UEFA Champions League is the biggest tournament in Europe. Getting more playing time in the competition is the wish of all top performers.
Manuel Neuer is the most active goalkeeper in the UEFA Champions League. The Bayern Munich goalkeeper played 131 games at UCL, of which he kept 54 clean sheets.
The central defenders who played the most in the UEFA Champions League were David Alaba, Pepe and Sergio Ramos. Ramos has made 137 UEFA Champions League appearances while Alaba and Pepe have each made 113 UEFA Champions League appearances.
Andres Iniesta and Toni Kroos are the most active central midfielders in the UEFA Champions League. Iniesta played 130 games while Kroos played 138 UCL games.
Thomas Muller is an active attacking midfielder with most of his games played at UCL. German attacking midfielder who played 142 UCL matches. He has scored 53 goals and has 28 assists in the UEFA Champions League.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the most hotly contested wingers in the UEFA Champions League. Ronaldo has played 183 matches and Lionel Messi has played 163 matches in the UEFA Champions League. Ronaldo has scored 140 goals and has 40 assists while Messi has 129 goals and 40 assists in UCL.
Here are the most active players in the UEFA Champions League.
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Mauricio Pochettino is set to become the next Chelsea manager.
New Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has shown he's not one to take it easy and isn't afraid to offend some of the biggest stars at Stamford Bridge. At Tottenham, Pochettino's discipline is key to cultivating a positive atmosphere - and he is ready to publicly criticize players who have stepped out of the line.
Chelsea's difficulties this season make Pochettino the perfect candidate to turn the club around, as he is ready to buy underperforming players. The Argentinian is said to be close to reaching an agreement to become the new Blues manager. Pochettino told Dele Alli he must 'learn' after the striker was booked against Huddersfield in 2017. Other coaches may have taken a more diplomatic stance on the incident, but Pochettino knows. that criticizing the England international will ensure that he will. Never get into a similar situation again.
The Spurs boss then said:
“If that's the case, he has to learn. He has to learn because it doesn't help him, it doesn't help the team and it doesn't help football.
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Mauricio Pochettino underestimates the poor discipline at Tottenham (Image:
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"We've talked in recent years about fair play and honesty. But I think he's improving a lot and he's learning, but it's still a point where he needs to learn."
Later during his time in north London, Pochettino criticized Danny Rose's comments about some of the club's signings. The left-back accused him of using Google to find out more about players linked to the club.
"It's not a joke. When you sign players like Eric Dier, who's playing internationally today, nobody knows him," replied Pochettino confused. "Either Dele Alli is in Ligue 1, or [N'Golo] Kante. I don't think it's a joke because with some international players today, maybe a year or two ago, none of us know them well.
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Mauricio Pochettino criticized Dele Alli's goal for Tottenham against Huddersfield (Image:
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"And when I came here [to England], people also wanted to know who Mauricio Pochettino was. If you remember five years ago, people were asking 'Who is Pochettino? I'm sure they used Chrome or Google or Yahoo! to learn!"
It comes amid reports that the Chelsea squad are gearing up for an "exhausting" start to pre-season training under Pochettino. According to Sky Sports, the 51-year-old should demand a better work ethic on and off the pitch.
Chelsea players will therefore be keen to impress the former PSG coach. It remains to be seen whether he will punish anyone who violates his strict disciplinary rules.
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