Champions League: 12 English players participated in the first 2 Matchdays of the group stage

12 English players participated in the first two Matchdays of the 2015-16 Champions League group stage, ranking England 15^th in the list of nationalities represented in the Champions League since this season's competition began, according to the British daily The Telegraph, on 19/10/2015.

These 12 players are all part of the squads of the four Premier League clubs involved in the competition: Manchester United FC (5), Arsenal FC (3), Manchester City FC (2) and Chelsea FC (2). No English player has featured in a Champions League match for a foreign club in 2015-16.

As of 20/10/2015, Spain is the best represented country in the Champions League in 2015-16 with 59 players. According to figures released by The Telegraph, Spain are ranked ahead of Brazil (53 players) and France (42 players).

• The sixteen fixtures on Matchday 3 of the 2015-16 Champions League group stage are scheduled to take place on 20 and 21/10/2015.
• England finished in first place in Group E of Euro 2016 qualifying with 30 points (10 wins, 0 draw, 0 losses).

The 20 most represented countries after the first two…