FC by Jonathan Avise BARCELONA EUROPE S BEST SOCCER CLUBS SportsZone An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
5 Barcelona's Hristo Stoichkov makes a move against a Sampdoria defender CHAPTER 1 CONQUERING EUROPE By the early 1990s FC Barcelona was the envy of much of the soccer world It was a giant in the Spanish league Barcelona had won multiple league and tournament titles It had the undying support of the people of Catalonia a unique region of the country that views itself as separate from the rest of Spain But one award was missing from the club's trophy case the European Cup the biggest prize in European club soccer Barcelona's fans were hopeful that was about to change Manager Johan Cruyff a former superstar for Barcelona and the
