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The centre half was positive about his season when he spoke at his Campus, which was attended by more than 90 children.

With his holidays about to start, Bartra insisted: “winning the European Under 21s has given me what I needed to relax now – now it’s time to refocus and start to prepare for the pre-season”

“I am very happy. It’s a great day for football, the town and the area”, explained Marc Bartra at the end of his football campus, which has been held in Sant Jaume dels Domenys since 25th June. Talking in front of the more than 90 children who attended the campus, Bartra claimed: “I didn’t expect this to be such a success – it’s fantastic to share your vision of the game with so many kids”.

It’s a dream to play at Barça

As the campus came to a close, Bartra explained “being a Barça player really attracts people and it’s been wonderful for the kids to share all this. I’m very happy with last season – it’s been a dream come true for me to be in the first team. There have been great moments and the hard ones will help me learn and continue to grow”.

European success

After winning the European Under 21s with Spain, Bartra will be taking a short break over the next few weeks, explaining: “winning the European Under 21s has given me what I needed to relax now – now it’s time to refocus and start to prepare for the pre-season”.

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Here’s an overview of the top five stories of the year on FC Barcelona’s official website

The 2012/13 season saw FC Barcelona run away with the league title in record fashion, and it also saw Barça fans flock to FC Barcelona’s official website to get the latest news on the Club. Here’s a quick look at the most read stories on fcbarcelona.com from the 2012/13 season:

1) Neymar da Silva to join FC Barcelona for the next five seasons

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2) Neymar’s first day as a Barça player

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3) Live! All Details about FIFA Ballon d’Or 2012 Awards

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4) Messi’s son Thiago is born

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5) Schedule for Neymar’s first day at FC Barcelona

As many as eleven Barça players could play a part in the Confederations Cup final between Brazil and Spain (12 am, Telecinco) 

For Spain it’s a chance to win the competition for the first time while Brazil will looking to add to their three previous successes

Two of the best national sides in the world will be locked in a duel which many see as a pre-taste of the World Cup final in 2014. It promises to be a superb game of football with both teams boasting an embarrassment of talent. And fittingly on such an auspicious occasion, there are no fewer than eleven Barça players – nine for Spain and two for Brazil – who will be hoping to make the starting line-up tonight in the Maracaná (12 am, Telecinco).

A shaky road to the final

Both teams have made unexpectedly hard work of reaching the final, Spain needing a penalty shootout to get past Italy in the semi-finals – albeit a penalty shootout that will be long remembered for the quality of the spot kicks. The match itself failed to produce a goal in 120 minutes but four Barça players (Xavi, Iniesta, Piqué and Busquets) were among the seven players to send Spain through 7-6 on penalties.

In the other semi-final, Brazil conceded an early penalty to Uruguay and Neymar and Alves could only look on as Fórlan took the spot kick – it was saved by Julio Cesar. Fred put Brazil ahead just before halftime after Uruguay keeper Muslera could only block Neymar’s goal-bound effort. Cavani got a second half equaliser but a late Neymar corner headed in by Paulinho gave Brazil a place in the final.

Eight previous meetings

Spain and Brazil have met in five competitive matches and three friendlies. The last time was in an exhibition match in Vigo. On that occasion Barça was represented by Guardiola, Abelardo, Sergi and Luis Enrique for Spain and club team-mate Rivaldo for Brazil. The match ended goalless.

Brazil has had the better of the encounters with four wins, two defeats and two draws. The stage is set for a mouth-watering final in the new Maracaná – and whatever the result, the Barça contingent of Neymar, Alves, Andrés Iniesta, Piqué, Xavi and Busquets etc is a guarantee of spectacle on a grand scale.

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