Piqué gave FC Barcelona a 1-0 win over Dinamo Kiev at the Camp Nou.
With the goal that gave FC Barcelona a 1-0 victory over Dinamo Kiev on Wednesday at the Camp Nou, Gerard Piqué equaled Brazilian Roberto Carlos with 16 goals and became the defender with the highest number of scores in the league. Champions League history.
On minute 36 of the match belonging to day 3 of the group stage of the Champions League, Piqué capitalized within the Ukrainian area a center of Jordi Alba that allowed him to place himself in the first place of this list and surpass Sergio Ramos who until the moment has garnered 15 goals, all with the Real Madrid shirt.
Iván Helguera, former defender and now coach, is the other Spanish footballer who closes the podium of this ranking after having violated the rival goal 15 times with the white house.
The first two celebrations of Piqué in the most important club tournament in Europe took place during his time at Manchester United during the 2007/08 season and the remaining 14 were in the colors of the Blaugrana club with which he made his international scoring debut on November 26, 2008 in the 5-2 away win over Sporting Lisbon.
Piqué surpasses great finishers such as the German Miroslav Klose (top scorer in the history of the World Cup) and the Brazilians Adriano and Ronaldo in the general ranking of gunners in this competition, all with 14 goals. (D)
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