All-time most appearances177 Iker Casillas, ESP168 Cristiano Ronaldo, POR151 Xavi Hernández, ESP142 Raúl González, ESP141 Ryan Giggs, WAL140 Lionel Messi, ARG130 Andrés Iniesta, ESP125 Clarence Seedorf, NED124 Paul Scholes, ENG123 Sergio Ramos, ESP123 Gianluigi Buffon, ITA In whole, 39 gamers have made 100 UEFA Champions League appearances.All-time most appearances for one membership
Tag: Iker Casillas
Iker Casillas on Porto, Real Madrid and the 100 club
Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas has featured in 20 successive UEFA Champions League campaigns, winning the competition with Real Madrid in 2000, 2002 and 2014; UEFA.com sat down with the Spain great ahead of Porto's last-16 tie with Roma to reflect on a stellar career to date. Casillas' Porto completed the group stage unbeaten©Getty Images On l... UEFA.com - News
Casillas and Buffon in the UEFA Champions League: Did you know?
1. Iker Casillas had a chastening start to life in the UEFA Champions League, conceding three goals on his competition debut, a draw at Olympiacos in September 1999. Indeed, after six outings he had picked the ball out of his net no fewer than 15 times. However, all's well that ends well – by the end of the season he was a UEFA Champions League winner, the youngest keeper to play in a final.2. Gianluigi Buffon was 19 when he made his competition bow for Parma in 1997/98 (the only one of his 13 UEFA Champions League campaigns that have not come with Juventus).
Ultimate Team of the Year: the all-time XI
GOALKEEPERSIker Casillas – 6 (2007, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12)Real Madrid/Porto & SpainSpain's captain at UEFA EURO 2008 and 2012 also lifted the 2010 FIFA World Cup – three of the six times he made it into Team of the Year. Manuel Neuer and Gianluigi Buffon (three selections each) are his main (albeit distant) rivals for the No1 shirt.DEFENDERSCarles Puyol – 6 (2002, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10)Barcelona & SpainEnjoyed a golden run from 2005 onwards, winning the UEFA Champions League with Barça in 2006, 2009 and 2011, and UEFA EURO 2008... UEFA.com - News
Roma v Porto background
Both experienced UEFA Champions League campaigners, Roma and Porto know one of them will miss out on the group stage as their play-off tie draws to a close in the Italian capital.Previous meetings• The first leg on 17 August finished 1-1. Porto's André Silva equalised from the spot, team-mate Felipe having inadvertently deflected a well-worked corner past Iker Casillas midway through the first half. Roma played almost an hour with ten men following the dismissal of Thomas Vermaelen (41) on his debut for the Serie A side.• Prior to the first leg, the clubs' only past UEFA competition encounters were in the 1981/82 European Cup Winners' Cup second ro... UEFA.com - News