City-Barcelona
Geographic location: Barcelona is the capital of the autonomous community of Catalonia in northeastern Spain, neighboring France to the north and bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the southeast, and it is the second-largest port in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the second-largest city in Spain after Madrid.
Area: about 100 square kilometers
Population: 1.6 million
Climate: Mediterranean climate, mild and humid, warm winters and cool summers
Language: Spanish, Catalan can be seen
Attractions: Cathedral of the Holy Family (Sagrada Familia); Batlou Palace (Casa Batllo) ; Casa Mila; Picasso Museum; Olympic Village and the main stadium of the Olympic Games
Sacred Family Cathedral:
Barcelona's iconic building and Gaudi's masterpiece. The church was built in 1882, but was never completed due to financial problems. It is also a very controversial building, some people are crazy about her, others say that the four tall spires look like four cookies. But whatever the case, Barcelonians identified with the building and chose to use her to represent their image.
Palace de la Batalla:
One of the masterpieces of the famous architect Gaudi (Gaudi), the modernist style building with bright colors and irregular facades gives people a strange feeling.
Mira Palace:
Another Gaudi's work, more streamline structure, inherited Gaudi's consistent weird style.
Picasso Museum:
Picasso is one of Barcelona's proud artistic giants, along with painter Dali, architectural geek Gaudi and architect Miro, who went global from here. The Picasso Museum houses major works from Picasso's Blue Period.
Olympic Village and the main stadium of the Olympic Games:
The 1992 Olympic Games allowed Barcelona to develop rapidly as a city and brought her nearly 50 million tourists a year. It can be said that the Olympic Games changed Barcelona. The Olympic Village is the tallest building in the city, and because of its proximity to the sea and beautiful scenery, it has now become a Barcelona sight. The main stadium is also a must-see for tourists, the stadium can accommodate 70,000 people, *** two tiers of stands, when you visit here perhaps you will remember the exciting events of the year.
Team - Barcelona
Team name: Barcelona (FC Barcelona)
Established: May 29, 1899
City: Barcelona (Barcelona)
Current club manager: Rijkaard
Last season: Champion
The club's current manager: Rijkaard
The club is the first to be named in the league. Last season's ranking: champion
Home stadium: Camp Nou
Home uniform: blue and red striped shirt, blue shorts, blue socks
New season goal: the title
The joy of winning the league title after six years has not dazed the minds of the Catalans, and the shrewd Laporta quickly completed the renewal of the core of the team is undoubtedly to show the lawyer's ambition for the title. The lawyer's ambition for the title. Compared with last season, Barcelona's personnel changes are not big, the introduction of Van Bommel and Esquero is only a proper supplement, the return of Edmilson, Mota, Marquez, Larsen and other talent is the object of Rijkaard to rely on. Injury-riddled Barcelona can still force Real Madrid to stabilize the title, and the Red and Blue Army, which has a full complement of personnel, will surely defend the title to the end.......
Transfer comment:
Van Bommel, who has been rumored to have been in Barcelona for many years, finally landed at the Nou Camp, as he wished to, and Ezequielo, who has already become an indispensable figure in Bilbao, has also put on a new shirt after the end of his contract. The former's tough tackling and ability to play both offense and defense further strengthened the aggressiveness of Barcelona's central axis, and the latter's ability to play as a winger and a center forward may lead to a benching fate at the beginning of the season, but there are no worries about not having a chance to play in the battle of the two lines.
The big names leaving Barcelona are Riquelme, who moved to Villarreal, and Saviola, who is on loan at Sevilla, but both were exiled because they did not fit Barcelona's style of play, and the transfers have had little impact on Barcelona. Herald's departure has been met with a sense of sadness, while Albertini's release from his contract can only be regretted by saying that his arrival last season was a mistake.
Formation analysis:
433 will remain Barcelona's first choice. Valdes will be the main goalkeeper of Barcelona, Puyol will definitely occupy one of the two center backs, the recovered Marquez and Oleg could be Puyol's partner, and the two side backs will be Belletier and Van Bronckhorst. In the midfield, Xavi and Deco will be the indispensable elements of the iron triangle, in addition to the newly joined Van Bommel, the comeback of Edmilson and the young Iniesta will also be in frequent tournaments to find the opportunity to perform, and of course do not rule out the possibility of Marquez to play in the midfield. The front three of Ronaldinho, Eto'o and Gyuri will still be destroying the city for Barcelona, while veteran Larsson, new recruit Ezequielo and superstar Messi are also not to be ignored on the attacking line for Barcelona.
Watch the stars:
Barcelona is different from Real Madrid in that all the stars are relatively low-profile, except for the passionate soccer they play on the field. Ronaldinho is still the biggest attraction, and it will be interesting to see if he can continue his magic after admitting the identity of his illegitimate son, Joao. Lionel Messi will be another one to watch. Whether he embarks on the road to superstardom or falls like a shooting star, his first season in the Barcelona first team will be especially crucial. Eto'o will have to work harder this season after losing the Golden Boot last season. It will also be interesting to see how Puyol, Xavi, Deco and Van Bommel fare with their national teams.
Expected starting lineup:
Valdes/Van Bronckhorst, Puyol, Marcos, Belletier/Edmilson, Xavi, Deco/July, Eto'o, Ronaldinho
History of Barcelona:
Carlos Barcelona is one of the most famous clubs in the world. In its more than 100-year history, the team has won 45 trophies and is one of the three "Grand Slam" teams to have won Europe's three major cups. The team is known for hiring big-name players at high prices, with Kubala in the 1950s, Cruyff in the 1970s, Maradona in the 1980s, Romario and Ronaldo in the 1990s and Ronaldo Jr. entering the 21st century as the representatives of each period.......... ...
Historical records:
Spanish league titles:
1929 1945 1948 1949 1952 1953 1959 1960 1974 1985 1991 1992 1993 1994 1998 1999 2005
Spanish Copa del Rey winners:
1910 1912 1913 1920 1922 1925 1926 1928 1942 1951 1952 1953 1957 1959 1963 1968 1971 1978 1981 1983 1988 1990 1997 1998
European Cup Winners
1979 1982 1989 1996
European Champions Cup Winners
1992
European League Cup Winners
1958 1960 1966 1970
European Super Cup Champion
1992 1997
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2005-2006 Season Lineup
No. Player English Name Position Nationality Date of Birth Height (cm) Weight (kg)
1 Valdés Víctor Valdés Arribas Goalkeeper Spain January 14, 1982 183 78
25 Jorquera Albert Jorquera Fortia Goalkeeper Spain March 3, 1979 183 77
28 Ruben Ruben Iván Martínez Andrade Goalkeeper Spain June 22, 1984 187 82
2 Belletti Juliano Belletti Defender Brazil June 20, 1976 179 74
4 Marquez Rafael Márquez álvarez Defender Mexico February 13, 1979 182 74
5 Carles Puyol Saforcada defender Spain April 13, 1978 178 80
12 Van Bronckhorst Giovanni Van Bronckhorst defender Netherlands February 5, 1975 178 75
15 Edmílson José Edmílson Gomes Moraes defender Brazil June 10, 1976 186 75
16 Silvio Mendes Campo defender Brazil April 12, 1976 173 66
19 Fernando Navarro Corbacho defender Spain June 25, 1982 178 70
19 Fernando Navarro Corbacho defender Spain June 25, 1982 178 70
20 Fernando Navarro Corbacho defender Spain June 25, 1982 178 70
21 June 25, 1982 178 70
23 Oleguer Oleguer Presas Renom Defender Spain February 2, 1980 187 82
3 Motta Thiago Motta Defender Brazil August 28, 1982 187 83
6 Xavi Hernández Creus Defender Spain January 25, 1980 170 69
10 Ronaldinho Ronaldo de Assis Moreira Forward Brazil March 21, 1980 181 80
14 Herald Gerard López Segú Forward Spain March 12, 1979 186 74
18 Gabriel Gabriel García De la Torre forward Spain February 10, 1979 174 74
20 Deco Anderson Luis de Souza DECO forward Portugal September 22, 1977 177 73
24 Iniesta Andrés Iniesta Lujan forward Spain May 11, 1984 170 65
7 Larsson Henrik Larsson Forward Sweden September 20, 1971 178 75
8 Giuly Ludovic Giuly Forward France July 10, 1976 164 64
9 Eto'o Samuel Eto'o Fils Forward Cameroon March 10, 1981 180 75
Cruyff: Barcelona's Champions League triumph is only the beginning, sorry Zidane retired
My magic number will always be 14. I always say 14 brings me good luck. I left Barcelona as a player in 1978, and then 14 years later, as a coach, I won the Champions League at Wembley Stadium. Do you know how long it's been since then? Exactly 14 years again! Putting the numbers game to one side - I'm just quoting it as an anecdote - the satisfaction I get from seeing Barcelona reach the upcoming final in Paris is twofold. One is that we are now only 90 minutes - or slightly more - away from the final goal of the season. The second satisfaction is even greater. Looking backwards to where Barcelona set out from three years ago doubles my joy just as much. From a club that was, by all accounts, a disaster of a club, Barca have transformed themselves into a new club, up and down the pitch.
Once again, I put all my trust in those who made this possible for the club. That change is in fact far more important than what happened in Paris, and we may win or lose on May 17, but my opinion will not change depending on the outcome of the game. I'm going to take my hat off to the club for transforming itself over the last three years. So winning in Paris is by no means the end, but only the beginning. There is bound to be an overwhelming sense of euphoria around Barcelona after a title win, but the truth is that the team still has a lot of work to do.
When you get to a final, it's often customary to use what you've done before to derive a result, and that's great for Barcelona, but it doesn't mean you're going into the final with a 1-0 lead. Favorites? There are countless precedents of favorites losing in finals. Regardless of whether you win or lose, the most important thing is to be sure to keep yourself among the high-level teams at all times. Therefore, the final in Paris is only the end of a campaign in the sense of a final, but not an end in the accumulation of results. Only two seasons of excellence in the team will not satisfy me. I have a feeling that, on the back of the excellent results so far, the club has a pretty good idea of what decisions it will take from May 18 onwards.
As things stand today, regardless of the outcome of the final, the Barcelona coaching staff already know what needs to be improved and what doesn't need to be changed in this team. It always takes a lot for a team to stay at the top end. If Barcelona achieves the result we all hope to achieve - winning the second European Champions Cup in the club's history - then all the next teams will be proud to beat you. We all know that after a great season for a team, the following season is always very difficult. The point is that you have to learn to maintain your high level, no matter how good you are today, there are always some aspects that you need to improve, but it's not possible to solve all the problems at once. For example, I'll just say one thing, the team's injuries, I'm not a doctor, but I think Barcelona has a lot of things to improve in this area.
When it comes to Barcelona's bye schedule, FIFA's decisions often go against my philosophy, but this time I think they got it right. The remaining three rounds of La Liga should have come to the schedule that was set up in the first place, and the postponed matches should have been put to the end to be made up. In a bad schedule, there should have been an option to postpone games with only 22 players not 20 teams.
Zidane's retirement after the World Cup has been officially confirmed, and we rightly owe him a debt of gratitude for what he has done for soccer, his technique is excellent and wonderful, his level of play is magical, and he will go down as one of the greatest players in the history of the game. I was sorry to learn that he was not prepared to continue his career anywhere, but the final decision can only be made by him. Like Bergkamp, he's another player I admire who has also announced his retirement. Zidane and Bergkamp, apart from soccer, were successful as human beings. They are both two quiet, humble and exceptional athletes. (