players or former Manchester United players. It’s true that Brother (Manchester United) is no longer in the Champions League, but everyone in the Champions League is from Brother (Manchester United)! Brother Bao took stock of the Manchester United or former Manchester United players in the Champions League this season, including Rashford, Greenwood, McTominay, Elanga and Ganancho, who have the blood of the Red Devils with Manchester United DNA, which really makes Manchester United fans sigh.

There are 36 teams participating in the Champions League under the new competition system in the league stage. Real Madrid, currently ranked second in the Champions League, has a former Manchester United player, the 22-year-old left back Alvarez Carreras. Although he came from the Real Madrid youth training, he switched to the Manchester United youth team when he was 17 years old in September 2020. However, he was not reused at Manchester United and was frequently rented out by the club. He was sold to Benfica for 14.3 million euros in July 2024. Unexpectedly, he broke out at Benfica and then transferred to Real Madrid for 50 million euros in July 2025. He is now the absolute main force of Real Madrid's left back and is worth 50 million euros.

Inter Milan, currently ranked fourth in the Champions League, has two former Manchester United players, namely 36-year-old midfielder Mkhitaryan and 35-year-old defender Damian. Mkhitaryan moved to Manchester United from Dortmund in July 2016 for 42 million euros. He played for Manchester United for 1 and a half seasons and made 63 appearances, contributing 13 goals and 11 assists. Mkhitaryan joined Inter Milan in July 2022 and has played 154 times for Inter Milan, contributing 8 goals and 18 assists. Damian transferred to Manchester United from Turin for 18 million euros in July 2015. He played for Manchester United for 4 seasons and played 92 times. Later, he moved to Inter Milan. He has played 211 times for Inter Milan and contributed 13 goals and 13 assists.

Dortmund, currently ranked seventh in the Champions League, also has a former Manchester United player in the team, the 31-year-old midfielder Sabitzer. Sabitzer was loaned to Manchester United from Bayern from January to June 2023. He played 18 times for Manchester United in half a season and contributed 3 goals and 1 assist. However, after the end of the season, Manchester United did not buy out Sabitzer. Sabitzer later transferred from Bayern to Dortmund for 19 million euros and became the absolute main force in the Hornets.

Newcastle, currently ranked 11th in the Champions League, also has a former Manchester United player, the 23-year-old forward Elanga. Elanga joined Manchester United's youth training when he was 13 years old, but was never reused at Manchester United. He transferred to Nottingham Forest for 22.9 million euros in July 2023, and then transferred to Newcastle for a high price of 61.4 million euros in the summer window. Now Elanga is an important player in Newcastle's forward line and is currently worth 42 million euros.

Marseille, currently ranked 12th in the Champions League, also has two former Manchester United players, namely 24-year-old forward Greenwood and 25-year-old midfielder Gomes. Greenwood is the most regrettable to Manchester United fans. This talented young man has joined Manchester United's youth training since he was a child. He originally had a very bright future, but was abandoned by Manchester United for beating his girlfriend and transferred to Marseille in July 2024 for a mere 26 million euros. Since last season, Greenwood has played 45 times for Marseille and has contributed 25 goals and 10 assists. He is currently worth 40 million euros. In addition, Marseille midfielder Gomes also came from Manchester United's youth training, but was abandoned by Manchester United in August 2020 and joined Lille on a free agency. Then he joined Marseille on a free agency again in the summer window of 2025. He is currently worth 20 million euros.

Barcelona, ​​currently ranked 16th in the Champions League, has a current Manchester United player, the 27-year-old forward Rashford. Rashford is also a member of Manchester United's youth training. Since joining the Manchester United first team in 2016, he has played 426 times for Manchester United and contributed 138 goals and 79 assists. He was originally a player who had the opportunity to become a legend in the history of Manchester United. However, he was abandoned by Manchester United due to his decline in form. He was loaned to Villa in February 2025 and then to Barcelona in July. He has played 10 times for Barcelona this season and contributed 3 goals and 5 assists, more than any player currently in Manchester United. Rashford's current ownership still belongs to Manchester United, and he is worth 40 million euros. There is still a chance to return to Manchester United in the future.

The Chelsea team, currently ranked 18th in the Champions League, also has a former Manchester United player, the 21-year-old forward Ganaccio. Although Ganaccio is Argentinian, he joined Manchester United's youth training from Atletico Madrid's youth training when he was 16 years old. He made his first team debut for Manchester United in 2021. As of last season, he has played 144 times for Manchester United and contributed 26 goals and 22 assists. After Amorim took over, Ganaccio was marginalized by the team and transferred to Chelsea for 46.2 million euros in the summer window. He has played 5 times for Chelsea and is currently worth 40 million euros.

The Naples team, currently ranked 19th in the Champions League, has three former Manchester United players and one current Manchester United player, namely forwards Lukaku and Hoylen, midfielder McTominay and goalkeeper Milinkovic-Savic. Lukaku transferred to Manchester United for 84.7 million euros in July 2014. He played 96 times for Manchester United and contributed 42 goals and 12 assists. Afterwards, he moved to clubs such as Inter Milan, Chelsea and Roma, and transferred to Naples for 30 million euros in August 2024. McTominay also came from Manchester United's youth training. He moved to Naples in August 2024 for 30.5 million euros and became the best midfielder in Serie A last season. Together with Lukaku, he made a major contribution to Naples' Serie A championship. He is currently worth 50 million euros..

Hoylen transferred to Manchester United from Atlanta for 77.8 million euros in August 2023. He played 95 times for Manchester United in two seasons and contributed 26 goals and 6 assists. He was loaned to Naples by Manchester United this season. He has played 6 times for Naples this season and has scored 4 goals. In addition, there is a former Manchester United player in the Naples team, the 28-year-old Serbian goalkeeper Milinkovic-Savic. He transferred to Manchester United from Vojvodina in July 2014 for 1.8 million euros, but was loaned out by Manchester United many times and never played for Manchester United. He was terminated by Manchester United in January 2016. Then he moved to many clubs and joined Naples from Turin in the summer window of 2025 on a rent-to-buy basis.

In addition to the above players, former Manchester United players participating in the Champions League this season include Villarreal's 21-year-old defender Cambvara, Eindhoven's 25-year-old goalkeeper Kovarz, Monaco's 32-year-old midfielder Pogba and Ajax's 33-year-old forward Weghorst. There are 36 teams in the Champions League, each with about 30 players, totaling more than 1,000 players. If there are any missing former or current Manchester United players, fans are welcome to add them.

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