Conor Gallagher repeats Beckham's achievement in the Champions League: what is unique about it.

According to The Sun: Conor Gallagher repeated David Beckham's path by stepping onto the field in the Champions League match against Liverpool.

The former Chelsea midfielder became the only English player in the starting lineups of Liverpool and Atletico Madrid.

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Gallagher, 25, came onto the field at Anfield for Diego Simeone's team, becoming a key player for this club.

However, his appearance also highlighted a worrying fact for English football: there was only one spot available for an English player in the match.

This is the first time in 19 years that there has been only one Englishman in the starting lineup of a Champions League match involving an English club.

The last time this happened was in March 2006 when David Beckham played for Real against Arsenal.

Then, stars like German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, French football legend Thierry Henry, and Spaniard Cesc Fabregas also played on the field.

Real drew at that time, but could not advance, losing the first match in Madrid 0-1.

Arne Slot's team had no English players in the starting lineup, but they did have Andy Robertson from Great Britain.

The Scot even scored the first goal in the match in the fourth minute.

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Liverpool had several English players on the bench, ready to step onto the field.

• Among them were defender Joe Gomez, goalkeeper Freddie Woodman, and young players Jayden Dunns and Rio Ngumo.

The absence of English footballers meant that Liverpool started the match without any English representative for the first time in the history of European competitions.

There was also a chance for British record signing Alexander Isak to debut for the 'Reds'.

Slot assured that this was the "plan from the very beginning" for £130MILLION the striker to make his first appearance in this match.

PA Analyzing this game, it is worth noting that Conor Gallagher's involvement in the match was an important milestone, as it not only echoed Beckham's story but also reminded us of the changes in the fabric of European football. The absence of English players in starting lineups is worrying but also opens new opportunities for other talents.