THE RECORD DUO


Duets with the most Champions League joint appearances

Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer finished this Champions League campaign having equaled the tournament record set by another pair.
Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets have 108 Champions League appearances (for Barcelona), in which they played together, between 2008 and 2021.
The aforementioned duo from Bayern now has exactly the same amount in their tally.
In total, in the history of the tournament at the moment there are 5 pairs with 100+ joint matches. 4 of them consist of Barcelona players in various combinations.

 CHAMPIONSLEAGUE   
 TEAM-MATESWITH     MOSTGAMES   PLAYEDTOGETHER
      
 Partner 1Partner 2GamesTeamPeriod
      
1Sergio BusquetsLionel Messi108Barcelona2008-2021
 Thomas MüllerManuel Neuer108Bayern2011-
3Sergio BusquetsGerard Piqué105Barcelona2008-2022
4Lionel MessiGerard Piqué104Barcelona2008-2021
5Lionel MessiAndrés Iniesta100Barcelona2004-2018