Raul Albiol will add this Sunday against the Espanyol his party number 500 in First, after chaining the duels he played with Valencia, Getafe, Real Madrid and Villarreal, in addition to Calcio’s matches with Napoli. Altogether, the center add 499 matches in his long career in the top flight and this Sunday he will reach half a thousand at Espanyol’s home.
The Valencian defender reaches this figure adding 319 games in the Spanish championship and 180 in the Italian, spread over twelve seasons of the League and six of the Italian championship. By teams, It is the Naples in which he has played the most games, as they are 236 matches in those six seasons, being one of the players with the most games in recent years. While in the League, the 180 matches with Valencia are the highest record, followed by 118 with Real Madrid, 114 with Villarreal and 17 with Getafe.
A figure, that of 500 games that, if it had only occurred in the League, would make him very close to the players with the most games in the Spanish championship. Albiol reaches these 500 games being an untouchable for Unai Emery, that has him as the benchmark of the team, being together with his partner Paul Torresand with Daniel Parejo. The three have formed the backbone of Villarreal for a long time, since they are always the ones who play the most each season.
Albiol hopes to continue growing his legend in the Spanish League and Villarreal. The center has contract with the submarine until June 2023. Albiol feels happy at La Cerámica and has always recognized that he would not mind putting down roots in the La Plana club. At the moment, he reaches 500 yellow.