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Valdes, Dani Alves, Jordi Alba, Puyol, Pique, Busquets, Iniesta, Xavi, Fabregas, Villa, Messi

Subs Pedro, Mascherano, Affelay, Alexis Sanchez, Thiago, Abidal

That is obscene. Most of the best Spanish players plus some of the best talent South America has to offer.

Why did Pep Guardiola resign again???????
 
I reckon my dug could coach them to the title, what else does he have to prove with them?

Move on and see if he was the reason the were/are great or is it the players.
 
Was hoping this was about the actual city.

But yes, ridiculous. I half expected to see Messi during the Euros as its sometimes hard to differentiate between the national side and Barcelona.
 
Casillas, Ramos, Pepe, Albiol, Contreao, Khedira, Alonso, Di Maria, Ozil, Ronaldo, Benzema

A little more multi national but not bad.....

Easily the two best squads in Europe at the moment anyway.
 
Aztecs27 said:
Was hoping this was about the actual city.

But yes, ridiculous. I half expected to see Messi during the Euros as its sometimes hard to differentiate between the national side and Barcelona.
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Ha same for me. A truly stunning city! But personally didnt go much on the nou camp prob be better during a game
 
connor said:
Ha same for me. A truly stunning city! But personally didnt go much on the nou camp prob be better during a game
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I didn't get a chance to do the Camp Nou tour (was only there 5 days on a whirlwind 2 month tour of Europe), but can imagine that you really need to go during a game to witness it at it's best.

Such an awesome city though. Not quite as cool as Valencia though.
 
My wife took me for a game for my birthday about 10 years ago, dull match but the atmosphere was unreal. Everything about Barcelona is amazing to me - the city, the culture, the ground, the club, the team.
 
Neddy said:
Casillas, Ramos, Pepe, Albiol, Contreao, Khedira, Alonso, Di Maria, Ozil, Ronaldo, Benzema

A little more multi national but not bad.....

Easily the two best squads in Europe at the moment anyway.
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Munich and Man City aren't too shabby either...

Neuer, Boateng, Lahm, Badstuber, Van Buyten, Schweinsteiger, Kroos, Ribery, Robben, Mandzukovic, Gomez
Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, De Jong, MILNER ;) ,Silva, Aguero, Tevez, Balotelli

Not in the same league but I guess it shows why the Champions League is such a commodity. That said I think it's better to win the World Cup or Euros with your countrymen. You can't just dip into the transfer market when you spot a gap...
 
Aztecs27 said:
I didn't get a chance to do the Camp Nou tour (was only there 5 days on a whirlwind 2 month tour of Europe), but can imagine that you really need to go during a game to witness it at it's best.

Such an awesome city though. Not quite as cool as Valencia though.
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It is a great place to watch a football match, as one of the "cathedrals" of world football. The atmosphere is not great though, when you consider 90,000 plus can get in there. It is good when they sing their anthem beforehand, but apart from that, not very inspiring, although Liverpool drew and won both times I've been there.

The best atmospheres I've experienced have been at Genoa, Galatasaray and Roma - Barcelona wouldn't even be top 10.

Great city, but Madrid and Seville are better IMHO.
 
Liverbirdie said:
It is a great place to watch a football match, as one of the "cathedrals" of world football. The atmosphere is not great though, when you consider 90,000 plus can get in there. It is good when they sing their anthem beforehand, but apart from that, not very inspiring, although Liverpool drew and won both times I've been there.

The best atmospheres I've experienced have been at Genoa, Galatasaray and Roma - Barcelona wouldn't even be top 10.

Great city, but Madrid and Seville are better IMHO.
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Not been to Seville, but I'd agree about Madrid, that place was really cool.

Best Stadium I've ever been to is CenturyLink Field in Seattle where their American football team plays. It only seats around 65000 people, but is known as the "loudest" place in the NFL - Which is no mean feat when you consider it's a completely outdoor complex. I've watched a lot of sporting events in different places and the noise is indescribable, absolutely incredible. To give you some idea, the crowd noise caused a mini earthquake a few years back. Incredible place.

I'd really love to go to Seville though, everyone I know that's been has said how amazing it is. Munich is my favourite City in Europe though, by a long, long way.
 
Aztecs27 said:
Not been to Seville, but I'd agree about Madrid, that place was really cool.

Best Stadium I've ever been to is CenturyLink Field in Seattle where their American football team plays. It only seats around 65000 people, but is known as the "loudest" place in the NFL - Which is no mean feat when you consider it's a completely outdoor complex. I've watched a lot of sporting events in different places and the noise is indescribable, absolutely incredible. To give you some idea, the crowd noise caused a mini earthquake a few years back. Incredible place.

I'd really love to go to Seville though, everyone I know that's been has said how amazing it is. Munich is my favourite City in Europe though, by a long, long way.
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Just back from Seville,cracking city that holds great memories for me.

If I was picking though,Prague tops it for me although Tallinn comes close.
 
Dodger said:
Really?You must be visiting some shady places.....:smirk:

Beautiful Old Town,cracking golf courses,great race track,stunning burds,£1.25 a shell in great peevers....what more could I want?!;)
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I lived there for a year whilst working if you want a really good town to go out in go to Ostrava was working out a 14p a litre of ale and £9 a night for digs including dinner ;)
 
chris661 said:
I lived there for a year whilst working if you want a really good town to go out in go to Ostrava was working out a 14p a litre of ale and £9 a night for digs including dinner ;)
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From memory football wise,it isn't far from Krakow is it?

Always looking for something different to do trip wise Chris and I love cheap ales!

Off to Bydgoszcz on Thursday for Speedway World Cup,looks a bit of an industrial town but my cleaner assures me it's 85p a beer...that'll keep the troops happy!:cheers:
 
Dodger said:
From memory football wise,it isn't far from Krakow is it?

Always looking for something different to do trip wise Chris and I love cheap ales!

Off to Bydgoszcz on Thursday for Speedway World Cup,looks a bit of an industrial town but my cleaner assures me it's 85p a beer...that'll keep the troops happy!:cheers:
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Yeah its in the corner with Poland and Ukraine not that far away (60KM). It is/was an industrial town but some pretty stunning spots near by.
 
Dodger said:
Just back from Seville,cracking city that holds great memories for me.

If I was picking though,Prague tops it for me although Tallinn comes close.
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Yea, I loved every minute of Prague. Some of the scenery and architecture is awesome. It also won me over for the fact that during the 25+ degree weather at 10am, I was able to buy a coke can size of Star from a corner hut vendor and wander round quenching my thirst before lunch :thup:

We also found a great eating spot right near our hostel (out of town) which gave us 3 courses plus beer every night for less than £10 and the food was incredible. Definitely on my list of places to go back.

Cesky Krumlov was nice too. A small, Unesco protected walled town with a castle guarded by black bears. What more do you need?
 
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