5 players who were lucky to represent FC Barcelona

Modified Apr 02, 2017 11:47 GMT

After just one year at the club, Hleb went on to spend the next 3 years on loan

#2 Maxi Lopez

BARCELONA, SPAIN - JANUARY 11: Maxi Lopez of FC Barcelona in action during the Copa del Rey, second round, first leg match between FC Barcelona and Zamora at the Camp Nou stadium on January 11, 2006 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Luis Bagu/Getty Images) — He made just 14 appearances for the club and was mainly bought due to an injury to Henrik Larsson

Similarly to Hleb, the clubs Maxi Lopez went on to represent after Barcelona were nowhere near the level of the Spanish side. Those clubs included FC Moscow, Gremio, Catania and Chievo.

Those clubs he has gone on to represent, where he has also had very poor goal scoring records, show how lucky he was to sign and play for Barcelona in 2005.

On his debut in the Champions League, he scored within four minutes of coming off the bench, which would have given Barca fans hope about their recent signing. However, with just 13 goals in 56 league games at River Plate, his goal record was hardly spectacular before his move to Barcelona, and he wouldn’t improve that record.

He made just 14 appearances for the club and was mainly bought due to an injury to Henrik Larsson, suggesting he was lucky to get his move and to have ever represented Barcelona.

Edited by Staff Editor