Arsenal have developed a reputation under Arsene Wenger for giving opportunities to young players. As the London club had already qualified for the second phase of the Champions League the Frenchman lived up to that reputation in record-breaking fashion. Pictured below is the Arsenal team who took on Greek Champions Olympiacos on 9 December 2009, a.k.a the Champions League team with the youngest average age. The starting XI averaged out at just 20.9 years old – a whole 7 months younger on average than the Ajax class of 2003 (including a young Rafael Van De Vaart, Wesley Sneijder and Zlatan Ibrahimovic) who were the previous record holders.
