The shocks from FC Barcelona’s loss to Bayern Munich in the first leg UEFA Champions League semi-finals remain. It has been the subject of discussion with talk about the causes, rebuilding, transfers and the end of an era.
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The 2012/2013 Champions League semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals of the world’s most important club football tournament was just made official today in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was made by Ruud Van Nistelroy, former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker.
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12 months after his liver transplant, Eric Abidal, FC Barcelona’s center back, made his return to competition last night against Real Mallorca at the Camp Nou.
Continue reading “Eric Abidal is back”Barcelona’s greatest ever players
Comparing the abilities and impact of players from different eras is notoriously, maybe impossibly, difficult, though that hasn’t stopped thousands of journalists, pundits and barroom thinkers having a go. The speed and athleticism of the modern game would leave many past greats puffing and blowing long before half-time, while some modern players would wilt under the physical challenge of previous eras. The equipment, character and even some of the rules of the game have changed.
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