Granada make history: 11 players and 11 different nationalities
Posted Saturday, February 18, 2017 by Marca.com
Lucas Alcaraz and his Granada side made LaLiga history against Real Betis on Friday night with the most international starting eleven possible.
For the first time in the history of the championship, a team started the game with 11 players of different nationalities.
A Spaniard, Hector, was joined by Ochoa (Mexico), Adrian Ramos (Colombia), Ingason (Iceland), Gaston Silva (Uruguay), Hongla (Cameroon), Wakaso (Ghana), Andreas Pereira (Brazil), Foulquier (France), Uche Agbo (Nigeria) and Carcela (Morocco).
On the bench were Spaniards Sergi Samper and Isaac Cuenca along with Kone (Greece), another foreigner to add to the payroll.
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