FC Barcelona vs AC Milan – Champions League

Today Tuesday, Barça will kick off the Champions League with a home match against one of the Italian greats: Ibrahimovic’s Milan.

But this will not be the only première of the night, as Leo Messi might face the Italian team for the first time, and team captain Puyol will be back on the pitch following his injury.

To ensure fans have no problems getting to the Camp Nou, TMB will provide extra metro and bus services in the area.

The metro will run under its usual timetable, until midnight, with extra services on the lines giving access to the stadium: Badal and Collblanc (on line 5) and Maria Cristina and Les Corts (on line 3).

There will also be extra bus services for lines 15, 43 and 56, and two special lines will be launched at the end of the match, between Camp Nou and Plaça de Catalunya and between the stadium and Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer.

46th Joan Gamper Trophy. F.C.Barcelona vs Naples

Every year Barcelona Football Club organises an official first team presentation, the Joan Gamper Trophy, and the 2011-12 season presentation takes place on Monday 22 August.

For the 46th Gamper the Italian club Naples has been invited and they will face Barça at Camp Nou in a match with an 8.30 pm kick-off. Naples, who finished third in the Italian League and this year are playing in the Champions League, have players of the standing of Argentinean Ezequiel Lavezzi, Slovak Marek Hamsik and Uruguayan Edinson Cavani.

Tickets for the match can be bought from the usual outlets and this year there are some special offers for children. Admission is free for under-14s on purchase of an adult ticket by a club member and 50% off for non-members.

The traditional musical and leisure activities that take place in the hours prior to the game are also back this year. Anyone who shows a match ticket can gain access to the ground from 3 pm to when the first team players and technical staff are presented, which should be around 7.50 pm.

Camp Nou -> C/Aristides Maillol, 12 | Les Corts ::: FC Barcelona website :::

Camp Nou will host the King’s Cup Final

The final of the Copa del Rey (King’s Cup Final), between Sevilla and Atlético de Madrid, will in principle, be played in Barcelona, at the Camp Nou, on 19th May.

Should Atlético de Madrid fail to reach the final of the Europa League, the date for the cup final will be 13th May.

It was initially set for 26th May but the day had to be changed because the teams could not play their international players, owing to the World Cup in South Africa.

Atlético de Madrid reached the final after knocking out Marbella, Recreativo, Celta and Racing, while Sevilla defeated Atlético Ciudad, Barcelona, Deportivo and Getafe.

Source: www.bcn.es