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.
CHAMPIONS | LEAGUE | ||||
TEAM-MATES | WITH MOST | GAMES | PLAYED | TOGETHER | |
Partner 1 | Partner 2 | Games | Team | Period | |
1 | Sergio Busquets | Lionel Messi | 108 | Barcelona | 2008-2021 |
Thomas Müller | Manuel Neuer | 108 | Bayern | 2011- | |
3 | Sergio Busquets | Gerard Piqué | 105 | Barcelona | 2008-2022 |
4 | Lionel Messi | Gerard Piqué | 104 | Barcelona | 2008-2021 |
5 | Lionel Messi | Andrés Iniesta | 100 | Barcelona | 2004-2018 |