Rodrigo Hernández is already the footballer with the best unbeaten streak in the history of European football, with 74, leading Paolo Maldini and Demetrio Albertini, with a total of 73 in Milan.
The Spanish midfielder has not lost since February 2023, when Manchester City lost on matchday 22 of the Premier League against Tottenham (1-0). Since then, Rodri has played 74 games, including the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Community Shield, Champions League, European Super Cup and Club World Cup, winning 58 and drawing 16.
Two losses on penalties
Their penalty shootout losses are not counted in this statistic. of the Community Shield against Arsenal in August 2023 or the one suffered against Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, also after penalty shots.
In this year and three months that Rodri remained unbeaten, City suffered defeats, always with him absent. The team fell Pep Guardiola on the last day of the Premier League last season, against Brentford (1-0), nothing was at stake, and in four games this season.
City have lost four games this season without him
In the Premier, the light blues lost consecutively against Wolverhampton Wanderers (2-1) and Arsenal (1-0) where Rodri was suspended for a red card and against Aston Villa (1-0), Rodri was suspended for in the accumulation of yellow. card. In the League Cup they lost to Newcastle in a quarter-final match where they were not called up (2-0).
During this streak, Rodri left Maldini, which formed the basis for his 73 match unbeaten run in Milan between May 26, 1991 and March 7, 1993, and Albertini, who went undefeated from his debut in Milan, on January 15, 1989, until his team lost against Juventus on April 10, 1993.
This Saturday, Rodri will have another chance to continue his increasing streak when he faces Manchester United in the FA Cup final. So far he has won 4 Premiers, an FA Cup, 2 League Cups, a Community Shield, a Champions League, a European Super Cup and a Club World Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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