Legendary Barcelona duo set to play 100th Champions League match together against Benfica

Barcelona face Benfica in Matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League tonight. The Catalans are currently in fourth place in their group having lost the opening match to Bayern Munich at home.

The game in Portugal is set for a late kickoff on Wednesday. Ahead of the momentous game, Mundo Deportivo has revealed an interesting fact regarding two of Barcelona’s captains. 

The game against the Portuguese leaders tonight will be the 100th UEFA Champions League appearance for both Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets together on the pitch. 

The duo’s first game together came back in 2007 in Basel. Over the next 13 years, they have taken the field for Barcelona 99 times together. 

Of the 99 appearances, the team has won 62 of those games while drawing on 23 occasions. Only 14 of the games ended in losses for the Catalans. 

Moreover, Gerard Pique has scored 10 goals in the time period while Busquets has found the back of the net twice. In addition to the 12 combined goals, the duo have won the prestigious competition thrice together. 

On their 100th game together, Pique and Busquets will look to lead Barcelona to a memorable victory in Portugal. The same two players are now the first and second captains of Barcelona now, and have truly come a long way. 

The Catalans had a memorable outing against Levante at the weekend when La Masia shone from its very roots. With so many young talents like Nico, Gavi, Ansu Fati, Pedri, Ronald Araujo, Eric Garcia, Yusuf Demir, and Riqui Puig amongst others around them, the veteran duo will have to step up and guide as role models.