Xavi equalises to Ryan Giggs with 151 parties in the Champions

Xavi Hernández contested the Tuesday in the field of the Apoel his split number 151 in the Champions League. The midfield player of the Barça is beside Ryan Giggs the footballer with more parties played in the maximum European competition of clubs

Xavi Hernández follows showing that it still remains a lot of football in his boots. To his 34 years, fulfils 35 to finals of January, and after having it won absolutely everything, the "6" of the Barça keeps on being a fundamental piece in the centre of the field culé. His presence has happened in few months to be argued, was about to to leave this summer, to indispensable. Against the Apoel, and although it was not headline, Xavi contested his split number 151 in the UEFA Champions League equalising the registers of a historical like Ryan Giggs, that until the Tuesday was the only player with more parties in the maximum European competition.

Xavi debuted in the League of Champions on 16 September 1998 of the hand of Louis go Gaal. It did it in Old Trafford in front of a Manchester United that had in his rows to Ryan Giggs. Now, the captain of the Barça has in his hands surpass in the next parties of Champions this record and turn into the player with more participations in this competition, explaining the previous phases.

Xavi Hernández and Ryan Giggs lead this classification in which Iker Boxes is the third player with more parties (146), followed of Raúl (144), Maldini (139) and Seedorf (131). In fact, the party against the Apoel also served so that the one of Terrassa have turned into the player with more parties in the Champions League, since the season 1992/93 changed of format. Without contabilizar the previous, Xavi carries 145 parties, one more than Boxes, that did not play against the Basilea.

Players with more parties in the Champions

1. Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona): 151 parties
2. Ryan Giggs (Manchester United): 151 parties
3. Iker Boxes (Real Madrid): 146 parties
4. Raúl González (Real Madrid): 144 parties
5. Paolo Maldini (Milan): 139 parties
6. Clarence Seedorf (Milan/others): 131 parties