FC Barcelona have begun their well deserved holidays after celebrating this season’s three titles. The Champions League victory means the team will be playing two more competitions in the new season: The European Super Cup and the World Club Championship.
Cologne was on Sunday evening the scenario for FC Barcelona’s second European Cup in two days, as the Barça Borges handball team beat Ciudad Real to take the eighth Champions League title of their history. Saric was the stand out star in the win.
Barça gave a footballing lesson against Machester United at the home of football, the Wembley Stadium. Guardiola’s team claimed the title back with an exhibition of football never seen before in the final.
Barça had their official Champions League final training session today at Wembley. The players were able to train perfectly normally. Manager Pep Guardiola has asked Barça to show their identity in the Wembley final against Manchester United. He added that he has already picked his eleven and that Barça need to be more intense than they were in Rome.
With just a few hours to go before we find out who will win this year’s Champions League final, we look at some of the juiciest trivia surrounding the game at Wembley between FC Barcelona and Manchester United.
FC Barcelona travelled to London on Tuesday night, 2 days before the initial schedule because of the volcanic ash cloud. Barça landed on London Stansted at 00.08, already Wednesday, and travelled straight to The Grove Hotel. On Wednesday they will continue to prepare for Saturday’s final at Arsenal’s training facilities.
Barça’s coach, Pep Guardiola reckons that his team’s hunger for success will be key on Saturday at the Champions League final against Manchester United: “I want them to be conscious of what we are playing for”, he told reporters at the Camp Nou this evening. FC Barcelona travels on Tuesday night to London, due to the volcanic ash cloud.
FC Barcelona closed their league season with another away win, coming from behind to beat Malaga 1-3 with goals from Bojan (pen), Afellay and Bartra. Barça's squad was very young, with four players from the B team. The result and the performance will give added confidence ahead of the Champions League Wembley final.
The hero of Stamford Bridge is going back to London for the Champions League final. After starring in the Rome final and scoring the winner in the World Cup final, Iniesta says that “all I want to do is win. These things don’t happen all the time”.
Barça’s new kit for the 2011/12 season has been presented on Tuesday. Apart from the addition of the name of the sponsor, Qatar Foundation, the shirt also has the narrowest stripes ever to appear on the shirt.
FC Barcelona and UNICEF will continue working together for vulnerable children. Barça has been showing UNICEF logo on its T-shirt for the last five years and will continue doing so.
With the Spanish League title already won, Barça drew 0-0 with Deportivo in a game with few real chances at the Camp Nou tonight. The Champions enjoyed the party atmosphere at the ground with one eye on the CHampions League Wembley final against Manchester United.
FC Barcelona have won their 21st Spanish League title, and it’s now three-out-of-three for manager Josep Guardiola, who has produced a winning style that has amazed the footballing world.
The most desired point (1-1). Barça are the Spanish League champions after drawing away to Llevant. Keita scored the goal that eventually secured the third consecutive title, in Guardiola’s third year as coach. There are still two matches to play, but it is mathematically impossible being overtaken Real Madrid. And now, Barça faces its next challenge: the Champions League final against Manchester United.
FC Barcelona need just one point to mathematically win the Spanish League title, but Guardiola says “we need to be well prepared mentally because you have to win points, they don’t give them away”. However, if Real Madrid does not win all the 9 points still to be decided, Barça will become this year’s champion.