Jack Grealish overtakes Frank Lampard’s 15-year Champions League record

Jack Grealish overtakes Frank Lampard’s 15-year Champions League record

Jack Grealish has surpassed Frank Lampard’s record that stood for 15 years to become the top English player in terms of creating the most opportunities in a single season of the Champions League.

After holding the record for 15 years with 34 chances created for Chelsea in the 2007/08 Champions League season, Frank Lampard has been surpassed by Jack Grealish. Grealish achieved this feat during Manchester City’s dominant 4-0 victory over Real Madrid.

His exceptional performance has elevated his chances created count to 35 in the current Champions League campaign. Grealish, who transferred to Manchester City for a substantial fee of £100 million in 2021, will have the opportunity to further increase this tally in the Champions League final against Inter on June 10.

“I am just buzzing to be in this moment. It’s so nice. I don’t think a lot of teams would be able to do that against Real Madrid,” Grealish said after City’s dominant win against Madrid

“We felt unstoppable. I don’t know what it is.

“I saw a stat the other day about our record here in the Champions League, we have won every game here in the competition – it’s unbelievable.

“We feel unstoppable at this season and nobody can beat us: when you see what we did tonight, and against Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig, it’s unbelievable.”

Meanwhile, Kyle Walker said of Grealish: “I tell him when he does well and when he does badly. I play against him directly in training and he is a nightmare to play against.

“At this stage in the season, he is doing what he needs to do. He just needs to score a few more goals, I said aim for 10 for the season and go from there.”

Jack Grealish overtakes Frank Lampard’s 15-year Champions League record