{"match":{"id":769971,"locale":"en","date":"2017-03-08T19:45:00.000Z","status":"played","winner":"team_a","stb_id":"2017-03-08-19-45-00-fc-barcelona-vs-paris-saint-germain-fc","score_a":6,"score_b":1,"broadcast_link":null,"after_broadcast_link":null,"has_article_relations":null,"has_social_media_relations":null,"has_odds":null,"has_h2h":true,"has_overview":null,"has_statistics":false,"has_lineups":false,"has_predictions":null,"interesting_facts_team_a_html":null,"interesting_facts_team_b_html":null,"team_a":{"id":50245,"name":"FC Barcelona","short_name":"Barcelona","tla_name":"FCB","type":"club","gender":"male","status":"active","official_name":"Futbol Club Barcelona","founded":1899,"colors":"Red,Navy Blue,Orange","nicknames":"Barça,Blaugranas","createdAt":"2024-11-05T10:36:32.327Z","updatedAt":"2025-08-16T19:10:17.648Z","website":"http://www.fcbarcelona.com","address":"Avenida Arístides Maillol s/n","address_city":"Barcelona","address_zip":"08028","locale":"en","stb_id":"fc-barcelona","tier":null,"description":null,"top_position":null,"history_and_foundation":"## About Barcelona football club\n\n**\"Barcelona\"** is not just a football team. It is a **symbol of the city**, its culture, its **pride**. Founded in **1899**, it became one of the **greatest clubs in the world**, a place where **stars were born** and **football history was written**.\n\nThis is a team that **changed the way we think about the game**. She has created a **style** that has fans in awe and opponents in despair. This is a club that always **goes their way**, even when it's difficult.\n\n> \"Barcelona experienced triumphs, crises, revolutions, but never lost its spirit.\"","sporting_achievements":"## History of Barcelona: how it all began\n\nIt all started with an **idea**. **Joan Gamper**, a Swiss soccer player, moved to **Barcelona** and wanted to create a team. Together with a group of enthusiasts, he founded the club in **1899**, without even suspecting that a hundred years later it would become a **world giant**.\n\nThe **first successes** came in the **1920s**, but then **hard times** began. **Civil War**, political pressure - the club survived in difficult conditions. However, he not only **endured**, but also became **stronger**.\n\n**In the 50s** the first big star appeared – **Ladislao Kubala**. He made the team a **thunderstorm of Spanish football**, and in the **70s** came **Johan Cruyff** and showed that **Barcelona** can play **beautifully and win**.\n\n> \"The real breakthrough came in the 90s. 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But it's not just about size. **Magic reigns here.**\n\n> \"Here's the Barca anthem, which the fans sing so hard that it makes the opponents' knees tremble.\"\n\n**Currently, the arena** is under **reconstruction**, but when it opens renewed, it will once again be a place where **new stories are born**.\n\n## Achievements of Barcelona\n\n**Barcelona** is a club that **knows how to win**. His history is full of **trophies**:\n\n* **Champion of Spain (27 times)** – a club that challenged even the strongest **\"Real\"**.\n* **Champions League winner (5 times)** – **1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015**.\n* **Winner of the Spanish Cup (31 times)** – more than **any other club** in the country.\n* **World Club Champion (3 times)** – when **Barca** was becoming **the best in the world**.\n* **UEFA Super Cup (5 times)** – a trophy that cemented its **European superiority**.","current_status_and_future":"## Famous Barcelona players\n\nPlayers who **changed the game** played for this club:\n\n1. **Johan Cruyff** is not just a player, but a person who **laid the foundation** of everything that **Barcelona** is today.\n\n2. **Ronaldinho** is a magician who did things with the ball that **seemed impossible**.\n\n3. **Xavi and Iniesta** are two maestros who controlled the game like **conductors of an orchestra**.\n\n4. **Carles Puyol** is a warrior who fought for the emblem from **the first minute to the last**.\n\n5. **Lionel Messi** – **the best player in the history of the club**, a person who **broke all possible records**.\n\n## Interesting facts about Barcelona\n\n* **This is a club owned by the fans** – it is not run by the rich, but by the **members of the club**.\n\n* **One of the founders of La Liga** - was among those who **created Spanish football**.\n\n* **Never flew to Segundo** - always remained among the **elite**.\n\n* **The most Spanish cups won** - here they know how to win in **relegation tournaments**.\n\n* **Principle confrontation with \"Real\"** - **El Clasico** is more than a match. 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About Barcelona football club

\"Barcelona\" is not just a football team. It is a symbol of the city, its culture, its pride. Founded in 1899, it became one of the greatest clubs in the world, a place where stars were born and football history was written.

This is a team that changed the way we think about the game. She has created a style that has fans in awe and opponents in despair. This is a club that always goes their way, even when it's difficult.

\n
\"Barcelona experienced triumphs, crises, revolutions, but never lost its spirit.\"
\n

\n","sporting_achievements_html":"

History of Barcelona: how it all began

It all started with an idea. Joan Gamper, a Swiss soccer player, moved to Barcelona and wanted to create a team. Together with a group of enthusiasts, he founded the club in 1899, without even suspecting that a hundred years later it would become a world giant.

The first successes came in the 1920s, but then hard times began. Civil War, political pressure - the club survived in difficult conditions. However, he not only endured, but also became stronger.

In the 50s the first big star appeared – Ladislao Kubala. He made the team a thunderstorm of Spanish football, and in the 70s came Johan Cruyff and showed that Barcelona can play beautifully and win.

\n
\"The real breakthrough came in the 90s. Cruyff, now as a coach, created the Dream Team - the team that won the Champions Cup for the first time.\"
\n

And in the 2000s, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi appeared on the scene - and \"Barcelona\" became the dominant force of world football.

There were also difficult times: financial crises, management problems, Messi's departure. But this club always found a way back.

\n","club_identity_html":"

Barcelona stadium

When they talk about the greatest stadiums in the world, Camp Nou is always among them. It's a place where players become legends and fans create an atmosphere that takes your breath away.

Opened in 1957, it became home to the best football players. It is the largest stadium in Europe - more than 99,000 seats. But it's not just about size. Magic reigns here.

\n
\"Here's the Barca anthem, which the fans sing so hard that it makes the opponents' knees tremble.\"
\n

Currently, the arena is under reconstruction, but when it opens renewed, it will once again be a place where new stories are born.

Achievements of Barcelona

Barcelona is a club that knows how to win. His history is full of trophies:

Champion of Spain (27 times) – a club that challenged even the strongest \"Real\".
Champions League winner (5 times) – 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015.
Winner of the Spanish Cup (31 times) – more than any other club in the country.
World Club Champion (3 times) – when Barca was becoming the best in the world.
UEFA Super Cup (5 times) – a trophy that cemented its European superiority.

\n","current_status_and_future_html":"

Famous Barcelona players

Players who changed the game played for this club:

Johan Cruyff is not just a player, but a person who laid the foundation of everything that Barcelona is today.
\n
Ronaldinho is a magician who did things with the ball that seemed impossible.
\n
Xavi and Iniesta are two maestros who controlled the game like conductors of an orchestra.
\n
Carles Puyol is a warrior who fought for the emblem from the first minute to the last.
\n
Lionel Messi – the best player in the history of the club, a person who broke all possible records.
\n

Interesting facts about Barcelona

This is a club owned by the fans – it is not run by the rich, but by the members of the club.
\n
One of the founders of La Liga - was among those who created Spanish football.
\n
Never flew to Segundo - always remained among the elite.
\n
The most Spanish cups won - here they know how to win in relegation tournaments.
\n
Principle confrontation with \"Real\" - El Clasico is more than a match. This is history, politics, struggle for prestige.
\n

\n
\"Barcelona is not just a club, it is a philosophy of play and life that combines the beauty of football with the Catalan spirit.\"
\n

It is worth noting that Barcelona continues to be a unique phenomenon in world football, combining sporting achievements with a cultural mission. Will the club be able to overcome financial difficulties and bring back the golden times of Messi? One thing can be said for sure — the Camp Nou spirit and Catalan traditions make Barcelona a special place where the art of football reaches the highest peaks and the dreams of millions of fans find their embodiment on the green lawn. This is a club that proves that football can be not only a sport, but also a true art.

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