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04.11.2009 10:30
Rubin Kazan-Barça: Did you know.......?
Roger Bogunyà
There are plenty of talking points surrounding tonight's game -here are just a few:
- This will be Barca's 200th game in the European Cup/Champions League. They played their first 50 years ago in Sodfia, Bulkgaria.
- In the 1999 games played so far, Barca have conceded...........199 goals!
- The last time Barca played in Russia was in October 2002, when they beat Lokomotiv Moscow
1-3 with goalsfrom Saviola(2) and Kluivert
- This is only the third home European game that Rubin Kazan have held (not counting
qualifiers and the Intertoto Cup) and they have yet to win.
- Rubin's first ever Champions League win came a fortnight ago at the
Nou Camp.
- FC Barcelona have not lost in their last seven away games in the Champions League. They are
unbeaten since they lost 1-0 to Wisla.
- Rubin Kazan can tonight call on Macbeth Sibaya, who has been under suspension since 2007
- Both teams top their domestic leagues, with a single point lead. The Russian League has
just three games left in its season.
- It's been a while since Barca played a European game so early, they faced FKM Púchov (1-1)
in the UEFA Cup with a 19.00 kick off and their last game in Russia against Lokomotiv kicked off at
18.00.
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The referee
The Austrian referee Konrad Plautz will be in charge of the game tonight. The 45-year-old has
previously reffed two Barca games in the competition: Barça-Levski (5-0) in the 2006/07 group
stage, and Rangers-Barça (0-0) the following season. He has never before been in charge of a Rubin
Kazan game.
Plautz also refereed a game in which many of tonight's players figured, the Spain vs Russia game in the last European Championships, which Luis Aragones' team won 4-1.
Plautz also refereed a game in which many of tonight's players figured, the Spain vs Russia game in the last European Championships, which Luis Aragones' team won 4-1.
