Borussia Dortmund's Youssoufa Moukoko has become the youngest player to feature in a Champions League match as his side beat Zenit St Petersburg to finish top of Group F.
The forward, aged 16 years and 18 days, came on in the second half in Russia.
Youssoufa was named in Dortmund's Champions League squad when he was 15 but had to wait until his 16th birthday to play.
Dortmund fell behind to Sebastian Driussi's finish before goals by Lukasz Piszczek and Axel Witsel, after a Jadon Sancho assist, turned it around.
Lazio qualified in second place with a 2-2 draw with 10-man Club Bruges.
That match also saw former Liverpool keepers Pepe Reina, 38, and Simon Mignolet, 32, line up on opposite sides.
The previous youngest Champions League player was Anderlecht's Celestine Babayaro, who was 16 years and 87 days when he played - and was sent off - against Steaua Bucharest in 1994.
German Moukoko recently became the Bundesliga's youngest player too.
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