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Inauguration (1957)
After 35 years at Les Corts, FC Barcelona inaugurated its new stadium on September 24, 1957 in an action led by Francesc Miró-Sans, president of Barça, José Solís Ruiz, Franco’s minister, and Gregorio Modrego, archbishop of Barcelona.
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Elimination of Madrid from the European Cup (1960)
After Madrid eliminated Barcelona last season, the Catalans got their revenge after winning 2-1 at the Camp Nou with goals from Verges and Evaristo. That European Cup ended with the Catalan club losing in the final against Benfica (3-2).
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Cruyff’s ‘impossible goal’ (1973)
After a cross from Carles Rexach, Johan Cruyff scored an acrobatic goal that sent the fans into a frenzy. That goal gave Barça a victory over Atlético de Madrid (2-1) and set the stage for a Liga in which the Blaugrana were victorious.
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Comeback against Anderlecht (1979)
After losing 3-0 in Brussels, FC Barcelona had a tough task of getting back into the second leg of the Cup Winners’ Cup round of 16. A goal from Zuviría leveled the tie and the game went to penalties which was won by Barça between culé jubilation.
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Final Cup Winners’ Cup (1982)
On May 12, 1982, the Camp Nou hosted the Cup Winners’ Cup final played by Standard Liège against Barça itself. The Blaugrana team, coached by Udo Lattek, took the game and the title after winning 2-1 with goals from Simonsen and Quini.
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Inauguration of the World Cup (1982)
Almost 100,000 spectators attended the opening party of the ’82 World Cup in Spain at the Barça temple. The surprise came in the same game that opened the tournament, where Belgium defeated Maradona’s Argentina.
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Mass of Saint John Paul II (1982)
During the visit to Spain, the Holy Pope visited Montserrat, the Sagrada Familia, the Barcelona Cathedral and ended his stay in Barcelona by celebrating a massive Mass at the Camp Nou where there was no room for a pin despite the rain.
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Back to Gothenburg (1986)
In the semifinals of the 85-86 European Cup, Barça lost 3-0 in Göteborg, but three goals from ‘Pichi’ Alonso in Barcelona tied the tie in a tie that the Catalans ended up on penalties, thus signing a magical night for the Catalan club.
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Concert for Human Rights (1988)
On September 10, 1988, Amnesty International organized a macro-concert in favor of Human Rights with performances by Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Youssou N’Dour, Tracy Chapman and El Último de la Fila.
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The Tenerife leagues (1992 and 1993)
For two consecutive seasons, Barça reached the final day of LaLiga second in the standings but left the title under their arms after winning their home games and Madrid losing in Tenerife. In 1994 history repeated itself but Deportivo de la Coruña failed with a penalty which prevented them from winning the trophy.
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Barcelona Olympic Games Final (1992)
A Spanish team that played host with Guardiola, Luis Enrique or Kiko Narváez in their ranks, among others, clinched the gold medal in front of 95,000 spectators at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games after defeating Poland in an epic match that ended at 3-2.
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Romario’s oxtail and 5-0 against Madrid (1994)
On January 8, 1994, FC Barcelona gave Real Madrid a historic win. An unfavorable 5-0 that, in addition, gave a legendary goal: that of Romario after breaking the waist of Alkorta with a dribble baptized as the tail of the cow.
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Return to Atlético de Madrid (1997)
After a 2-2 draw in Madrid, the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals started with a 0-3 scoreline at halftime. In a historic second half, Barça overturned a game that ended 5-4 and unleashed culé madness in the stadium.
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Manchester Utd-Bayern Champions League Final (1999)
The Camp Nou hosted the Champions League final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich. After the Bavarian team had been leading throughout the game, two goals from the ‘Red Devils’ in injury time gave Alex Fergusson’s men the title (2-1) in a match for history.
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Rivaldo’s Chilean (2001)
FC Barcelona, coached that season by Rexach, qualified for the Champions League on the final day of the league after a hat-trick from Rivaldo to Valencia with a spectacular overhead kick in the final minutes which fell to a tie (3-2) .
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Ronaldinho’s first goal (2003)
Ronaldinho made his debut at the Camp Nou on a midnight night dubbed ‘gazpacho night’. The Brazilian scored a spectacular goal from outside the area that foretold ‘Ronnie’s’ bright future at Barcelona.
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Messi’s ‘Maradonian’ goal (2007)
On 18 April 2007, Leo Messi emulated Diego Armando Maradona in scoring a goal where he started from midfield, dribbling all over the rival defence. His victim was Getafe in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals, in a match that ended 5-2.
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A hand in Mourinho’s Madrid (2010)
On the night of November 29, 2010, Guardiola’s Barça gave an exhibition of football on the pitch of the Blaugrana stadium in ‘tiki taka’ style, beating Mourinho and Cristiano’s Madrid by a historic 5-0 with goals from Xavi, Pedro, Villa (x2) and Jeffren.
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Messi’s great goal in the Cup final (2015)
Barcelona and Athletic Club met in a Copa del Rey final played at the culé stadium. Luis Enrique’s team won the title (3-1) after dominating the game led by Leo Messi who scored a stratospheric goal where he dribbled through a large part of the opposing defense.
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Back to PSG (2017)
Barça returned from Paris with a mission to overturn a 4-0 defeat. In a magical night at the Camp Nou, the Catalans won 6-1 with three goals in the final minutes of the game. Sergi Roberto scored the sixth and final completing a historic milestone.
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Women’s soccer attendance record (2022)
After several matches broke attendance records in women’s football, FC Barcelona received Wolfsburg in the semifinals of the Champions League with 91,648 spectators in the stands, a historic figure never seen in women’s football.
Source: La Verdad
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