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Champion League's milestone men: Terry, Iniesta and Xavi

October 01, 2014 10:09 IST

Terry, Iniesta join 100 club

John Terry of Chelsea applauds the travelling fans after victory. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

John Terry became the second Chelsea player this year to make 100 appearances in the Champions League when he captained his side against Sporting Lisbon in their Group G match in Portugal on Tuesday.

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His team mate goalkeeper Petr Cech, on the bench for the match in Lisbon, achieved the landmark in March and Terry reached the milestone together with Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta, who captained the La Liga side at Paris St Germain.

Xavi sets Champions League appearance record

Xavi, left and Jeremy Mathieu of Barcelona applaude thee fans. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images

Barcelona midfielder Xavi made a record 143rd appearance in the Champions League when he came on as a substitute in the second half of Tuesday's Group F match at Paris St Germain.

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Xavi, 34, replaced Ivan Rakitic in the 69th minute at the Parc des Princes with Barca trailing 3-2, surpassing the previous record of 142 Champions League games he jointly held with former Real Madrid and Schalke 04 striker Raul.

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