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FC Barcelona in Europe is an article about FC Barcelona and their record in European football competitions. They are the only team to have played in Europe in every season since European competitions began in the 1950s. They have won 11 official European trophies, with only Real Madrid and Milan, with 12 each, having won more. Although they have only won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League twice, they have won the now defunct, European Cup Winners' Cup 4 times, and the old Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 3 times, which is more than any other club, for both trophies. They have also won the European Super Cup, and the Copa Latina, both of them on two occasions.

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[edit] History

[edit] Early Years

FC Barcelona was among the pioneers of European football, and as early as 1904 the club began to play friendly games against teams from the neighbouring regions in France. Club president Arthur Witty organised the club's first trip abroad, which resulted in their first game against a non-Spanish team. On May 1, 1904, FC Barcelona defeated Stade Olympien des Étudiants Toulousains. The same opponents were then invited back to Barcelona to play the inaugural game at the Carrer Muntaner, one of the club's early homes. FC Barcelona won this game 4-0, with two goals from Joan Gamper.

By 1910, these games evolved into the Coupe de Pyrenées, a competition featuring the top teams from Languedoc, Le Midi, Aquitaine, Catalonia, and the Basque Country. Five competitions were played before 1914 with FC Barcelona winning in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. The final competition was won by FC Espanya in 1914. During the 1920s, the club regularly hosted friendly games against visiting teams from throughout Europe, and in 1932, FC Barcelona was invited to enter the Copa Aniversario, a competition arranged to celebrate the anniversary of Benfica. FC Barcelona emerged triumphant after defeating Porto 2-1 and the host team 5-2. The Spanish Civil War and then the Second World War put a temporary hold on European football for the team. The opportunity to play European clubs again arrived with the emergence of summer tournaments such as the Trofero Teresa Herrera, hosted by Deportivo La Coruña. In 1948, FC Barcelona beat Porto 2-1 to win this trophy and they won it again in 1951, by beating Young Boys, 4-2.

[edit] Copa Latina

In 1949, the football federations of Spain, Italy, France, and Portugal, came together and launched their own club competition. European clubs could not afford hefty travel costs so the Copa Latino was staged at the end of every season in a single host country. The competition featured two semi-finals, a third place play-off and a final. As La Liga champions in 1949, FC Barcelona represented Spain in the inaugural competition. They beat Reims 5-0 in their semi-final at Les Corts, before beating Sporting Lisbon 2-1 in the final at the Estadio Chamartín. FC Barcelona also played in and won the 1952 competition in Paris, beating Juventus 4-2 in the semi-final and then Nice 1-0 in the final.

[edit] Records

[edit] UEFA Champions League

FC Barcelona won the UEFA Champions League for the second time by defeating Arsenal 2-1, with late goals from Samuel Eto'o and Juliano Belletti, despite falling behind to a Sol Campbell header in the 37th minute. Both the goals were set up by substitute Henrik Larsson. Arsenal's goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann, became the first player ever to be sent off in the final of the competition when he was dismissed in the 18th minute after bringing down Samuel Eto'o at the edge of the box.

[edit] European Cup

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European Cup won by FC Barcelona in 1992

[edit] European Cup Winners Cup

[edit] Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

[edit] European Super Cup

Team: Hesp, Bogarde, Albert Celades, Reiziger (Abelardo 70), Ferrer, Sergi, De la Peña, Rivaldo (Giovanni 86), Luis Enrique, Figo (Stoichkov 86), Anderson

Team: Hesp - Ferrer, Bogarde, Nadal, Sergi, Figo , Albert Celades (Amor 79), Luis Enrique (Ciric 89), Anderson (Oscar Garcia 71), Giovanni, Rivaldo.

Team: Víctor Valdés, Juliano Belletti, Carles Puyol, Rafael Márquez, Sylvinho (Ludovic Giuly 71), Thiago Motta (Eiður Guðjohnsen 56), Xavi (Andrés Iniesta 56), Deco, Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto'o, Ronaldinho

[edit] Copa Latina

Team: Velasco - Calvet, Curta, Calo, Gonzalvo III, Gonzalvo II, Basora, Seguer, Canal, Cesar, Navarro

Team: Ramallets - Martin, Biosca, Seguer, Bosch, Escudero, Basora, Cesar, Kubala, Aldecoa, Manchon.

As of the beginning of the 2006-2007 season, Barcelona have competed in:

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UEFA Champions League 2006-07

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AEK | Anderlecht | Arsenal | Barcelona | Bayern Munich | Benfica | Bordeaux | Celtic 
Chelsea | Copenhagen | CSKA Moscow | Dynamo Kyiv | Galatasaray | Hamburg 
Internazionale | Levski Sofia | Lille | Liverpool | Lyon | Manchester United | Milan 
Olympiakos | Porto | PSV | Real Madrid | Roma | Shakhtar | Spartak Moscow 
Sporting | Steaua | Valencia | Werder Bremen

Members of G-14

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Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax | Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg Arsenal | Image:Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona | Image:Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen | Image:Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich

Image:Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Juventus

Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg Liverpool | Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg Manchester United | Image:Flag of Italy.svg AC Milan | Image:Flag of France.svg Lyon | Image:Flag of France.svg Marseille

Image:Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain | Image:Flag of Portugal.svg FC Porto | Image:Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid | Image:Flag of Spain.svg Valencia

Preceded by:
Red Star Belgrade 		European Cup Champions
1991/92 		Succeeded by:
Olympique de Marseille
Preceded by:
Liverpool F.C. 		UEFA Champions League Champions
2005/06 		Succeeded by:
Current winner
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