Giggs sets Champions League record for appearances

 

One of the most decorated footballers of all-time, there isn’t much left for Ryan Giggs to achieve.

The Manchester United midfielder has a clutch of Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League medals to his name.

And Giggs had another honour bestowed upon him on Wednesday night when David Moyes threw him on when the Reds took on Shakhtar Dontesk in Ukraine.

UCL 10 MOST APPEARANCES
145	Ryan Giggs
144	Raul
140	Paolo Maldini
137	Xavi
131	Clarence Seedorf
130	Paul Scholes
130	Iker Casillas
128	Roberto Carlos
118	Carles Puyol
116	Andriy Schevchenko

Coming off the bench, the Welshman made his 145th appearance in Europe’s elite competition.

That’s more than anyone else, as he surpasses Raul – with whom he shared the record. Giggs – the man who keeps on going – clearly isn’t content with being the longest-serving player in England and the player to have scored in more European seasons than anyone else.

But when asked by mufc.com about even more record breaking, the 39-year-old was typically nonplussed.

And as humble as ever, Giggs said” “Really? Wow. I didn’t know that,’ Giggs said. ‘It’s a great competition and I’ve been lucky enough to win it twice and play a lot of memorable matches.

“There have been so many great players to have graced the tournament and Raul is up there as one of the very best – he has a great goalscoring record and he’s won the competition three times. If I do pass him it will be a great source of pride for me,” he added.