Sunday, August 9, 2015

Andres Iniesta to play 550th Barcelona game in Super Cup

FC Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta will play his 550th game for Barcelona on Tuesday against Sevilla in Tbilisi, Georgia. The midfielder will start the new season with a personal milestone in the European Super Cup.

Iniesta made his debut for Barcelona on October 29 2002, at 18 years old, as Barcelona beat Bruges 1-0 away from home n the Champions League.

Here is the breakdown of his 449 games so far:

La Liga: 361 games (33 goals)
Champions League: 109 (10)
UEFA Cup (Europa League): 3
Copa del Rey: 59 (9)
Spanish Super Cup: 10 (1)
European Super Cup: 2
Club World Cup: 5



Iniesta will take over from the legendary Migueli in the all-time appearance rankings. The top five is currently:
Xavi: 767 games
Puyol: 593
Migueli: 549
Iniesta: 549
Valdés: 535

The Fuentealbilla born footballer has won 24 titles with Barcelona so far. If he wins the Super Cup that will be 25, the same number as Xavi Hernandez. Lionel Messi has the same record as Iniesta.

La Liga: 7
Champions League: 4
Copa del Rey: 3
Spanish Super Cup: 6
European Super Cup: 2
Club World Cup: 2

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