The Champions League It is considered the best club competition in the world. The long-awaited ‘orejona’ is a title that not all players have the luxury of being able to have in their record. In this season and in the heat of the round of 16 of the Championson the night of this Tuesday, March 12, a new milestone occurred that, despite not involving the achievement of a title, is worthy of mention.
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Pepeformer player of Real Madrid and currently in the Port has become the first 41-year-old player to play in a match of Champions League and of course a round of 16.
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Age is just a number for Pepe in the Champions League
The record of Pepe in the Champions League acquires greater dimension if we take into account that Mikel Artetatechnician Arsenalrival this Tuesday of Port in the round of 16 of the Champions Leagueis also 41 years old and is not on the field as a footballer, but as a coach.
Thus, when it is said that certain young people who debut in large groups and in Champions League they ‘skip’ stages of personal maturation and at a football level, the Pepe in the Champions with the Port It is extending a stage and doing it in a way that does not clash at all. Pepe is the undisputed starter in the Portso it cannot be said that he is playing garbage minutes in a Champions League that he is not retiring at the moment.
Other Pepe records in the Champions League
The seniority record of Pepe in the Champions League He is not the only one the Portuguese has since he also became the oldest player to score in this phase of the competition in the group stage. Pepe With the 2 goals he scored in the group stage, he surpassed a legend of world football like Francesco Totti.
Pepe He still has a lot of war left to fight and he still has the possibility of continuing to increase his record of seniority in the Champions League since he Port arrived at Emirates Stadium with a favorable result of 1-0 so Arsenal will have to look for a comeback against the Portuguese. The data of Pepe in the Champions League The personal care he takes to be in the elite at 41 speaks perfectly of his physical preparation.