The photo of the comeback is on display at theCamp Nou. The 6-1 second leg victory againstPSG has already gone down in footballing history. A few hours ago, the spectacular image of Leo Messi celebrating the sixth and final goal against the Parisians has been put up in the Camp Nou’s installations. It is there to pay homage and remember the great comeback with the message: "Welcome to the Camp Nou. History happens here".
It has only been a week since the magical photo of Leo Messi celebrating Sergi Roberto’s goal was taken but it is now on a big wall near thePalau Blaugrana and the Barça shop and the fans who are coming to the Barça v Valenciamatch will be able to see for themselves on Sunday.
The night will live long in the memory of all Barça fans anyway but now they will have a reminder every time they visit the stadium of a unique comeback win. The match will be remembered for its goals, its heroes and this magical photo.
The players and the coach were key in winning the match but so was the crowd. The Camp Noupropelled the team to victory with the fans living up to their slogan ‘Everyone behind the team’ by believing until the very end.
The international press was quick to laud the blaugranas’ achievement in securing a comeback which had never been achieved before as no team had overturned a 4-0 first leg deficit in the Champions League. This historic moment in footballing history now has its place in the Camp Nou.
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Another week, another pick of some fine goals scored by FC Barcelona's youngsters.
The hard work on the training ground has produced some fine strikes across the last seven days, both individually and collectively.
This week's top five is made up by: Solo Traoréand Jan Molina (U12), Arnau Farnós (U14),Jeremy Guillemenot (U19) and Ainhoa Marín(women's U16-U19).
Enjoy the best five goals of the week that give hope for a bright Barça future!
Luis Enrique spoke about a number of topics surrounding the first team |
FC Barcelona prepare to face Valencia at home on Sunday, so Luis Enrique fielded questions from the media.
Shortly after holding the team’s final training session before the game, here is what the manager had to say about a variety of topics surrounding Barça:
On Valencia
“Looking back at past encounters, they are an opponent who always cause us problems. Even though they are not high up in the table, they have players of the highest level. They are tough opponents.”
On the title race
“I believe it will be decided in the final weeks of the season because it is the most decisive part and the calendar, for those who are in European competition, is brutal. Also, the teams at the bottom manage more points in the final stretch.”
On the Champions League quarter-final draw with Juventus
‘In the quarter-finals, you cannot expect an opponent who is not well-known. We all think about the final in Berlin against Juventus. They have made changes, but they continue to be a fearsome opponent.”
On Andrés Iniesta
“I think we saw the best version of Andrés at the start of the season. Later, he suffered two bad injuries and we have tried to be careful, as we always are, so he can carry on getting minutes.”
On squad rotations
“We have to count on the whole squad.”
Sunday at 8.45pm CET brings the last fixture before the international break, with the Catalans chasing three points to keep up the pressure on the league leaders
FC Barcelona and the family of Johan Cruyff, represented by president Josep Maria Bartomeu, first vice-president Jordi Cardoner, and Johan’s son Jordi Cruyff, appeared at a ceremony this morning in the Auditori 1899 to publicly announce the mutually agreed actions to forever honour the memory of a man who was both a Barça player and manager, and is now and eternally will be a club legend. The announcement was originally scheduled for Friday to mark the first anniversary of the death of Johan Cruyff but was postponed by a day due to the passing away of former president Agustí Montal i Costa, who was precisely the man who signed the Dutch star, the greatest player in Europe at the time, in the summer of 1973.
First of all, the future stadium in the Ciutat Esportiva training complex is to be named the‘Estadi Johan Cruyff’. Therefore, the most emblematic building in the facility where futureBarça players are coached is to be named after somebody who played such a central role in fostering youth talent at the club.
The club shall also be overseeing the creation of a commemorative sculpture to honour the memory of Johan Cruyff, which shall be located in the future Camp Nou, the central part of theEspai Barça project.
There shall also be a section of the FC Barcelona Museum that will be especially dedicated to the life and times of Johan Cruyff. Two of the most prized exhibits have been donated to the club by the Cruyff family: the Ballon d’Or trophy that Cruyff was awarded in 1974 and Cruyff’s number nine shirt.
The club and family shall also be formally requesting that Barcelona City Council name one of the streets or other spaces in the city after Johan Cruyff, somewhere in the vicinity of theCamp Nou stadium.