He could have four more games since he returned in January, including six, but he missed two through suspension after his expulsion against Athletic and did not participate in the double wrestling against Naples and Galatasaray not being registered in the Europa League. But fate had a prize in store for Dani Alves, who, at 38, plays his 400th game with FC Barcelona, nothing more and nothing less than at the Santiago Bernabéu against Real Madrid. The Brazilian did not appear in the starting lineup of Xavi Hernandezbut entered in the last minutes to participate in the 0-4 party and reach a round number.
Alves He is already in 16th place in the historical classification of players with the most appearances at Barça, being the second foreigner after Leo Messi (778) and ahead of Javier Mascherano (334) e Ivan Rakitic (310).
The trajectory of Alves at the Camp Nou it is divided into two stages. The first goes from 2008-2009 to 2015-2016 with 391 games and 23 titles (6 Leagues, 4 Copas del Rey, 4 Spanish Super Cups, 3 Champions League, 3 European Super Cups and 3 Club World Cups) and the second that started in this winter market. With Xavi On the bench, the Brazilian has played 9 games, has scored a goal (Atlético) and has provided three assists.
In the previous stage, with Pep Guardiola, Tito Vilanova Tata Martino and Luis Enrique, he came to play 391, maintaining a splendid regularity in his participation in the team with an average close to 50 games. The least, in 2013-2014 with the Argentine coach and not because of injuries, but because of tactical issues. The most, in 2008-2009 and in 2010-2011 with 54, when he was essential for Guardiola. In this time he has scored 22 goals and has exceeded one hundred assists, with Messi as the main recipient.
Against Real Madrid, Alves has the label of being one of his biggest nightmares. It is the team he has faced the most times (46) counting his time at Sevilla, ahead of Atlético (31) and Athletic (28).
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