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Valdes reaches Zubizarreta Barcelona appearances record

Victor Valdes has matched Andoni Zubizarreta's record for most games played by a Barcelona goalkeeper.

Against Villarreal he reached the target of 410 games, in his tenth season with the first team.

"I'm very proud to equal Zubi, it's a very special day. This figure was unthinkable when I made my debut," said Valdes.

Later, his manager, Pep Guardiola joked about the record: "As testimonial to Zubi, I decided to play with a three man defence ....our aim is that Victor helps us to move the ball, and he's not the typical goalkeeper who just makes saves."

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