In a competition as big and special as the Champions League, playing 100 games is usually within the reach of very few teams, but Valencia are about to enter that select group.
The debut of Los Che in the Champions League is relatively recent, Hector Cuper's campaign coming in the 99/00 season after having finished fourth in the Spanish League the previous year.
That same season they managed to reach the final where they lost to Real Madrid 3-0.
Despite such a painful defeat, Valencia managed to overcome Lazio and Barcelona in the quarterfinals and semifinal respectively with some great performances.
A season later, Valencia repeated the feat but with an even more cruel end, if that were possible.
Penalties deprived Canizares, Mendieta, Kily, Baraja and Co. of taking the trophy.
In that campaign (00/01), there was at least the consolation of beating such a brilliant side as Arsenal, and earning a draw against a strong Leeds side.
The balance of Valencia in the Champions League is 43 victories, 28 draws and 28 defeats, with 146 goals in favour, 100 against, 27 games without scoring and 36 without conceding.
In addition to the two finals already mentioned, we must add a quarter-final.
The 99 matches so far have seen 11 coaches come and go: Cuper, Ranieri, Rafa Benitez, Quique Sanchez Flores, Emery, Pellegrino, Nuno, Valverde, Koeman, Gary Neville and Marcelino, and 138 players have worn the Valencia shirt in the competition.
Canizares, with 58, is the player who has played the most matches and Soldado, with 15 goals, is the top scorer.
Valencia are the fourteenth team to reach 100 matches, and are behind Liverpool who have played 102.
They're also the third Spanish centurions after Real Madrid (252 games) and Barcelona (237).