Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernánez celebrating the Eurocopa of 2012

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Xavi and Iniesta, in the top 5 historical of the Eurocopa 

Published:6/06/2016 - 15:51h

Updated:6/06/2016 - 16:00h

The prestigious French newspaper "L'Équipe" chose to the 100 better players of the history of the Eurocopas of all time. And in this the FC Barcelona is the only with two players in his TOP 5 with Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta

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Like reason of the Eurocopa 2016 that this month will contest in France, the half Frenchman "L'Équipe" made a list of the best players that have participated in all the history of the maximum continental competition of selections. A list that leads the also French Michele Platini and in which the FC Barcelona is the only club that has two of his footballers in the Top 5.

Michele Platini (France)

After marking nine so many in five parties during the Eurocopa of 1984, Platini is considered the "king" of the competition. In concrete, his two "hat-tricks" in the phase of groups in front of Belgium and Yugoslavia as well as the so much annotated in the extention in front of Portugal in the semifinals or the one who caused the failure of Arconada in the final carry him to be the best of the tournament.

Marc go Suffice (Holland)

The leading Dutch centre was key in the title of the "orange" in 1988. The nine tulip annotated five goals in the tournament. Between them an enormous "hat-trick" in front of Inglaerra or the goal and the assistance in front of Federal Germany that gave the pass to the final, where would mark one of the most beautiful goals that remember with this aesthetic his volley. The USSR fell in said final in front of the imparable goleador of the Ajax and AC Milan.

Xavi Hernández (Spain)

This peculiar pódium closes it the soul mater of the Barça of Pep and of the Spain of the "tiqui-taca". Xavi, that possesses the record of passes in the competition having given 127 of 136 tried in front of Ireland in 2012, was basic in the "red "" that enamoró to the world in 2008 and in which it repeated entorchado in 2012 with Vicente of the Forest. It assisted to Fernando Torres in the two finals as well as to Jordi Alba in the last in front of Italy. Also it marked to Russia in the semifinals of the championship in the Spanish exhibition of 2008.

Andrés Iniesta (Spain)

The only player of the five better that will be in the Eurocopa of France is the chamber, Andrés Iniesta whose participation in the Eurocopa of 2012 was the one of the cúlmen of his football. After having won the one of 2008, four years ago left marked sample of his vision of game, possession and inherent magic in his football in the four times that finished like better player of the party. Something that cost him to be the best player of the tournament.

Franz Beckenbuer (Germany)

The Kaiser of the Federal Republic of Germany (RFA), participated in two Eurocopas where his football was essential to achieve the title in the 72 and arrive to the final in the 76. The defence and the way to mark current of the European football would not be the same without the irruption of a man that changed it everything.

Zinedine Zidane occupies the sixth position of the list with Fernando Torres seventh, the Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin ("the black spider"), Antonin Panenka like ninth and the German Matias Sammer, that closes the list in the tenth position.

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