Hugo Sanchez It is simply the best mexican soccer player of the last century, something that was endorsed in the year 2000 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS for its acronym in English), he He achieved all his great triumphs in Spainwith the real Madridhence it is inevitable that sometimes compared to the best footballer of this century, who also saw his best achievements in the Spanish league: Lionel Messi, something that the “Pentapichichi” considers unfair, because they competed at different times and he loses.
Yes ok Messi’s numbers are overwhelmings and far exceed what was done by Hugo Sánchez, The Mexican believes that what he did is not so far from that of the Argentinebecause football was different before and he gave the example of the highest competition in Europe at the club level: the UEFA Champions League, where before the rivals were tougher, it was more difficult to score against them and you could be eliminated in the first series, something that changed in the era of the albiceleste team, with more games and more chances to score.
“The thing is they are different times. Before the Champions League was played by a single team per country, which was the champion. And if in the draw you had to play against the team that was in better shape than yours, you would be eliminated in the first game, back and forth; now you play at least 6 matches. In 6 games you score more goals than if there are only two ”, he explained in a exclusive interview with Ricardo López Juárez from La Opinión.
“Now 3 teams per country go to the Champions League, in others up to 4 They have gone. It has changed so much that now there are more parties,” she added.
“If you look up the averages, it might be a little fairer. It is not the same as I played 7 years in Spain and, for example, Messi was there all his life.so he has scored more goals than me in the Spanish league and has achieved more pichichis”, I agree.
Immediately afterwards, “Hugol” delved into his theory and closed the topic, expressing his joy at remaining among the 25 best forwards in history, according to the IFFHS.
“Whether you want it or not, the statistics can be valued, where I think it is more fair is in the number of games and the number of goals you scored in your entire career and that is kept by FIFA and an organization of the Football Federation of History and Statistics and there come the numbers that place you in history. I am happy that a little Mexican like me is among the first 25”, he concluded.
In how many matches and how many goals did Hugo and Messi score in Spain?
Hugo Sánchez scored 208 goals in 282 games during his time with Real Madrid, which gives us a average of 0.73 goals per game or a goal every 1.3 games, while Lionel Messi scored 672 goals in 778 gamesgetting a goal average of 0.86 points per game or a goal every 1.1 games.
It is worth remembering that Hugo also played for the Atletico Madrid and the Vallecano Ray in Spain. If we take these statistics into account, his average is lower than him, since he scored a total of 307 goals in 469 games during his time in Spain, that is, 0.6 goals per game or one goal every 1.5 games.
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