Azpilicueta speaks on his 500 games milestone at Chelsea

Chelsea defender and captain Cesar Azpilicueta has attained a new milestone at the club as he has now played 500 games.

The Blues captain joins the like of Frank Lampard and John Terry on the list.

Speaking on the milestone, Azpilicueta described it as a special moment for him.

Below is his statement via the Chelsea website: “It is special because it’s the most recent one but I never looked at the games, I just kept playing, my mind always was trying to recover as quick as possible to be available for the next one. Prepare myself to have this consistency and to work on my recovery, my preparation, to try to avoid injuries and to be in the best condition to get my spot in the team.

So that was the mentality I always tried to go with. When you win trophies you want to win more but sometimes, when you sit back a bit and you know only six players in the history of Chelsea have made it, of course it’s a moment that I’m really proud of. I never set any target when I arrived and to see where I am now is something that I’m really proud of, but I always want more.”