Last night, CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev became the proud custodian of a truly astounding Champions League record.
With CSKA leading Monaco by a goal to nil, it looked as though Akinfeev was about to keep a clean sheet in the competition for the first time in almost a decade.
Ladies and gents: CSKA Moscow’s Igor Akinfeev closing in on his first Champions League clean sheet in nearly 10 years…a 39 game drought.
— Archie Rhind-Tutt (@archiert1) October 18, 2016
Alas, just as CSKA fans began hanging up the bunting and lighting the candles on the cake, Monaco went and piddled all over the parade by scoring an 88th-minute equaliser.
Thus, Akinfeev’s incredible (and entirely unwanted) Champions League clean sheet drought was officially extended into its 40th game.
Indeed, we are now closing in on the tenth anniversary of the last time the Russian stopper managed to go for a full game without conceding…
Igor Akinfeev now *40* games without a Champions League clean sheet. 1st November will be the 10th anniversary.
— Archie Rhind-Tutt (@archiert1) October 18, 2016
Incredible.