Philipp Lahm a model of reliability © SID-IMAGES/Getty Images /.His 100th competitive game in a row will be mounting international defender Philipp Lahm for Bayern Munich against the HSV. Since April 2009, he was consistently on the grid.
Munich (SID) - Player Lahm is Philipp of record champion Bayern Munich in the match against the Hamburger SV (Saturday, 3: 30 pm / sky and Liga total!) his 100th competitive game from the start in a row to complete. The 27-year-old captain who said Munich, he was "proud" on the brand: "this is what's beautiful and I hope that some games are added."
Lahms "Marathon" began on 14 April 2009 in the second leg in the Champions League quarter-final against FC Barcelona (1: 1). Since then was the defender in every game of Bavaria on the grid. He played only once this does not have the full distance: in a 5-0 in the DFB Cup against Oberhausen in September 2009 was Lahm in the 74 minute prematurely to the showers sent.
The 27-Jahrige does not have a special recipe for success. "I was lucky and also you have in any case to be first choice", the FCB Captain flachsend said.
In the Bundesliga, the Freiburg Felix Bastians follows on Lahm 61 stakes in a row. Back at the European level Hangeland and Aaron Hughes from FC Fulham, as well as in Italy Matias Silvestre of Catania Calcio come with "only" 35 main eleven operations in series in England for Brede.
