Nacho: 200 Games For Real Madrid
I’m very happy to reach this milestone, playing in this team has always been a dream for me”, he said.
Nacho Fernández played his 200th match for Real Madrid in the visit to Leganés on the final day of the league season. At the end of the match, he received a commemorative shirt from President Florentino Pérez for this milestone. The academy graduate, who made his debut with the first team in April 2011, has been involved in 143 wins and scored 11 goals. His career at the club is full of titles, 17 in total: 4 Champions League, 4 Club World Cups, 3 European Super Cups, 3 Spanish Super Cups, 2 LaLiga and 1 Copa del Rey.
After the match at Butarque, Nacho said: “I dreamt of playing one match here and now I’ve played 200. Playing for Real Madrid has always been a dream for me and every match is like the first one. Wearing the captain’s armband is a very special thing. I feel like a I belong here. I’ve been captain for Castilla and several times in the first team and I’m really happy about that”.
The title
” We’re pleased to have won the title. We were really looking forward to it after the lockdown and the team has done a fantastic job. We knew it was going to be a tough game today. It’s true that we had to work hard, but we came through. I had an injury after the lockdown so I’m happy to be playing again. It’s a special day for me”.
WE NOW HAVE TO REST UP AND RECHARGE OUR BATTERIES FOR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.
“Now we have to rest up and recharge our batteries. The team has shown incredible intensity because we had to play every three days. Now we have to recover our energy and strength to turn the tie around against Manchester City. We have full confidence in our team, we’re doing things well and head into that game in good shape”.
His statistics
His 200 appearances have come spread across four competitions: LaLiga (134), the Champions League (33), the Copa del Rey (30) and the Club World Cup (3). He played the most games in the 2017/2018 campaign, when he was involved 42 times. He has taken on Sevilla on more occasions than any other team (10) and his highest number of wins have come against Getafe (8).
