Forgotten Liverpool hero, 41, near breaking Cristiano Ronaldo file
Liverpool legend Pepe Reina is near breaking Cristiano Ronaldo‘s file for essentially the most appearances in European competitions.
The goalkeeper, who performed at Anfield for 9 years, continues to be going sturdy at Villarreal, the place he began his profession. Despite a 4-0 defeat of their match towards Marseille within the Europa League on Thursday (March 7) evening, Reina, 41, continues so as to add to his recreation tally, the Mirror stories.
The former Spain worldwide has had a formidable profession, enjoying in England, Spain, Germany and Italy. The skilled goalie has now performed 192 video games in UEFA competitions – simply 5 lower than Ronaldo’s complete.
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The Spaniard might improve this quantity within the second leg of Villarreal’s knockout conflict. Despite his age, Reina has performed all seven of his group’s Europa League matches as with the La Liga rotating their goalkeepers.
It appears that Ronaldo will not be including to his variety of appearances as his time in Europe seems to be over. While Reina edges nearer to the file, he must play on with Villarreal into subsequent season if he hopes to outdo Ronaldo.
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The 41-year-old started his illustrious profession at Barcelona after which moved to Villarreal the place he was noticed by Rafa Benitez and introduced over to Liverpool. He helped win the UEFA Super Cup and performed in a Champions League closing while at Anfield.
He went off to Napoli and racked up over 100 matches there throughout two completely different intervals. Not solely was he the beginning goalkeeper at each AC Milan and Lazio, however he additionally had a quick interval on mortgage at Aston Villa.
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The goalie would not wish to cease enjoying anytime quickly, with retirement being an actual fear for him which he admitted throughout an interview with The Athletic.
“I won’t lie to you,” he mentioned. “I can’t say I’m not afraid, I can’t say I don’t think there will be a void that I won’t be able to fill. The truth is I don’t know. Football has been a way of life for me for so long. You need to prepare yourself and I know it’s not going to be easy.”
