Barcelona were a giant elite club of Europe when they’d won 0 (ZERO) European Cups which completely goes against everything you say. They are no bigger a club now as they were in 1992. They have been a giant club for 60 years, they were a giant club in the 00s and they’d still only won 1 (ONE) European Cup until Pep took them on. Their stature as a club has not changed since winning a further three or four. Still the same.
Real Madrid have won 7 (SEVEN) more European Cups than Barça, but they’re not a bigger club, they’re not a more feared club on any stage at any level in any competition than Barça.
The old European Cup winners are looked upon with far too much grandeur. Don’t forget, winning the European Cup before 1992 meant you played just three rounds before the final and in some cases even got a fucking bye in some rounds! What a fucking joke!
That’s why Juventus are looked upon as a much bigger club than any of the other Italian clubs. Because in Italy they know that the European Cup isn’t the benchmark.
European Cup Record
1965
1st Round - KR Reykjavik 5-0, 6-1 (11-1)
2nd Round - Anderlecht 3-0, 1-0 (4-0)
Quarter-Final - Cologne 0-0, 0-0 (0-0) replay 2-2 - won on coin toss
Semi-Final - Internazionale 3-1, 0-3 (3-4)
1967
1st Round - Petrolul Ploiesti 2-0, 1-3 (3-3) replay 2-0
2nd Round - Ajax 1-5, 2-2 (3-7)
1974
1st Round - Jeunesse Esch 1-1, 2-0 (3-1)
2nd Round - Red Star Belgrade 1-2, 1-2 (2-4)
1977
1st Round - Crusaders 2-0, 5-0 (7-0)
2nd Round - Tabzonspor 0-1, 3-0 (3-1)
Quarter-Final - St Etienne 0-1, 3-1 (3-2)
Semi-Final - FC Zurich 3-1, 3-0 (6-1)
Final - Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1
WINNERS
1978
2nd Round - Dynamo Dresden 5-1, 1-2 (6-3)
Quarter-Final - Benfica 2-1, 4-1 (6-2)
Semi-Final - Borussia Moenchengladbach 1-2, 3-0 (4-2)
Final - Bruges 1-0
WINNERS
1979
1st Round - Nottingham Forest 0-2, 0-0 (0-2)
1980
1st Round - Dinamo Tbilisi 2-1, 0-3 (2-4)
1981 FUCK ME, A PROPER COUPLE OF GAMES!!
1st Round - Oulu Palloseura 1-1, 10-1 (11-2)
2nd Round - Aberdeen 1-0, 4-0 (5-0)
Quarter-Final - CSKA Sofia 5-1, 1-0 (6-1)
Semi-Final - Bayern Munich 0-0, 1-1 (1-1) won on away goals
Final - Real Madrid 1-0
WINNERS
1982
1st Round - Oulu Palloseura 1-0, 7-0 (8-0)
2nd Round - AZ Alkmaar 2-2, 3-2 (5-4)
Quarter-Final - CSKA Sofia 1-0, 0-2 (1-2)
1983
1st Round - Dundalk 4-1, 1-0 (5-1)
2nd Round - HJK Helsinki 0-1, 5-0 (5-1)
Quarter-Final - Widzew Lodz 0-2, 3-2 (3-4)
1984
1st Round - Odense 1-0, 5-0 (6-0)
2nd Round - Athletic Bilbao 0-0, 1-0 (1-0)
Quarter-Final - Benfica 1-0, 4-1 (5-1)
Semi-Final - Dinamo Bucharest 1-0, 2-1 (3-1)
Final - Roma 1-1 won on penalties
WINNERS
1985
1st Round - Lech Poznan 1-0, 4-0 (5-0)
2nd Round - Benfica 3-1, 0-1 (3-2)
Quarter-Final - FK Austria 1-1, 4-1 (5-2)
Semi-Final - Panathinaikos 4-0, 1-0 (5-0)
Final - Juventus 0-1
2002
3rd Qualifying Round - Haka 5-0, 4-1 (9-1) 1st Round Group
Boavista 1-1, 1-1
Borussia Dortmund 0-0, 2-0
Dynamo Kiev 1-0, 2-1 (1st place)
2nd Round Group
Barcelona 1-3, 0-0
Roma 0-0, 2-0
Galatasaray 0-0, 1-1 (2nd place)
Quarter-Final - Bayer Leverkusen 1-0, 2-4 (3-4)
2003
1st Round Group
Valencia 0-2, 0-1
Spartak Moscow 5-0, 3-1
Basel 1-1, 3-3 (3rd place)
2005
3rd Qualifying Round - Grazer AK 2-0, 0-1 (2-1)
1st Round Group
Monaco 2-0, 0-1
Olympiakos 0-1, 3-1
Deportivo La Coruna 0-0, 1-0 (2nd place)
2nd Round - Bayer Leverkusen 3-1, 3-1 (6-2)
Quarter-Final - Juventus 2-1, 0-0 (2-1)
Semi-Final - Chelsea 0-0, 1-0 (1-0)
Final - AC Milan 3-3 won on penalties
WINNERS
2006
1st Qualifying Round - TNS 3-0, 3-0 (6-0)
2nd Qualifying Round - Kaunas 3-1, 2-0 (5-1)
3rd Qualifying Round - CSKA Sofia 3-1, 0-1 (3-2)
1st Round Group
Betis 2-1, 0-0
Chelsea 0-0, 0-0
Anderlecht 1-0, 3-0 (1st place)
2nd Round - Benfica 0-1, 0-2 (0-3)
2007
3rd Qualifying Round - Maccabi Haifa 2-1, 1-1 (3-2)
1st Round Group
PSV Eindhoven 0-0, 2-0
Galatasaray 3-2, 2-3
Bordeaux 1-0, 3-0 (1st place)
2nd Round - Barcelona 2-1, 0-1 (2-2) won on away goals
Quarter-Final - PSV Eindhoven 3-0, 1-0 (4-0)
Semi-Final - Chelsea 0-1, 1-0 (1-1) won on penalties
Final - AC Milan 1-2
2008
3rd Qualifying Round - Toulouse 1-0, 4-0 (5-0)
1st Round Group
Porto 1-1, 4-1
Marseille 0-1, 4-0
Besiktas 1-2, 8-0 (2nd place)
2nd Round - Internazionale 2-0, 1-0 (3-0)
Quarter-Final - Arsenal 1-1, 4-2 (5-3)
Semi-Final - Chelsea 1-1, 2-3 (3-4)
2009
3rd Qualifying Round - Standard Liege 0-0, 1-0 (1-0)
1st Round Group
Marseille 2-1, 1-0
PSV Eindhoven 3-1, 3-1
Atletico Madrid 1-1, 1-1 (1st place)
2nd Round - Real Madrid 1-0, 4-0 (5-0)
Quarter-Final - Chelsea 1-3, 4-4 (5-7)
2010
1st Round Group
Debreceni 1-0, 1-0
Fiorentina 0-2, 1-2
Lyon 1-2, 1-1 (3rd place)
2015
1st Round Group
Ludogorets 2-1, 2-2
FC Basel 0-1, 1-1
Real Madrid 0-3, 0-1 (3rd place)
2018
Qualifying Play-Off Round - Hoffenheim 4-2, 2-1 (6-3)
1st Round Group
Sevilla 2-2, 3-3
Spartak Moscow 1-1, 7-0
Maribor 7-0, 3-0 (1st place)
2nd Round - Porto 5-0, 0-0 (5-0)
Quarter-Final - Manchester City
WANKERS