Granada set La Liga record with starting XI of different nationalities

Updated 17/02/2017 at 22:10 GMT

Granada set a new La Liga record on Friday evening as they became the first team in the history of the league to field a starting XI comprised of 11 different nationalities.

Granada's Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa celebrates a goal during the Spanish league football match Granada

Image credit: AFP

The starting line-up for the game against Real Betis contained 11 different nationalities.

This is the first time that it has ever happened in La Liga.

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Relegation-threatened Granada won the game 4-1 and that result drew them level with Sporting Gijon.

Granada raced into a three goal lead just after 30 minutes with goals from Mehdi Carcela, Adrian Ramos and Manchester United loanee Andreas Pereira.

Ramos scored his second after the break before Pereira and Nahuel Levia were both shown red cards and Petros scored a consolation for Betis.

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