Ashley Cole became the 11th Englishman to play for a foreign club in the Champions League when he was named in Roma's starting XI, following in some illustrious (and rather bizarre) footsteps. The likes of Steve McManaman and Owen Hargreaves have won the competition with European sides, while David Beckham had a high-profile stint at Real Madrid. We defy anyone, however, to remember Scott Minto and Michael Thomas turning out for Benfica against HJK Helsinki in 1998. Here, Sportsmail looks at those 10 previous Englishmen abroad... Roma's Ashley Cole tries to get in between Vincent Kompany and Jesus Navas in the Champions League clash
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Steve McManaman and Owen Hargreaves both won Champions League with foreign clubs
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Davd Beckham, Michael Owen and Jonathan Woodgate represented Real Madrid
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Scott Minto, Brian Deane and Michael Thomas played in CL for Benfica
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Joe Cole played for Lille, Matt Derbyshire for Olympiacos
One of Real's more bizarre signings, @placeholder was hampered by injury (he did not play at all during his first season) and famously scored an own goal then was sent off on his debut.