Barça Museum ends 2011 with record visitors and turnover

There has been an increase of 24% in the number of visitors and of 59% in turnover with respect to 2010

A total of 1,626,990 people visited the Camp Nou Experience last year

The Barça Museum is the third most visited in all of Spain

2011 was the best year ever for the FC Barcelona Museum. The figures were astounding, with a massive increase of 24% in the number of visitors and of 59% in turnover with respect to 2010.

A total of 1,626,990 people visited the Camp Nou Experience last year, the combined name for the Stadium Tour, the Museum and the multimedia space. That's the highest figure in the 27 years of the Museum's history, and which beats the previous record of 1,397,574 visitors in 2007.

That means that Barça Museum is the third most visited in all of Spain, only behind The Prado (2,911,767) and the Reina Sofía (2,705,529). In Catalonia, it is still ahead of the Picasso Museum in Barcelona and Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres.

Busiest month July

As usual, it was in summer that the visitors were most intense. The highest attendance in 2010 was July with 271,992 visitors. On just one day, July 14, there were an amazing 13,659 visitors, the most visitors the Museum has ever had on a single day.

This figures reflect the growth detected at the Museu President Núñez last year, when visits rose by 20%. 2010 was the year that the facilities were modernised and transformed with the establishment of the Camp Nou Experience, a new route around the stadium that allows visitors to discover, experience and thrill with Barça, its players and its historic achievements.

The improvements to the Museum have continued in 2011. There is a special display of the 16 titles won in the 2010/11 season by the football teams and the other professional sports teams. More space has also been dedicated to the Foundation on the first floor. An audiovisual display is the main attraction here, which explores the values promoted by the Foundation through its alliances, programmes and campaigns in Catalonia and around the world.

The new items for 2011 also include a section dedicated to the Barça players that have won the Ballon d'Or, with special attention given to Leo Messi. Much of the audiovisual and multimedia content has also been updated, with specially dedicated videos to the achievements of the Guardiola era.

FC Barcelona - Valencia 19/02/2012

Barcelona has been restored in the week honors.

Certainty of 99 percent qualify for the Champions League round of 16 and a sensational victory over Valencia in La Liga is the perfect proof that remains Barcelona Barcelona, ​​one of the strongest teams in the world. Only in a week, the Blaugrana had restored his honor.
FC Barcelona might say, who needs an away victory in the domestic league if it can beat anyone at home? It's all about the Champions League. Let Real Madrid La Liga control, they've wasted enough money, they deserve it.
This is the most needed by the Catalan stronghold of Madrid responded almost certainly be a champion. Barcelona will not win the league this season, they know that, do we. But in the Champions League, they remain unbeaten. Regardless of the massacre of AC Milan against Arsenal, Barcelona still looked too strong for any team in Europe. Barcelona rolled Leverkusen 3-1 in the first leg, in his own house, and it made the German elite team began looking at the end of his journey in the Champions League this season, even before the second leg was held.
In the league, not much changed. They left behind 10 points from Real Madrid. To measure rivalry Barcelona-Madrid, 10 points is the difference between a very deadly.Party goals against Valencia FC did not change anything. Barcelona unbeaten at home, but a bit unsteady when away. Despite lagging in the beginning of the game, all know who the winner when the long whistle sounded. Not a problem score of 5-1, but the timing was an important victory, especially in the second round, where the Barcelona launch an attack for a deadly attack into the heart of Valencia's defense. The final result could have been more crushing if Cesc Fabregas, Alexis Sanchez Tello and more calm in solving opportunities.
But, of course, Lionel Messi, who get the best stage. Four goals is a form of a magical action. Which marks the kick lob goal last night was incredible. Not only that, Xavi also added a goal through a complete chip lovely Valencia suffered. Andres Iniesta and even showed a different class of almost everyone on the field. He had a vision, touch and ability to control the midfield and forward that exceed the average. Despite not scoring goals, greatness Iniesta felt almost all over the field.
After slaughter Valencia, Josep Guardiola praised Xavi directly to the influence and role of the magnitude of Barcelona. Barca Pep stated that without Xavi would be the same team it is today.
After two great victories over the next week and the affirmation of Messi as the best player in the world, Barcelona had a chance to prove that they are also unbeaten in away games. This weekend, Barca will pay a visit to the headquarters of Atletico Madrid. Although Barca can not win La Liga this season, they need improvement in the match-away games. Without the schedule in midweek Champions League, Barcelona lose hope for the strongest force against Los Colchoneros.
Barcelona should boost tandangnya form so as not to lag even further than Real Madrid before El Classico was held again in April. With a wall thickness of the defense, the linebacker unlimited creativity and goal-hungry predators row in front-line, Barcelona could do it.
Sources: Bola.net

El Cant del Barca

Tot el camp
Es un clam
Som la gent blaugrana
Tant se val d'on venim
Si del sud o del nord
Ara estem d'acord, ara estem d'acord,
Una bandera ens agermana.
Blaugrana al vent
Un crit valent
Tenim un nom el sap tothom:
Barça, Barça, Baaarça!


Jugadors, seguidors,
Tots units fem força.
Son molt anys plens d'afanys,
Son molts gols que hem cridat
I s'ha demostrat, i s'ha demostrat,
Gue mai ningu no ens podrà torcer.
Blaugrana al vent
Un crit valent
Tenim un nom el sap tothom:
Barça, Barça, Baaarça!

FC Barcelona v Valencia CF (08 02 2012) Copa Del Rey

Barcelona vs Valencia, Living Dead Party!

Valencia hosted the party life and death semi-final second leg Copa del Rey on Thursday (09/02) Barcelona will restore some of its core players to appear since the early minutes.
Sergio Busquets condition of a question mark for the camp host after tearing a knee injury when Real Sociedad won the victory of the weekend. Busquets adds a long list of players at Barca treatment rooms previously occupied by Andres Iniesta, Pedro, David Villa and Ibrahim Afellay.
Coach Josep Guardiola is likely to maintain Cristian Tello on the front line after playing nicely against Sociedad. While Xavi, Gerard Pique and Alexis Sanchez are all going back to decorate the Barca line up after being rested for the match at the weekend.
In the stronghold of the visitors, Valencia coach, Unai Emery was able to reduce Ever Banega and Jonas since the early minutes after being accidentally saved while Valencia held to a goalless draw by Atletico Madrid last weekend.
Los Che need a goal in the Camp Nou to be able to qualify for the finals, as Carles Puyol's header in the first meeting to make Barca the away goal advantage.
DATA AND MATCH FACTS:Barcelona was recorded as the most successful team in the Copa del Rey by winning the title in this event 25 times and finished second 10 times.Catalan club has never lost a competitive match at the Camp Nou since September 2010 last month.With a capacity of more than 99 thousand seats, Camp Nou is one of the biggest stadiums in the world.Valencia have won just one of their last nine away games in all competitions.Los Che have never won in Barcelona for over 8 years. The last time they won at home to Barca took place in October 2003.Roberto Soldado is Valencia's top scorer this season with a notch 20 goals.
ESTIMATED COMPOSITION OF PLAYERS:Barcelona (4-3-3): Pinto; Alves, Pique, Puyol, Abidal; Xavi, Mascherano, Fabregas; Sanchez, Messi, Tello.
Valencia (4-2-3-1): Alves; Miguel, Rami, Ruiz, Mathieu; Albelda, Banega; Piatti, Jonas, Alba; Soldado.

Barcelona vs Valencia, Living Dead Party!

Valencia hosted the party life and death semi-final second leg Copa del Rey on Thursday (09/02) Barcelona will restore some of its core players to appear since the early minutes.
Sergio Busquets condition of a question mark for the camp host after tearing a knee injury when Real Sociedad won the victory of the weekend. Busquets adds a long list of players at Barca treatment rooms previously occupied by Andres Iniesta, Pedro, David Villa and Ibrahim Afellay.
Coach Josep Guardiola is likely to maintain Cristian Tello on the front line after playing nicely against Sociedad. While Xavi, Gerard Pique and Alexis Sanchez are all going back to decorate the Barca line up after being rested for the match at the weekend.
In the stronghold of the visitors, Valencia coach, Unai Emery was able to reduce Ever Banega and Jonas since the early minutes after being accidentally saved while Valencia held to a goalless draw by Atletico Madrid last weekend.
Los Che need a goal in the Camp Nou to be able to qualify for the finals, as Carles Puyol's header in the first meeting to make Barca the away goal advantage.
DATA AND MATCH FACTS:Barcelona was recorded as the most successful team in the Copa del Rey by winning the title in this event 25 times and finished second 10 times.Catalan club has never lost a competitive match at the Camp Nou since September 2010 last month.With a capacity of more than 99 thousand seats, Camp Nou is one of the biggest stadiums in the world.Valencia have won just one of their last nine away games in all competitions.Los Che have never won in Barcelona for over 8 years. The last time they won at home to Barca took place in October 2003.Roberto Soldado is Valencia's top scorer this season with a notch 20 goals.
ESTIMATED COMPOSITION OF PLAYERS:Barcelona (4-3-3): Pinto; Alves, Pique, Puyol, Abidal; Xavi, Mascherano, Fabregas; Sanchez, Messi, Tello.
Valencia (4-2-3-1): Alves; Miguel, Rami, Ruiz, Mathieu; Albelda, Banega; Piatti, Jonas, Alba; Soldado.

Valencia CF v FC Barcelona (leg 1 semifinal copa del rey)