Jefferson Farfán received a greeting from the UEFA Champions League for his birthday

Jefferson Farfán turns 36 this Tuesday and his friends and fans have expressed their good wishes for this special date. The official account of the UEFA Champions League joined these greetings and recalled the best moments of the ‘Foquita’ in this competition.

“We celebrate the birthday of a Peruvian soccer legend! Jefferson Farfán turns 37 years old. In 2011, Farfán helped Schalke 04 reach the UCL semi-finals. He scored this double in the round of 16 “he wrote on Twitter.

The Champions League published the two goals of the Peruvian striker against Sevilla in the round of 16 of the 2010-2011 season. In the second goal, ‘Jeffry’ ran from his own field with the ball and, for that reason, he was nicknamed the ‘Rocket’. The German team won the second leg 3-1 and qualified for the next stage.

Then, Schalke 04 surprised by beating the mighty Inter Milan, who were the reigning champions. However, the ‘Mineros’ would fall in the semifinals against Manchester United. Despite the elimination, the German press surrendered to the talent of the Peruvian striker.

Previously, Jefferson Farfán had already reached the semifinals of the Champions League, but playing with PSV Eindovhen. The Dutch team surprised Europe in the 2004-2005 season, eliminating Olympique Lyonnais, but losing to Inter of Italy.

Jefferson Farfán is the last Peruvian to score in the Champions League

The ‘Foquita’ would have his last journey in the Champions League with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2018-2019. The footballer scored in the fall against Porto 4-1 and, so far, is the last Peruvian to score in the Champions League.

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