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Gerard Piqué overtakes Carles Puyol on 594 appearances

Gerard Piqué overtakes Carles Puyol on 594 appearances

Baku, February 16, AZERTAC

Gerard Piqué has made history. The centre back played his 594th competitive match for FC Barcelona against Espanyol to move past with the legendary Carles Puyol in the Top 5 appearances for the Club. Only Leo Messi (778), Xavi Hernández (767), Andrés Iniesta (674) and Sergio Busquets (660) have played more, with Sergio still playing.

 

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