Barcelona information

Barcelona

City-Barcelona

Geographic location: Barcelona is the capital of the Catalonia autonomous region in northeastern Spain, bordering France to the north and France to the southeast. Mediterraneo is the second largest port in the Mediterranean and the second largest city in Spain after Madrid.

Area: about 100 square kilometers

Population: 1.6 million

Climate: Mediterranean climate, mild and humid, warm in winter and cool in summer

Language: Spanish, available in Catalan

Attractions: Sagrada Familia; Casa Batllo; Casa Mila; Picasso Museum; Olympic Games Village and Olympic Stadium

Sagrada Familia:

Barcelona’s landmark building and Gaudí’s masterpiece. Construction of the church began in 1882, but it has not been completed due to financial problems. This is also a very controversial building. Some people are crazy about it, while others say that the four tall spiers are like four biscuits. But no matter what, Barcelona people identified with this building and chose to use her to represent their image.

Palace Batllo:

One of the masterpieces of the famous architect Gaudi. It is a modernist-style building with bright colors and irregular exterior walls, giving people a strange feeling. Feel.

Palazzo Mila:

Another of Gaudí’s works, it mostly uses streamlined structures and inherits Gaudí’s consistent weird style.

Picasso Museum:

Picasso, like the painter Dali, the architectural geek Gaudí, and the architect Miro, are all art giants that Barcelona is proud of. He came from here. of the world. The Picasso Museum houses major works from Picasso's Blue Period.

Olympic Village and Olympic Main Stadium:

The 1992 Olympic Games led to the rapid development of Barcelona's urban construction and brought her nearly 50 million tourists every year. It can be said that the Olympics changed Barcelona. The Olympic Village is the tallest building in the city. Because it is close to the seaside and has beautiful scenery, it has now become a scene in Barcelona. The main stadium back then was also a must-go place for tourists. The stadium can accommodate 70,000 people and has two floors of stands. When you visit here, you may still think of the wonderful events back then.

Team-Barcelona

Team name: FC Barcelona

Established: May 29, 1899

Location City: Barcelona

Current head coach of the club: Rijkaard

Last season’s ranking: Champion

Home stadium: Camp Nou (Camp Nou)

Home team uniform: blue and red striped shirt, blue shorts, blue socks

Goal for the new season: championship

Won it after six years The joy of the league championship has not gone to the Catalans' heads. The shrewd Laporta quickly completed the contract extension plan with the core of the team, which undoubtedly shows the lawyer's ambition for the championship. Compared with last season, Barcelona's personnel changes are not big. The introduction of Van Bommel and Esquero are just appropriate supplements. The talents such as Edmilson, Motta, Marquez, Larsson and others who have returned from injury are The person Rijkaard relies on. Barcelona, ??which is full of injured soldiers, can still beat Real Madrid and stabilize the championship. The well-staffed Red and Blue Army will definitely defend the title to the end...

Transfer Comments:

Legends with Barcelona Van Bommel, who has been rumored for many years, finally landed at the Nou Camp as he wished, and Ezguero, who has become an indispensable figure in Bilbao, also wore the number of the former superstar Cruyff after the end of his contract. The former is powerful His ability to fight and both offense and defense further strengthens the aggressiveness of Barcelona's central axis. As a winger and center, the latter may face the fate of being benched at the beginning of the season, but he will not have to worry about not having a chance to play in the two-line battle.

The big-name players who left Barcelona were Riquelme, who moved to Villarreal, and Saviola, who was loaned to Sevilla. However, both of them were not suitable for Barcelona. Players who were exiled outside France had almost no impact on Barcelona after their transfer. The departure of Herard made people lament Zhongyong's injury, and Albertini's termination could only regretfully say that his arrival last season was a mistake.

Lineup analysis:

433 will still be Barcelona’s first choice. Valdes seems to be the main goalkeeper of Barcelona. Puyol will definitely occupy one of the two central defender positions. Marquez and Oleg, who have recovered from injuries, may become Puyol's partners. The two full-back candidates are Belletti and Van Bronckhorst. In the midfield, Xavi and Deco will be indispensable elements in the Iron Triangle. In addition, the newly joined Van Bommel, the returning Edmilson and the teenager Iniesta will also find performance in frequent games. Opportunities, of course, do not rule out the possibility of Marquez playing in the midfield. The frontcourt trident of Ronaldinho, Eto'o, and Giuly will still destroy Barcelona, ??while veteran Larsson, recruit Ezguero, and supernova Messi are also figures that cannot be ignored on Barcelona's offensive line.

Watch the stars:

Barcelona is different from Real Madrid in that they are very bright. Except for playing passionate football on the field, the stars are relatively low-key off the field. Ronaldinho will still be the biggest attraction. Whether Ronaldinho can continue to be magical after admitting the identity of his illegitimate son Joao deserves attention. Messi is another highlight. He has just embarked on the road to stardom or fallen like a meteor. The first season when he enters the Barcelona first team is particularly critical. Eto'o will definitely work harder this season after losing the Golden Boot last season. In addition, the performance of Puyol, Xavi, Deco, Van Bommel and others in the national team is also worthy of attention.

Estimated main lineup:

Valdes/Van Bronckhorst, Puyol, Marcos, Belletti/Edmilson, Xavi, Deco/ Giuly, Eto'o, Ronaldinho

Barcelona History:

FC Barcelona is one of the most famous clubs in the world. In the team's more than 100-year history, it has won 45 championship trophies and is one of the three "Grand Slam" teams that has won the three major European Cups.