Although not one of the biggest stars in the team, the FC Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez continues to perform at a very high level for the Blaugrana team. Recently, he reached the milestone of 150 appearances for the Catalan team, scoring 38 goals and providing 36 assists in the process.
The Spaniard recently appeared in an interview with [Mundo Deportivo](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20261107/1004248102/fermin-mi-juego-pura-pasion.html) and talked about his career at Barcelona so far. The midfielder was looking forward to playing for many more years at the Blaugrana club:
**“I don’t know, to be honest. I would never have imagined reaching 150 appearances for Barça’s first team, and hopefully there will be many more. My career will determine how many I can reach, but hopefully I can play many more games here. I’m very happy and very proud.”**
Fermin also opened up on his good scoring ability and creativity:
**“It’s something innate that I’ve always had. I think I’ve always had a good relationship with goals, with getting into the box and providing assists, ever since I was a little boy. It’s always been part of my game, and I think I’ve been able to do it much better over the last two years and help the team more in that respect.”**
The Spaniard was happy with having matched Maradona as a goalscorer for Barcelona but recognized that the Argentine legend remains beyond comparison:
**“Well, in the end, they’re just numbers. I can’t compare myself to a player like Maradona, and everyone has their own path, but I’m also very happy to have matched the goal tally of a player like him. Hopefully there will be many more.”**
When asked to pick between scoring or assisting, the Barcelona midfielder was quite clear in his preference:
**“I prefer scoring, to be honest. Ultimately, providing assists also helps the team: you help your teammates score goals, and it gives you the satisfaction of creating things for the team. But I’d choose goals.”**
[Fermin also opened up about Lamine Yamal’s recent comments](https://barcanewsnetwork.com/fermin-lopez-opens-up-on-his-close-relationship-with-barcelona-star-lamine-yamal/) when the winger highlighted him as the player he feels the most comfortable playing with:
**“It means a lot because, for me, he’s the best. The fact that he feels comfortable playing alongside me and that we have such a good understanding and connection is important to me and to the team as well.**
**I’ve known Lamine since we were children, and when you have a friend off the pitch, you naturally have that understanding on it too, which makes things easier. You know each other inside out, and I think he and I know each other 100 per cent. That’s what we try to bring onto the pitch, and I’m very happy to play alongside him because, to be honest, he’s the best.”**
Fermin Lopez has emerged to be a very important player for Hansi Flick over the last few years, providing goals from the midfield. Hopefully, he will continue to play at this level for years to come and help Barcelona lift a lot of trophies.