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Contemporary FC Barcelona
• FC Barcelona was considered a team of losers, same as Netherlands and same as Spain
• The most glorious times in soccer history for each of those teams came following a very similar style of play, considered until that moment beautiful but ineffective
Contemporary FC Barcelona
The dawn of an era: 1988-1996
• Almost 40 years after the birth of the European Cup in 1955 FC Barcelona remained unsuccessful
• In 1992 they reached their third final in Wembley Stadium, London
May 1992 London
Team Winners
Real Madrid 10
AC Milan 7
Liverpool 5
Bayern Munich 5
FC Barcelona 5
Ajax 4
Inter Milan 3
Manchester Utd 3
Team Winners
Real Madrid 6
AC Milan 4
Liverpool 4
Bayern Munich 3
Ajax 3
Inter Milan 2
…
FC Barcelona 0
20151992
Contemporary FC Barcelona
The dawn of an era: 1988-1996
FC Barcelona until 1992
List of Winners of the UEFA Champions League (previously known as European Cup):
Contemporary FC Barcelona
The dawn of an era: 1988-1996
• Johan Cruyff, former FC Barcelona player, took the job as coach and impregnated the team with the a unique playing identity
• In 2003 Joan Laporta, newly elected president, signed Frank Rijkaard, another Dutchman in Barça’s history.
• Laporta tried to sign Beckham but he finally got to Real Madrid. Instead, Ronaldinho came to Barcelona.
• In 2006 FC Barcelona became European champions for 2nd time in its history.
Contemporary FC Barcelona
The Cruyff model
revisited: 2003-2008
• In only 4 years in his position as manager (2008-2012) Pep Guardiola directed Barça in 19 competitions and won 14 of them:
- 2 UEFA Champions Leagues- 3 Spanish ligas- 2 Spanish kings’ cups- 3 Spanish supercups- 2 European supercups- 2 FIFA club world cups
Contemporary FC Barcelona
The Belle Époque:
Guardiola
• FC Barcelona played a very recognizable game. Guardiola built what was considered by many the greatest, or one of the greatest, soccer teams in the history of the game. He revisited the fundaments of the ‘DNA barcelona’ such as:
- the central role of the youth academy (lost in the last decade)- the passing game prioritizing small but extremely skilled
footballers (Iniesta, Xavi, Messi…)- sometimes, the game system played under Johan Cruyff (3-4-
3).
Contemporary FC Barcelona
The Belle Époque:
Guardiola
• With all that, Guardiola created the perfect environment for Messi to become one of the greatest of al time.
• The clásico, Real Madrid – FC Barcelona rivalry, became a global phenomenon by the time Mourinho joined Real Madrid. Many of the players in the national squad plaid for FCB or RMD and the tension between the clubs had a negative impact in la selección.
• the eye incident, and the other eye incident
Contemporary FC Barcelona
The Belle Époque:
Guardiola
• In April 2012 Guardiola announced he was leaving FC Barcelona because he felt ‘exhausted’ and ‘empty of energy’.
• Tito Vilanova became the new manager but two years later he died after spending most of his tenure sick.
• Barça has suffered through the last years a progressive decline in its play as well as institutional turmoil.
Contemporary FC Barcelona
Post Guardiola years
FC Barcelona of Whiners: Busquets 1 & Busquets 2
FC Barcelona of Whiners: Alves
Lionel Messi set to face trial over alleged tax fraud – The Guardian, 2014
Ex President Josep Lluis Núñez in jail for tax fraud – The Guardian, 2014
FCB transfer ban by FIFA over violation of youth transfer regulation – ESPN, 2014
Obscure payments in Neymar’s transfer– BBC, 2014
From Unicef to Qatar