السبت، 20 مايو 2017

FC Barcelona News: 20 May 2017; Gerard Pique Returns to Training, Luis Enrique Tribute Ready

La Liga title looms for Real Madrid but the 'Tenerife' factor provides a warning | ESPN
On a stiflingly hot day in June 1993, Real Madrid's players squeezed into two tiny, cramped planes and flew southwest across the sea to their island of the damned. The league was in their own hands, but they were terrified. They had been here before, a year earlier, and the unthinkable had happened then, so somehow they knew it would happen again; fatalism's grip was firm.

Tribute to Luis Enrique at Camp Nou | FC Barcelona
On Sunday there will be a tribute to Luis Enrique at Camp Nou this season during his final game as Barça coach at home in the league against Eibar. During his three seasons with the first team he has helped the team win eight trophies: two league titles, two Copas del Rey, a Champions League, a World Club Cup, a European Super Cup and a Spanish Super Cup.

Gerard Piqué returns for Friday training session | FC Barcelona
Barça’s league title hopes are pinned on Málaga doing them a huge favour on Sunday and beating Real Madrid. But Luis Enrique will be fully aware that anything that happens at La Rosaleda will be of no relevance whatsoever if Barça don’t win their own fixture, and he had his squad back at the training ground on Friday to continue preparations for precisely that: Eibar on Sunday at the Camp Nou.

Leaked Barcelona kit shows new stripe pattern for 2017-18 season | ESPN
Spanish news outlet Diario Sport published what they claim are leaked images of Barcelona's shirts for next season, with a new twist to the stripe pattern. Rather than the straight vertical lines of previous years, the new kit's stripes get thinner as they contour to the sides of the shirt.

Neymar rested as Brazil name squad for Australia trip | SBS
The Barcelona star has been granted a rest from international duties after a hectic season for club and country. Real Madrid duo Marcelo and Casemiro will also not be involved as a result of the UEFA Champions League final, which takes place on June 3.

25 years since FC Barcelona won its first European Cup at Wembley | FC Barcelona
The summer of 1992 was the turning point for Barcelona. In preparation for the Olympic Games, the Catalan capital was totally transformed into what is now one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe.B ut just a few weeks before the Olympic torch was famously lit from a wheelchair, the people of Barcelona were already whooping with pride.

One of ours: Ronald Koeman | FC Barcelona
The victory over Sampdoria in the 1992 European Cup Final has gone down into Barça folklore, and the standout image of the night was provided by the right boot of Ronald Koeman. The Dutchman played six seasons in Barça colours, and scored the decisive goal at Wembley via a free-kick to hand Barça their first European Cup.



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