Pafos defender Joao Correa, who was sent off in the 4th minute of yesterday’s match on the 3rd matchday of the Champions League group stage against Kazakhstan’s Kairat (0:0), has set a new tournament negative record.
Joao CorreaThe Portuguese player saw the red card when the match timer was at 3:03, making it the fastest sending-off in the history of the Champions League.
Interestingly, until yesterday, this negative record belonged to the renowned Ukrainian defender Oleksandr Kucher, who, playing for Shakhtar Donetsk, was sent off in the 3:59 minute of the return leg of the 2014/15 Champions League round of 16 against Bayern Munich (0−7).
