At 38 years and 247 days, Alves became the oldest player in Barca's history to play in La Liga

Statistics show that Alves became the oldest player in Barca's history to play in La Liga.

Barca started against Granada in this round of the league, and new signing Alves, who completed registration in midweek, made him the oldest player in Barca's history to play in La Liga with 38 years and 247 days.

The record was previously held by Pinto, who played for Barca in La Liga on 17 May 2014 at the age of 38 years and 190 days.

(Luke)