Gerard Hammered, the big veteran of the Classical in the Barcelona

Gerard Hammered is a key footballer in the FC Barcelona. The Barcelona defence, to his 32 recently fulfilled years, follows forming part of this group of players to which Ernesto Valverde always takes into account in the big parties. Since it arrived pertinent of the Manchester United, the Catalan defence is of the big leaders of the changing room.

Besides, Gerard Hammered is the national player of the staff of the FC Barcelona that has contested more Classical against the Real Madrid. In concrete, the Barcelona defence accumulates 32 and, except capital surprise, will arrive to the 33 this week, to the 34 before finishing February and to the 35 at the beginning of March. The one of gone of semifinals of Glass of the King is his Classical number 33.

Of the 32 that has contested before the eliminatory copera, Hammered has added a total of 16 victories, in which there have been moments imborrables in the retina of any culé. Of course, the most recognised is the so much that annotated in Santiago Bernabéu does a decade, that supposed the 2-6 final for the team, then trained by Pep Guardiola.

Also it remembers with special illusion the gesture that did in a Classical back contested in the Camp Nou in which the result was of 5-0. In that meeting, after the fifth so much of the Barcelona, Hammered elevated his arm and extended the palm of his hand with the five open fingers. Something that escoció, and a lot, to the cavern mediática.

I hammered, a born leader

By the hierarchy and the level that shows Hammered in the decisive stretches of season, seems complicated that it do not follow expanding his experience in the Classical during some seasons more. It is 32 years old but it is in full form, improving always to the player that has at the side like couple in the axis of the defence, call Samuel Umtiti, Clément Lenglet, Javier Mascherano...

True is that it has had irregular periods in his long path like culé -although in any moment has been put in doubt his titularity- but always has answered to the maximum level in the key parties. Besides, now it finds in a state of colossal form, by what seems that there is 'piquembauer' for years.