Leo Messi celebrates a goal in a Classical

SERGIO BOUQUETS IS HIS GREATER OPPONENT

Leo Messi is of birthday: 40 Classical in Santiago Bernabéu

Published:27/02/2019 - 21:27h

Updated:27/02/2019 - 21:27h

The end of one of the best footballers of the history every time is more near, but Leo Messi has rope for while. The duel Real Madrid-FC Barcelona of the Glass of the King is the Classical number 40 in the career of the Argentinian, that is an authentic expert

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It accustoms to break all the records by his quality, but the longevity also is a quality that is exploring Leo Messi. The player of the FC Barcelona attends to another appointment with the history this Wednesday in the Glass of Rey, leading to his team in the fight by the titles and stepping more in a statistics that agranda a bit more his impressive legend.

The duel against the Real Madrid in Santiago Bernabéu is the number 40 in the career of the Argentinian, that has led the resurgir barcelonista in front of a so powerful opponent like his rival maximum, to the that has attained to contain in the last times thanks to a brilliant generation of footballers headed by several members of the quarry and reinforced with some signings of enormous talent.

Only there are four footballers that have the honour to be above the '10', and three are myths like Manolo Sanchís (43), Xavi Hernández (42) and Paco Gento (42). When treating of professionals withdrawn does some years, will not be able to expand his account in the coming seasons, something that yes sucederá with the chamber in discord, Sergio Bouquets that reaches in this same appointment the 41.

The command of the Barcelona remains clear in his figures, that elevate until 17 victories, 10 ties and 12 defeats, what to his time has translated in a good bunch of titles. Only it is necessary to compare with the Andalusian, that remains in 13 triumphs, 9 ties and 18 defeats to understand that in spite of the equality that reigns in this type of commitments, the '10' has attained to decant slightly the scales.

And between his attainments is, neither more neither less the fact to be the maximum goleador of the history of the Classical, with 26 targets before initiating the clash copero in the coliseo 'merengue'. These so many situate to the attacker culé by in front of other stars, as Alfredo Gave Stéfano (18), Cristiano Ronaldo (18), Raúl González (15) or Ferenk Puskás (14), César Rodríguez (14) and Paco Gento (14).

The players with more parties in the history of the Classical

  • Manolo Sanchís: 43 parties
  • Xavi Hernández: 42 parties
  • Paco Gento: 42 parties
  • Sergio Bouquets: 41 parties
  • Leo Messi: 40 parties

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