Although the result did not accompany him and his performance was less than remarkable the same that the one of his team, Andrés Iniesta made history in the Champions League in front of Paris Saint-Germain. The captain of the Barcelona group surpassed to his excompañero and fellow Carles Puyol in parties contested in the maximum continental competition.
As the genius of Fuentealbilla added his meeting number 121 of Champions in France. A magic number that obviously did not celebrate after the final result, but that leaves him like the second player in the history of the club with more meetings in the competition reigns.
In these 121 meetings, Iniesta already has annotated eleven goals. Of them all the world will remember the famous of Stamford Bridge that gave the classification to the team of Pep Guardiola in the last minute for the final of Rome. That that would finish winning two to zero in front of the Manchester United. That was his second entorchado in Champions, as it already carries four after the one of 2006 and the ones of 2011 and 2015.
Leo Messi, to the threaten of Puyol
By what does to the rest of the list, Xavi Hernández leads it with fist of iron given his 157 participations in Glass of Europe. Carles Puyol remains third with 120 and Víctor Valdés is fifth, with 110. Between these two cuela Lionel Andrés Messi that it already carries 112 and finds to eight patidos to equalise to the good of "Puyi".
TOP 5 of players of the Barça in Champions
- Xavi Hernández 157 parties
- Andrés Iniesta 121 parties
- Carles Puyol 120 parties
- Leo Messi 112 parties
- Víctor Valdés 110 parties