PSG v Real Madrid: Five players who featured for both

Holly Thackeray | October 20th​

Played for both: PSG and Real Madrid

It’s tough to find two cities more glamorous than continental capitals Paris and Madrid, a duo of huge footballing destination draws.

So, as PSG (29/20 to win with Coral) prepare to host Real Madrid (2/1) in the Champions League, Coral experts dig through the archives to find five stars who played for both. Read on to find out who we came up with…

Nicolas Anelka

We begin with fiery former France forward Anelka, who will no doubt be familiar to Premier League fans for working his way around England with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion.

Yet, the talented and temperamental journeyman attacker also managed to fit in two stints at the Parisian giants, with whom he spent a portion of his youth career, and a brief but barren season with Los Blancos, where he bagged just two Liga goals.

David Beckham

Now, of course, most famous for being a global fashion icon, ex-England skipper and set-piece specialist Beckham also won titles with both Real and PSG. Though the Manchester United academy product moved to Madrid in his prime as a true Galactico signing, it was the Parisian’s with whom he spent his final playing days.