PARIS
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FC Barcelone in short
Since its creation on November 29, 1899, FC Barcelona has been a leading club in the Spanish football championship. The Catalan club is also one of the most emblematic clubs in the world. Over the seasons, the Fùtbol Club Barcelona, more commonly known as Barça, has won 27 championships, 5 Champions League 5 times, 31 Copa del Rey and 14 Spanish Supercup.
Since November 5, 2021, the team has been trained by the former player of the club Xavi, succeeding to Ronald Koeman. Former Blaugrana and Roja player, Xavi had won everything in his career: 4 Champions League, 8 Spanish championship, 1 World Cup and 2 European championship. At the end of the 2020-21 season, the club ended 3rd of the Liga, behind Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid.
FC Barcelona is also one of the most successful training centers in Europe, La Masia, located in the Joan Gamper sports city. Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez or Cesc Fabregas took their first steps there.
For the second year in a row, the Blaugrana did not qualify for the Champions League Round of 16. In both 2021-22 and 2022-23, Bayern Munich finished first in their group.
The encounters
11 played
- 3 won
- 4 drawn
- 4 lost
20 goals scored 23 goals conceded
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Round of 16 - UCL 20/21 March 10, 2021
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1
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Round of 16 - UCL 20/21 February 16, 2021
1
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4
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Round of 16 - UCL 16/17 March 8, 2017
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The Parisians against FC Barcelone
PSG-Barcelona is now a Champions League classic of these past years. If the Parisian were eliminated after an extraordinary scenario in 2017 (5-6 on aggregate), we also remember the fantastic performance of the Red and Blue at the Camp Nou on April 10th, 2013 with despite the elimination, a promess of an ambitious european future.
On February 16, 2021, the Red and Blue have been travelling to Camp Nou on 2020-21 Champions League Round of 16. After a penalty converted by Messi, the Parisians made a XXL performance to finally win 4 - 1. With a hat-trick, Mbappé illuminated the match with all his talent, as well as Verratti, king of the midfield that evening.
On March 10, 2021, the second leg at Parc des Princes ended with a 1 - 1 draw. Kylian Mbappé on penalty and Leo Messi with a great left foot strike were the two scorers of the match.
Players to follow Duel
Having trained at Valencia, which he joined at the age of 10 in 2011, Kang-in Lee is no stranger to La Liga and Barcelona. Before signing for Paris Saint-Germain, the Korean winger spent five seasons in the Spanish league, first with Valencia and then with Mallorca. On 1 September 2019, he took part in his first Champions League match, against Chelsea Blues. He would go on to win his first title with Los Ches that same year, in the Copa del Rey against Barcelona.
Since his arrival at Barça on July 1, 2014, and after a remarkable progression at M'gladbach, Ter Stegen became the number 1 goalkeeper of the Blaugrana, a decisive player who has won the confidence of 4 successive coaches since 2014. The German goalkeeper knows well the qualities of the Parisian attack, he has often faced them recently in the Champions League, and played alongside both Messi and Neymar in the past. The memory of February 16, 2021 and Kylian Mbappé's hat-trick is certainly still in his mind, and he will be as always the last backbone to protect the nets of the Catalan club.
Camp Nou stadium
Located at C. d'Arístides Maillol, 12 - 08028 Barcelona
A mythical stadium of the Fc Barcelona since September 24, 1957, the Camp Nou is the largest stadium in Europe with 99,354 seats. Classified UEFA Category 4 Stadium, the Camp Nou, which in Catalan means "new stadium", can host many international matches such as the Champions League.
In addition, the stadium was the scene of several matches of the 1964 European Championship, the 1982 World Cup and the 1992 Olympic Games.
Located in the west of Barcelona, in the Les Corts district, the stadium is served by metro lines 3 (Les Corts stop) and 5 (Collblanc stop). The Camp Nou is also accessible by tram or bus. You can also take taxis, there is a taxi rank at the Camp Nou exit on Avenida Jean XXIII.
On the 2022/23 Liga season, the Blaugranas had defeated Betis Sevilla (4 - 0), Real Madrid (2 - 1) and FC Sevilla (3 - 0) at Nou Camp.
A little more of Barcelone..
Capital of Catalonia, Barcelona is a city known all over the world for its atypical architecture, but also for its sports teams. In Barcelona, Barça is an institution and much more than a club and sport in general is an integral part of the Catalan culture:
- FC Barcelona is above all the club of Lionel Messi and Pep Guardiola, but players like Johan Cruyff, Xavi or Iniesta are also fully part of the Blaugrana legends. Barça is also a women's soccer team, winner of the Women's Champions League in 2021 against Chelsea and finalist in 2022 against OL. It is also the FC Barcelona Basketball, twice winner of the Euroleague and especially the Barça handball, the biggest handball club in the world having won the EHF Champions League 10 times.
- The city of Barcelona welcomes tourists from all over the world every year for the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix and the Moto GP on the Circuit of Catalunya. This mythical circuit has seen F1 legends such as Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and more recently Lewis Hamilton add their names to its list of winners.
- Before Roland Garros, the ATP Masters 500 in Barcelona is one of the most important events of the clay court season. Rafael Nadal, a great specialist of this surface, has won this tournament more than 10 times. Bjorn Borg, Ivan Lendl and Mats Wilander have also triumphed in this tournament a few years ago.
- In 2023, Barcelona will be the starting point of the Vuelta, one of the 3 biggest cycling races in the world: a first since 1962. The Catalan city has also been the finishing point for stages of the Tour de France on several occasions.
