F.C. Barcelona Thread

Mahat · Candy

LoL, dno, on the Spanish supercopa, coach Rijkaard changed Eto'o for Gudjohnson, and Eto'n wasn't very happy about that, and if Rijkaard is going to do that much, Eto'o doesn't like to play for Barça ..
And Tuesday, Barça played the Juan Camper cup against Bayern Munich, Barça won 4-0, a goal of Ronaldinho, 2 of Eto'o, and the last one I can't remember ;D but nobody will forget how good Barça played this game, unforgettable

El Marino · Division 1 MVP

El Marino · Division 1 MVP

FC Barcelona is the club with the most members. The team counts 150.000 players. More than half the members come from Catalonia, 25% is from the rest of Spain and the other 25% are from the rest of the world. To be a player of Barcelona it will cost you €142 a year.

Bayern Munchen takes 2nd place with 120.000 members and Real Madrid third place with 85.000 members.

TGL:CBKoE · Moderator

El Marino · Division 1 MVP

TGL:CBKoE · Moderator

El Marino · Division 1 MVP

yeah, total amount of players, so from whatever age they start at until whatever age they end I guess

TGL:CBKoE · Moderator

FC BARCELONA VS REAL SOCIEDAD

After just 13 games there are already 24 points between league leaders Barça and second to last Real Sociedad. Barça will be looking to stretch their lead before heading off to Japan for the World Club Cup.

Tonight's game at the Camp Nou (20.00 h/Barça TV) is the last before Barça fly off to the Far East. Real Sociedad, the only side that has yet to register a league win this term will be facing a side that is under a lot less pressure now that Werder Bremen are out of the way, while another win today would allow Barcelona to go to Japan in a far more relaxed mood.

Márquez, out: Rafa Márquez will not be playing as he is still carrying the ankle injury that prevented him from appearing against Levante last week. The centre of defence is therefore more than likely to be made up of Puyol and Thuram, supported by Motta or Edmílson in the pivotal role just in front. Although Iniesta is recovering quickly from his injury picked up against Werder Bremen, Frank Rijkaard will probably rest him and play Xavi as a starter, joining Deco in midfield.

A troubled guest: Real Sociedad come to the Camp Nou with problems both on (second to last with just six points) and off the pitch, following the high profile fight between Juanito and Rossato in training this week. Rossato will be out for a month as a consequence, while matters are not helped by Felicio, Mikel Alonso, Stevanovic, Skoubo and Díaz de Cerio also being injured. With the latter out, Real have just one natural centre forward, the veteran Darko Kovacevic, likely to be supported by the on-loan Jesuli.

Lotina, the draw expert: After nine games, Real Sociedad were bottom with just two draws under José Mari Bakero, who was ousted to make room for Miguel Ángel Lotina. Under their new manager, the Basque side has yet to lose, but neither have they won, having ended four consecutive games as draws. There has been marked improvement, especially in defence, but it is still not enough to suggest that the club will be playing anything other than second division football next season.

Positive history: FC Barcelona have an excellent record against Real Sociedad. In the last 11 years, Barça have won every home game against the San Sebatian based club, and have not lost at home in 15. In 62 games in Barcelona, Real have only ever won three times, in 1978-79, 1985-86 and 1990-91. The other games have ended in 52 home wins and seven draws.