Between September 5, 2020, and May 26, 2021, Bruno Fernandes appeared in 66 games for Manchester United and Portugal, an average of one game every four days. Further, with this statistic, It was assumed that Fernandes would be an attacking midfielder and could be the first and most used player in Europe.
However, as Spain faced Brazil in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 final, Pedri from Barcelona/Spain broke Bruno Fernandes' record.
Moreover, Spain loses 1-2 to Brazil in the Olympic men's football final at Tokyo 2020 on Saturday, Pedri, a midfielder for Barcelona and a member of the Spanish national team, has broken Bruno Fernandes' record of playing the most matches in Europe in the 2020-21 season.
So, now a list being set of season 2020-2021
Pedri (Barcelona/ Spain) being on first with 21 matches for the country
and Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/Portugal) with 14 matches for the country being on Second
However, the list goes on…
Pedri (Barcelona/Spain) with 52 matches for the club and 21 matches for the country.
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/Portugal) with 58 matches for the club and 14 matches for the country.
Mason Mount (Chelsea/England) with 54 for the club and 15 matches for the country.
Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool/Netherlands) with 51 matches for the club and 17 matches for the country.
Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona/France) with 51 matches for the club and 17 matches for the country.
Ruben Dias (Manchester City/Portugal) with 53 for the club and 15 matches for the country.
Frenkie De Jong (Barcelona/Netherlands) with 51 matches for the club and 16 matches for the country.
Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur/Denmark) with 53 for the club and 14 matches for the country.
Rodri (Manchester City/Spain) with 53 for the club and 14 matches for the country.
Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig/Spain) with 46 matches for the club and 20 matches for the country.
CONCLUSION
We've reached the end of this article, and now we have a list of the top ten players with the most matches played in 2020-2021, and we can see how well Pedri has done in taking first place by breaking Bruno Fernandes' record.