Most appearances through a South American** participant within the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League (together with qualifying)147: Lionel Messi (ARG – Barcelona)128: Roberto Carlos (BRA – Real Madrid, Fenerbahçe)114: Dani Alves (BRA – Sevilla, Barcelona, Paris)105: Fernandinho (BRA – Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City)105: Javier Zanetti (ARG – Inter Milan)98: Javier Mascherano (ARG – Liverpool, Barcelona)98: Marcelo (BRA – Real Madrid)97: Maxwell (BRA – Ajax, Inter Milan, Barcelona, P... UEFA.com - News
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Michelin heads to South America for an Argentinean challenge
The South American circuit is a challenge to riders, teams, bikes and especially tyres, as the high temperatures and the abrasiveness of the asphalt makes this one of the most demanding tracks of the year. This will be further heightened this season because parts of the 4,806m circuit have been resurfaced, meaning Michelin and the teams have no data to process as to the type of surface and the difference it will make to one of the toughest laps on the calendar. Due to this change the MICHELIN Power Slick allocation will be slightly different from the normal three front and three rear tyres, as a fourth choice will be added to the selection. This will make the following selections available; soft, two medium