"At age 38, David Luiz scored his first Champions League goal in more than eight years Wednesday. The Brazilian defender, playing for Pafos and still sporting his trademark shock of curly hair, soared at a corner to guide a powerful header into the top corner of the AS Monaco net. It leveled the score at 1-1 in the 18th minute."
"At 38 years, 218 days, he is the second-oldest scorer in the history of the Champions League, behind only Portuguese defender Pepê, who was 40 years and 290 days when he scored for FC Porto against Shakhtar Donetsk in the group stage in December 2023. David Luiz last scored in the competition in October 2017, during his second spell with Chelsea, in a 3-3 draw with Roma at Stamford Bridge."
David Luiz, 38, scored a Champions League goal for Pafos with a powerful header from a corner that leveled the game 1-1 in the 18th minute. He rose at a corner to guide the ball into the top corner of the AS Monaco net. At 38 years, 218 days, he became the competition's second-oldest scorer, behind Pepê, who scored at 40 years, 290 days. Luiz last scored in the Champions League in October 2017 during his second spell at Chelsea. He won the competition with Chelsea in 2012, later played for Paris Saint-Germain, debuted with Benfica in 2007, and returned to Europe in August to join Cypriot champion Pafos after four seasons in Brazil.
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