After 8 years! 38-year-old David Louis plays again in the Champions League and leaves the court after only 32 minutes of injury

On September 18, in the first round of the Champions League phase, Cyprus team Paphos went to challenge Olympiacos away. In the end, Paphos sent off one person in 25 minutes, 10 players tied Olympiacos 0-0 away, winning the first point in the Champions League in team history. The biggest highlight of this game is 38-year-old Brazilian veteran David Luis. After 8 years, he once again started the Champions League, but he only represented Paphos for 32 minutes and left the court tragically due to a muscle injury.

The Brazilian central defender who once won the Big Ear Cup with Chelsea in 2012 is now playing for Cyprus's team Paphos. On Thursday, Paphos stepped on the Champions League stage for the first time and was a visit to the Greek giant Olympiacos. Louis, 38, played the game first, but was forced to leave the court due to a strain just half an hour later; he tried to persevere for a while, but in the end he had no choice but to walk off the court, looking very lonely.

"Have Louis returned to the Champions League?" - This news quickly fermented on social media, and many fans' first reaction was surprise: it turned out that he had not retired yet! This is the second time that Louis has made his debut in the Champions League in nearly 8 years since November 2017 (Chelsea 4-0 Karabach). During his career, he has played in this event 54 times (Chelsea, Paris, Paphos), scoring 7 goals and contributing 1 assist. Although this "return" is short, it once again proves that the veterans are immortal and are just gradually withering.

David Luis has played in European football for many years and has played for many European giant teams such as Benfica, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, and Arsenal. In 2021, David Luis returned to his motherland to play football, playing for teams such as Flamenco and Fortaleza. This summer, 38-year-old David Luis chose to return to European football, joined Cyprus's team Paphos, and followed the team to make his debut on the European stage again.

In this Champions League, Paphos will also face Bayern home, Chelsea away home, Huang Qiang home, Juventus home, Slavia home, Prague home, Monaco home, and Almaty Keilat away home. According to the schedule, Paphos will challenge Chelsea on January 22 next year, when David Luis will return to Stamford Bridge to welcome the cheers of Blues fans.