Champions League
Otamendi ranked 3rd among Argentinians in the number of matches in the Champions League.
37-year-old Benfica defender Nicolas Otamendi played his 98th match in the Champions League.
This happened in the 6th round match of the league stage, where the “eagles” defeated Napoli at home with a score of 2:0.
Otamendi ranked third among Argentinian football players who played in the Champions League at different times, ahead of Javier Zanetti (97) in the number of matches played in the tournament.
Only Lionel Messi (163) and Angel Di Maria (116) have more games than the Benfica defender in the tournament.
Argentine football players who played the most matches in the Champions League
- 163-Lionel Messi (2)
- 116 – Melek Di Maria (4)
- 98 – Nicholas Otamendi (3)
- 97 – Javier Zanetti (1)
- 96 – Javier Mascherano (2)
- 83 – Gonzalo Higuain (3)
- 79 – Esteban Cambiasso (3)
- 79 – Sergio Agüero (3)
- 78 – Melek Correa (1)
- 72-Walter Samuel (4)
Source: Sport UA
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