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FC Barcelona’s possible oppenents in the Champions League’s last 16
Posted by Football Tickets Barcelona in Champions league, FC Barcelona, News on Thursday 8 December 2011
After an emotional and controversial (Zagreb 1-7 Olympique de Lyon) last day, we know the last 16 teams of the 2011-2012 Champions League.
The draw will take place on the 16th of December in Nyon, Switzerland:
First of their resepective groups:
- FC Barcelona
- Real Madrid
- Bayern Münich
- Inter Milan
- Arsenal
- Chelsea FC
- Benfica
- Apoel Nicosia
Second of their respective groups (in Bold, possible Barça opponents)
- Napoli
- AC Milan
- Olympique de Marseille
- Olympique de Lyon
- Zenit St Petersburg
- Basilea FC
- Bayer Leverkusen
- CSKA Moscow
Big surprise with Manchester United and Manchester City both being eliminated from the Champions League.
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Welcome to the 2011-2012 Champions League
Posted by Football Tickets Barcelona in blog, Champions league, FC Barcelona, Football Tickets alerts, News on Friday 26 August 2011
Here is the full schedule for the 2011-2012 Champions League.(All times are GMT) Will FC Barcelona repeat?
Tuesday September 13
13 Sep, 19:45 Chelsea v Bayer Leverkusen Stamford Bridge, London
13 Sep, 19:45 Racing Genk v Valencia CF Cristal Arena, Genk
13 Sep, 19:45 Olympiacos v Olympique Marseille Stadio Karaiskaki, Piraeus
13 Sep, 19:45 Borussia Dortmund v Arsenal Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
13 Sep, 19:45 FC Porto v Shakhtar Donetsk Estádio do Dragão, Porto
13 Sep, 19:45 APOEL Nicosia v Zenit St. Petersburg GSP-Stadion, Nicosia
13 Sep, 19:45 FC Barcelona v AC Milan Camp Nou, Barcelona (Buy tickets)
13 Sep, 19:45 Viktoria Plzen v BATE Borisov Stadion mesta Plzne, Plzen
Wednesday September 14
14 Sep, 19:45 Manchester City v Napoli Etihad Stadium, Manchester
14 Sep, 19:45 Villarreal CF v Bayern Munich El Madrigal, Villarreal
14 Sep, 19:45 Lille OSC v CSKA Moscow Stadium Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d’Ascq
14 Sep, 19:45 Internazionale v Trabzonspor Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
14 Sep, 19:45 FC Basel v Otelul Galati Sankt Jakob-Park, Basel
14 Sep, 19:45 Benfica v Manchester United Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
14 Sep, 19:45 Ajax v Olympique Lyon Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
14 Sep, 19:45 Dinamo Zagreb v Real Madrid Maksimir, Zagreb
Tuesday September 27
27 Sep, 17:00 CSKA Moscow v Internazionale Arena-Khimki, Khimki
27 Sep, 19:45 Bayern Munich v Manchester City Allianz-Arena, Munich
27 Sep, 19:45 Napoli v Villarreal CF Stadio San Paolo, Naples
27 Sep, 19:45 Trabzonspor v Lille OSC Hüseyin Avni Aker, Trabzon
27 Sep, 19:45 Manchester United v FC Basel Old Trafford, Manchester
27 Sep, 19:45 Otelul Galati v Benfica Stadionul Otelul, Galati
27 Sep, 19:45 Olympique Lyon v Dinamo Zagreb Stade Gerland, Lyon
27 Sep, 19:45 Real Madrid v Ajax Bernabéu, Madrid (Buy tickets)
Wednesday September 28
28 Sep, 17:00 Zenit St. Petersburg v FC Porto Petrovskiy, St. Petersburg
28 Sep, 19:45 Bayer Leverkusen v Racing Genk BayArena, Leverkusen
28 Sep, 19:45 Valencia CF v Chelsea Mestalla, Valencia
28 Sep, 19:45 Olympique Marseille v Borussia Dortmund Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
28 Sep, 19:45 Arsenal v Olympiacos Emirates Stadium, London
28 Sep, 19:45 Shakhtar Donetsk v APOEL Nicosia Donbass Arena, Donetsk
28 Sep, 19:45 AC Milan v Viktoria Plzen Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
28 Sep, 19:45 BATE Borisov v FC Barcelona Gradski Stadion, Barysaw
Tuesday October 18
18 Oct, 17:00 CSKA Moscow v Trabzonspor Arena-Khimki, Khimki
18 Oct, 19:45 Manchester City v Villarreal CF Etihad Stadium, Manchester
18 Oct, 19:45 Napoli v Bayern Munich Stadio San Paolo, Naples
18 Oct, 19:45 Lille OSC v Internazionale Stadium Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d’Ascq
18 Oct, 19:45 FC Basel v Benfica Sankt Jakob-Park, Basel
18 Oct, 19:45 Otelul Galati v Manchester United Stadionul Otelul, Galati
18 Oct, 19:45 Real Madrid v Olympique Lyon Bernabéu, Madrid (Buy tickets)
18 Oct, 19:45 Dinamo Zagreb v Ajax Maksimir, Zagreb
Wednesday October 19
19 Oct, 19:45 Bayer Leverkusen v Valencia CF BayArena, Leverkusen
19 Oct, 19:45 Chelsea v Racing Genk Stamford Bridge, London
19 Oct, 19:45 Olympiacos v Borussia Dortmund Stadio Karaiskaki, Piraeus
19 Oct, 19:45 Olympique Marseille v Arsenal Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
19 Oct, 19:45 Shakhtar Donetsk v Zenit St. Petersburg Donbass Arena, Donetsk
19 Oct, 19:45 FC Porto v APOEL Nicosia Estádio do Dragão, Porto
19 Oct, 19:45 AC Milan v BATE Borisov Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
19 Oct, 19:45 FC Barcelona v Viktoria Plzen Camp Nou, Barcelona (Buy tickets)
Tuesday November 1
1 Nov, 16:00 Zenit St. Petersburg v Shakhtar Donetsk Petrovskiy, St. Petersburg
1 Nov, 19:45 Racing Genk v Chelsea Cristal Arena, Genk
1 Nov, 19:45 Valencia CF v Bayer Leverkusen Mestalla, Valencia
1 Nov, 19:45 Arsenal v Olympique Marseille Emirates Stadium, London
1 Nov, 19:45 Borussia Dortmund v Olympiacos Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
1 Nov, 19:45 APOEL Nicosia v FC Porto GSP-Stadion, Nicosia
1 Nov, 19:45 BATE Borisov v AC Milan Gradski Stadion, Barysaw
1 Nov, 19:45 Viktoria Plzen v FC Barcelona Stadion mesta Plzne, Plzen
Wednesday November 2
2 Nov, 19:45 Villarreal CF v Manchester City El Madrigal, Villarreal
2 Nov, 19:45 Bayern Munich v Napoli Allianz-Arena, Munich
2 Nov, 19:45 Internazionale v Lille OSC Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
2 Nov, 19:45 Trabzonspor v CSKA Moscow Hüseyin Avni Aker, Trabzon
2 Nov, 19:45 Benfica v FC Basel Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
2 Nov, 19:45 Manchester United v Otelul Galati Old Trafford, Manchester
2 Nov, 19:45 Ajax v Dinamo Zagreb Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
2 Nov, 19:45 Olympique Lyon v Real Madrid Stade Gerland, Lyon
Tuesday November 22
22 Nov, 16:00 CSKA Moscow v Lille OSC Arena-Khimki, Khimki
22 Nov, 19:45 Bayern Munich v Villarreal CF Allianz-Arena, Munich
22 Nov, 19:45 Napoli v Manchester City Stadio San Paolo, Naples
22 Nov, 19:45 Trabzonspor v Internazionale Hüseyin Avni Aker, Trabzon
22 Nov, 19:45 Manchester United v Benfica Old Trafford, Manchester
22 Nov, 19:45 Otelul Galati v FC Basel Stadionul Otelul, Galati
22 Nov, 19:45 Olympique Lyon v Ajax Stade Gerland, Lyon
22 Nov, 19:45 Real Madrid v Dinamo Zagreb Bernabéu, Madrid (Buy tickets)
Wednesday November 23
23 Nov, 16:00 Zenit St. Petersburg v APOEL Nicosia Petrovskiy, St. Petersburg
23 Nov, 19:45 Valencia CF v Racing Genk Mestalla, Valencia
23 Nov, 19:45 Bayer Leverkusen v Chelsea BayArena, Leverkusen
23 Nov, 19:45 Olympique Marseille v Olympiacos Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
23 Nov, 19:45 Arsenal v Borussia Dortmund Emirates Stadium, London
23 Nov, 19:45 Shakhtar Donetsk v FC Porto Donbass Arena, Donetsk
23 Nov, 19:45 BATE Borisov v Viktoria Plzen Gradski Stadion, Barysaw
23 Nov, 19:45 AC Milan v FC Barcelona Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Tuesday December 6
6 Dec, 19:45 Chelsea v Valencia CF Stamford Bridge, London
6 Dec, 19:45 Racing Genk v Bayer Leverkusen Cristal Arena, Genk
6 Dec, 19:45 Olympiacos v Arsenal Stadio Karaiskaki, Piraeus
6 Dec, 19:45 Borussia Dortmund v Olympique Marseille Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
6 Dec, 19:45 FC Porto v Zenit St. Petersburg Estádio do Dragão, Porto
6 Dec, 19:45 APOEL Nicosia v Shakhtar Donetsk GSP-Stadion, Nicosia
6 Dec, 19:45 FC Barcelona v BATE Borisov Camp Nou, Barcelona (Buy tickets)
6 Dec, 19:45 Viktoria Plzen v AC Milan Stadion mesta Plzne, Plzen
Wednesday December 7
7 Dec, 19:45 Villarreal CF v Napoli El Madrigal, Villarreal
7 Dec, 19:45 Manchester City v Bayern Munich Etihad Stadium, Manchester
7 Dec, 19:45 Internazionale v CSKA Moscow Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
7 Dec, 19:45 Lille OSC v Trabzonspor Stadium Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d’Ascq
7 Dec, 19:45 Benfica v Otelul Galati Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
7 Dec, 19:45 FC Basel v Manchester United Sankt Jakob-Park, Basel
7 Dec, 19:45 Ajax v Real Madrid Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
7 Dec, 19:45 Dinamo Zagreb v Olympique Lyon Maksimir, Zagreb
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Clubs ‘plan breakaway league’
Posted by Football Tickets Barcelona in Champions league, News on Friday 29 July 2011
Top clubs have threatened to break away from FIFA and UEFA and form their own super league unless their concerns over fixtures and finance are addressed.
The strained relationship between the governing bodies and the clubs was illustrated by a stinging attack on FIFA by Bayern Munich president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on Wednesday, when he called for a “revolution” in football.
Rummenigge said: “Sepp Blatter is saying he is cleaning up the game, but the fact that no-one believes him, tells you everything you need to know. I’m not optimistic because they believe the system is working perfectly as it is. It is a money-machine.
“It is a nice game but it is decided by people who are corrupt. I am not ready to accept the system as it is and I am not alone.”
There is an increasing feeling that FIFA has lost authority, and that its leadership lacks both the will and the means to eliminate corruption.
An ECA board member told The Guardian: “The fact that Bayern Munich, who have always been close to the institutions, are being so vocal and loud about the situation is a clear sign we’re very close to breaking point.
“We have a memorandum of understanding with UEFA that expires in 2014. After that time we can no longer be forced to respect FIFA statutes or UEFA regulations. And we won’t be obliged to compete in their competitions.”
The ECA comprises all of Europe’s top clubs, including Barcelona, Real Madrid and AC Milan, plus the following Premier League clubs: Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Fulham.
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FC Barcelona are almost as firmly rooted in Britain as Wembley rivals Manchester United.
Posted by Football Tickets Barcelona in Champions league, FC Barcelona, News on Friday 29 July 2011
FC Barcelona are almost as firmly rooted in Britain as Wembley rivals Manchester United.
It was a band of nomadic Brits who formed the nucleus of the Spanish giants way back in 1899, and today even their badge bears St George’s Cross.
In November 1899 the Brits responded to an advert in Barcelona newspaper Los Deportes.
Part of it read: “Our friend and companion Hans Gamper, former Swiss (football) champion, being keen on organising some football games in the city asks anyone who feels enthusiastic enough to present themselves at the office of this newspaper any Tuesday or Friday between nine and 11pm.”
Three Englishmen were among the prospective players who turned up – Walter Wild and brothers John and William Parsons. They were soon joined by countrymen Arthur and Ernest Witty.
Wild was duly elected as the first president of the newly formed “Football Club Barcelona”.
FC Barcelona expert Simon Harris, author of Going Native In Catalonia, explains: “In the early days, the club was made up of mainly foreigners.
“Of major significance are Ernest and Arthur Witty. They quickly emerged as skilful players, making sure Barca consistently beat local rivals FC Catala.
“This success, combined with the fact that the club bore the name of its home city, laid the foundations of FCB as the sporting representative of the Catalan nation.”
Arthur Witty’s grandson Michael, 74, remains a Barcelona resident and remembers his grandfather with affection and admiration.
The retired business consultant says: “He was a strong, bulky man who used to weigh around 15st.
“He adored football. He and his brother Ernest said they got bored with the only other sport that existed at the time – drinking gin – and would challenge each other to running races.
“Finally they joined the team organised by their great friends Hans Gamper and John and William Parsons and set about building the club.
“My grandfather had some golden rules dictating how the game should be played. He always said that fair play was paramount.”
Arthur was rewarded with the presidency of FC Barcelona in 1903, when the team included another Englishman, Stanley Harris.
He was also responsible for importing from England the first regulation-size balls and introducing goal nets to the club.
During his period in charge he promoted a series of local youngsters to the first team – including Comamala, Hornos, Quirante and Soler, who became the side’s first local heroes.
They are the players whose boots are now filled by the likes of Puyol, Busquets and Iniesta. The team also played their first international matches during Arthur’s presidency.
According to Simon Harris, the Witty brothers’ British schooling had a huge influence on the club.
He explains: “Arthur, a forward, and his brother Ernest, a defender, had been pupils at Merchant Taylors’ school, in Crosby, on Merseyside.
“It can’t be coincidence that Barça play in the same colours as Merchant Taylors’, blue and crimson.”
Those colours – known in Spain as Blaugrana – are now synonymous with Barca.
Michaela Riches, spokesperson for the school, says the current pupils are immensely proud of their links with the Witty brothers and Barcelona FC.
She says: “The story goes that Arthur scored an early winning goal for Barcelona wearing the rugby kit he used to wear here. There are various stories about how the famous Barcelona kit colours were adopted but this does seem logical.
“What is certain is that there are a growing number of Barcelona fans among our current pupils and they will all be cheering on their old school team this weekend.”
Michael will also be willing his grandfather’s club to win.
He says: “When I was at school in England my grandfather would always send me newspaper clippings showing the Barcelona results underlined.
“He would love the current team, he was very keen on home-grown players and he would be so proud of the fact that eight of the Barca team were brought up here.” The English influence at the club grew in 1917 when Barca’s first full-time manager was appointed.
He was Jack Greenwell, who had played non-league football in England for his home town team Crook Town, in Co Durham.
He quit in 1923 but was so well regarded he was brought back again as manager in 1931.
He succeeded former Burnley player Jim Bellamy – and took the club back to the top of the league.
Later in the decade, as the Spanish Civil War raged and dictator General Franco began his rise to power, the club became a rallying point for the Catalan people against the fascist dictator.
They would smuggle their flags into the old stadium and it was one of the few places they could converse in their native language, which the Spanish government had banned.
Only former star player Dutch legend Johan Cruyff has ever spent more time in charge of playing affairs at the club.
Jack was one of seven English managers, a list that also includes the late, much-loved Bobby Robson.
But perhaps the man who had the most influence on one of the side’s previous golden eras was Terry Venables, now a columnist with The Sun. They went from strength to strength under his stewardship from 1984, including winning their first league title for 11 years.
El Tel, as he was dubbed, signed big names including Brit big-hitters Steve Archibald and Mark Hughes.
His real coup, though, was taking Gary Lineker to the side’s iconic Camp Nou stadium. He paid almost £3million for the England goal-poacher, a fortune for a player in the Eighties.
Lineker went on to become yet another in the long line of UK names to make a name as a hero in the Barcelona camp, particulary after a hat-trick in a 3-2 win over arch rivals Real Madrid.
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Messi: I’ll never play In Premier League
Posted by Football Tickets Barcelona in blog, FC Barcelona on Thursday 2 June 2011
LIONEL MESSI can never see himself playing in the Premier League.
And he is ready to spend the rest of his career at Barcelona.
The Argentine superstar, 23, stole all the headlines once again with a stunning performance as Manchester United were dismantled 3-1 in the Champions League final.
Striker Messi could name his price if he ever wanted a move away from the Nou Camp.
But he said: “I cannot see myself ever playing in any club shirt apart from Barcelona’s.
“I have been lucky enough to win everything with Barcelona and individually. But my goal now is to win the Copa America with Argentina.”
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