O game with Guinea national teamon Saturday (17), will be the eighth of Brazil in the city of Barcelona. The first was exactly on June 17, 1934, so 89 years ago, when the team was beaten by the Catalan national team by 2-1.
The Brazilian team would again face Catalonia in Barcelona twice more and won both times: 3 x 1 in May 2002, on the eve of the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, with two goals by Ronaldinho Gaúcho and one by Edmílson; and 5 x 2 in May 2004, with two goals by Ronaldo, another two by Júlio Baptista and one by Ricardo Oliveira.
In this historic city that houses the great works of Antoni Gaudí, Brazil played two matches against Barcelona: 4 x 4 in July 1934; and 2 x 2 in April 1999 – goals by Ronaldo and Rivaldo.
It was also in Barcelona that the Brazilian national team played two games for the World Cup in Spain, in 1982: a 3-1 victory over Argentina and a 3-2 defeat against Italy. , Falcão and Júnior, among many others.
In Spain, in all, the national team has played 18 times: in addition to the seven engagements in Barcelona, it has played four times in Seville, two in Madrid, and also in Girona, Gijón, Valencia, Bilbao and Vigo.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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