Barcelona's view on us an other Champs League opponents

Artorias · Sep 1, 2012

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/meet-the-champions-league-opponents

Read our bit, quite interesting :icon_mrgreen:

Mr. Slippyfist · Sep 1, 2012

I like how they describe them as our "Protestant rivals"

Rude Bhoy · Sep 1, 2012

After this afternoon’s Champions League group stage draw, Andoni Zubizarreta said that Tito Vilanova’s men were place in a “group that breathes football; different styles of play will be displayed that appeal to everyone.”

The three rivals

After Barça drew Benfica, Celtic and Spartak Moscow in Group G, Zubizarreta talked about each one of the Club’s rivals. On Benfica, the director of football said that “the Portuguese style of play focuses on passing and Da Luz stadium always offers up a great atmosphere.” Zubizarreta, on Celtic FC, said “the Scottish team doesn’t need to be defined, they are a historic team in the world of football. They have such great passion for the sport.” Finally, on Spartak Moscow, he said: “Russian football is growing. It seems as though we find out about a new talented Russian player each day.”
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http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football...icle/zubizarreta-this-group-breathes-football

Artorias · Sep 1, 2012

Padmill said: ↑

I like how they describe them as our "Protestant rivals"

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:icon_mrgreen: me too

Seán_67 · Sep 1, 2012

I liked the bit where they tell it straight - they've disbanded and started again. :icon_mrgreen:

Good old rest of the world not pandering to Sevco eh :icon_mrgreen:

muffitO'tea · Sep 1, 2012

"protestant rivals" jeez

Liam Scales · Sep 1, 2012

Got to love Barca.

Murph-E · Sep 2, 2012

I think there's a real chance they'll under-estimate us in the first game. I would shed tears of joy if we beat them.

JC147 · Sep 2, 2012

Murph-E said: ↑

I think there's a real chance they'll under-estimate us in the first game. I would shed tears of joy if we beat them.
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It's unfortunate that the first game is at the Nou Camp though.

Murph-E · Sep 2, 2012

True mate, but I suppose if there's ever a place to put our Champions League away-day misfortunes to rest, it might as well be at one of the absolute hardest places of all!

holy pope · Sep 2, 2012

Class

Mystic Penguin · Sep 2, 2012

Almost as good as this

Dear Rangers supporters, don't come back to Barcelona. And not because you're team are a bunch of cloggers, which they are. It's not that: the Camp Nou often has weak, boring teams that only defend, run and foul, teams that have no place in the top tier competitions. But Rangers defend, run and foul badly. Their defenders are butchers, the midfielders have three feet and the forwards are wardrobes.

But most of all, it would be preferable that Rangers never come to Barcelona again because every time they do they wreck it. You (Huns) destroyed the Camp Nou seats 35 years ago and this time we've had 48 hours of thuggery, provocation, fighting and low-life drunkards all over the city, which you've made a mess of at your whim.

Stay and vomit in your own home, urinate in the corner of your own sitting room, fight with your own neighbours Celtic (who deserve a medal for putting up with you) and foul the streets of Glasgow. Don't come back to Barcelona, you're an embarrassment. And while we're at it, don't play in the Champions League. You're not up to scratch, either on a sporting or human level.

There are noisy supports who, even though they drink large quantities of beer, make friends. Not you lot, because you turn everywhere you go into dumps. You are undesirables.

And so too are those who sell on their tickets. These people swindle Barcelona because they are selling their tickets illegally. And it makes other (Barcelona) supporters angry. If you’re not going to the match, give your ticket to a family member or a friend, or like many others, use the ‘Seient Lliure’ service. (SJR I think this is a scheme where you can re-sell unwanted tickets through the club)

It is the club and UEFA who decide who tickets should be sold to. If only you, in a moment of sanity, decided not to travel without one. As that is impossible, it is necessary to crack down on those who sell them illegally. But best of all would be never being drawn against Rangers ever again.
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The The Hand · Sep 2, 2012

If you'd read the start of it a couple of years ago, you'd have thought it was some mental Celtic fan's wet dream.

"Celtic are practically unstoppable in Scotland following the collapse of Rangers"

getaresult · Sep 3, 2012

Barca were poor by their own standards last night against Valencia whom they beat 1-0. Even Messi seemed to overplay the ball at times and kept running into traffic and either losing it or having shots blocked. Other than the winning goal which was a cracker they looked uninspired up front. Interesting Valencia played a lot of long balls to the front men. Unless a fit Puyol returns they look vulnerable at the back. Valdes on a few occassions hoofed the ball upfield when under pressure instead of his usual poncing about which in effect cost them in the Supoer Cup.

HoopswithPride · Sep 3, 2012

A paragraph which compliments us but hides the "we`re goanne pump yae" aspect.