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BarcaBlood:
The FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu
revealed that in Monaco there was a “great Barça
atmosphere”. The tribute to the Club for its five
Champions League wins with the presence of Andoni
Zubizarreta, Juliano Belletti, Carles Puyol, Éric
Abidal and Andrés Iniesta , the awards of UEFA
Best Player in Europe and Best Goal of the
Champions League for Leo Messi and the award for
Save of the Season for Ter Stegen meant there was a
blaugrana tinge to proceedings at the draw.
“I am very happy. UEFA have paid tribute to Barça
and its fans, something we have been working and
fighting towards for a long time. It’s ten years now
that we have been at the forefront of European
Football and to receive recognition for that is very
satisfying,” declared Bartomeu.
The Barça president also gave his thoughts on the
draw that saw Barça placed in Group E alongside
Bayer Leverkusen, AS Roma and BATE Borisov: “It’s
fine, it is an interesting group for Barça fans.”
Nevertheless, he added that “nothing is easy” and
that “it will be hard work” to get through to the knock
out stages of the Champions League.
UEFA paid tribute on Thursday to FC Barcelona’s five
victories in the Champions League. During the gala
for the draw for the group stage of this season’s
competition in which Leo Messi was also awarded
the prize for Best Player of the Year, there was
recognition for the Club as they now have earned the
UEFA ‘Badge of Honour’, awarded to teams who have
won the competition on five separate occasions or
three consecutive occasions.


There was a Barça representative for each of the
trophies won: Juliano Belletti, Carles Puyol, Éric
Abidal and Andrés Iniesta, the latter taking the stage
with the famous trophy following on from the
blaugranes’ most recent win in 2015. The other four
representatives played a part in the draw for the
group phase of the 2015/16 competition.


Of the five win in the Champions League, a total of
four have been won in the last decade. Since 2006,
FC Barcelona have been the dominant force in
European Football. Aside from those four victories in
the continent’s most important club competition, a
total of three European Super Cups and two World
Club Cups have to be added. In total, nine trophies in
ten years, their nearest rival Sevilla have won five in
that time.

In their recent UEFA Super Cup victory in Tbilisi over
Sevilla, FC Barcelona wore a logo on their left sleeve
in honour of their five Champions League successes.

mcdreeezy:
SIMPLY AMAZING!!!

homesteady:
How I wish we can win this year UCL, it will just be perfect! This year UCL is between Barca and Bayern Munich shaa!

dmcdad:
You know we cant just isolate Madrid. They too would be competing on all fronts.

homesteady:
That's true shaa, they still have very good players, it's still a shock how they ended trophyless last season!

But which serious team plays a draw against a newly promoted team?

dmcdad:


E dey happen bro. We did same in Pep's first season against a lowly Numancia. In fact, it wasn't a draw, but we lost two nil. So shiit happens. Of course I hope theirs is different, you know...

homesteady:
I miss doing this

[size=50][color=gold] MATCH DAY !!!! [/color][/size]

Barcelona vs Malaga

Venue - Camp Nou

Time - 7:30pm

dmcdad:


E dey happen bro. We did same in Pep's first season against a lowly Numancia. In fact, it wasn't a draw, but we lost two nil. So shiit happens. Of course I hope theirs is different, you know...

BarcaBlood:
Amazing it is. We're making more history this season by defending d champions league

mcdreeezy:
Will be difficult but not impossible.

mcdreeezy:
Meanwhile my likely line-up for today's match:

Bravo; Sergi Roberto Mascherano Vermaelen Jordi Alba; Rakitic Busquets Iniesta; Messi Suarez Neymar (4-3-3)

marqueetim:
You no dey forget things o. But it was a 1 - 0 lose. It was the second season first game we lost 2-0 to Hercules. Remember that Messi dribble on Drenthe to show him who is the boss?

homesteady:
Lmaoooooooooooo!
But our squad wasn't a multi-million squad and a Rookie coach was just employed!

BarcaBlood:
Sure. I believe in this team

Btw what's your prediction 4 todays game?

BarcaBlood:
Nice line up. Roberto had a good game at right back in the last match

dmcdad:


Na me e go sweet pass if Madrid dey falter. But, I no just wan write them off for anything. If you must name the top 3 clubs, them must follow. So I dey give them that respect. That one no mean say make I no dey wish them bad sha.

homesteady:
I just pray He gives another wonderful performance today!

mcdreeezy:
Since everyone's not yet at a hundred percent yet, I think it would be close……say 1-0 or 2-1.

homesteady:
True shaa! They'll always remain a threat!

moneysoldier2:
Chelsea lost now you will see comments like

1) Didn't I tell u guys we need greizmann we can't rely on hazard alone

2) Ivanovic is a weak link bla bla bla

3) F+ck ramires mikel and emmanalo

4) I don't care about our loss or draw all I know is hazard should score so ill keep comparing him to neymar and cr7

5) The match no affect me after all its pre season oh wait....

6) Didn't I tell u guys we need a cb) lb another striker infact new refree lol

7) We lost because our mildfield is not linking with forward




All chelsea/shepke Fans don turn to great pundits hahahhh




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omojoshy:
Hmmmmm....the rate @ which Chelsea is going down on the EPL Table, I'm afraid they might soon discover Crude Oil