The three basic data that it is necessary to know on the Apoel of Nikosea

The FC Barcelona will confront for the first time in his history this Wednesday against the Apoel of Nikosea, the third Cypriot team that will step the lawn of the Camp Nou. Already it played in 1982 against the Apollon of Nikosea and in 1996 against the AEK Larnaka in the ancient Recopa

The FC Barcelona confronts this Wednesday in Champions League against the Apoel of Nikosea, a team totally stranger for the Barcelona fans taking into account that never before it had played against the Barça. In the recent history of the club, however, can observe that does two seasons achieved to happen the liguilla of groups to arrive until the quarter-finals of the Champions League, where was deleted finally by the Real Madrid. It achieved, however, a historical attainment since never a Cypriot team had arrived so far in this competition.

In any case, the first curiosity of the rival of the FC Barcelona has to see with his name, Apoel, where each initial has a reference in the Greek language and that it wants to say the following: Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias. Something as well as: Athletic Club of Football of Greeks of Nikosea. In definite, a name that does not move away too much of the usual.

If we review the basic data of the Cypriot club, can distinguish to perfection his proper names. On the one hand, the president is Phivos Erotokritou, whereas the trainer is Giorgios Donis, that has commissioned of elogiar to the FC Barcelona in his last press conference ensuring that it treats of one of the best clubs of the world. The big star of the team is the Brazilian Manduca, maximum goleador the past season with 15 goals in spite of not being a pure forward, but rather a mediapunta with a lot of arrival.

The third and last curiosity, above-mentioned, is that the Barça never had confronted before with the Apoel, but yes with other two Cypriot teams. They were the Apollón of Nikosea in the Recopa of 1982 and the AEK Larnaka in 1996, also in the same continental competition. It does not foresee that the ones of Luis Enrique have too many problems this Wednesday to attain the three points.


Carlos Domínguez
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