You always remember your first … or do you?
Hoffenheim make their debut in the UEFA Champions League stage next week, but who will have the honour of scoring that historic first goal? And how long will the Bundesliga side’s fans have to wait?
Over the past 26 years, 137 clubs have registered in the group stage. Some didn’t have to wait long (it took 38 seconds for Andreas Möller to get Dortmund up and running); some did (there were four minutes of Galatasaray’s maiden group stage left when they finally got off the mark).
There have been own goals and penalties; goals scored by likely suspects and strikes decidedly left of left fie…