ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC SETS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RECORD

Zlatan Ibrahimovic became the first player to represent seven different clubs in the Champions League when he came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Manchester United in their 1-0 defeat to Basel on Wednesday.

It was the 36-year-old's Champions League debut for United after helping them to win the Europa League last season.

The former Sweden international made his Champions League debut for Ajax and has gone on to play for Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain.

Ibrahimovic made his Champions League debut on Sept. 17, 2002, for Ajax against Lyon, scoring both goals in a 2-1 win.

In total he has now scored 48 goals in the competition with 38 of them coming during the group stage.

His most appearances and most goals come for PSG, for whom he scored 20 times in 38 appearances.

Although he has won league titles in the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and France he has not won the Champions League. The furthest that he has advanced in the tournament was 2009-10, when he reached the semifinals with Barcelona but lost to Inter, one season after he left the Italian side.

Ibrahimovic's appearance against Basel was only his second game back since returning from a knee ligament injury suffered during the Europa League quarterfinal victory against Anderlecht in April.