Hibernian Vs. Barcelona 2008

[Thomson]

Was just wondering if anyone new if there was a video made of the july 2008 friendly with barce? If so how can i get my hands on a copy.

Cheers :greengrin

[AFKA5814_Hibs]

Look on you tube most of the goals are there.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Barca were EVS -1 goal that night!
Unbelievable!

[Hank Schrader]

Barca were EVS -1 goal that night!
Unbelievable!

Evens HT/FT as well.

Free money.

[Dashing Bob S]

My abiding memory of that night is Alan O'Brien tearing Alves a new one.

[Bayern Bru]

My abiding memory of that night is Alan O'Brien tearing Alves a new one.

Should really have got its own bonus feature on the DVD, that. Sublime.

[hibee92]

i got my first ever hibs.net account banned that night for saying something about nish getting the pace of sproule after the game. apparently not many people saw the joke.

don't ban me now though... sorry :greengrin

[Hibernian Verse]

I remember Thicot coming on as a trialist and looking the real deal...

[matty_f]

The reaction to that game was a joke when you look back at it. Folk were going mental that they'd taken 6 of us and saying how embarrassing it was. Think Barca went on to win the treble that season IIRC, and they're not that much changed now.

I think we did well to keep them to 6!!

[Frogga]

If Barca had wanted 17 goals that night, they would have got 17 goals.

[zlatan]

They've never been back in Scotland since playing us and Dundee Utd as Pep said there was no challenge for the players whatsoever.

Equally funny and tragic.

[Hibs Class]

They've never been back in Scotland since playing us and Dundee Utd as Pep said there was no challenge for the players whatsoever.

Equally funny and tragic.

I thought they came primarily for the golf!

[Mon Dieu4]

The reaction to that game was a joke when you look back at it. Folk were going mental that they'd taken 6 of us and saying how embarrassing it was. Think Barca went on to win the treble that season IIRC, and they're not that much changed now.

I think we did well to keep them to 6!!

I was in a right huff after th 3rd went in, was thinking I dont care if it is the greatest team in the world with one of the world best players ever, even in a friendly I dont like to see us get humped. :faf:

Looking back on it now, I just feel lucky to have seen some of the best players in the world play Hibs

[johnrebus]

I remember turning to my son at half time and saying that Messi was the best player I had ever seen.

Don't think that is ever likely to change.

At least Paul Hanlon must have known that he was never likely to come against anything quite like that again.

:dizzy:

[marinello59]

The reaction to that game was a joke when you look back at it. Folk were going mental that they'd taken 6 of us and saying how embarrassing it was. Think Barca went on to win the treble that season IIRC, and they're not that much changed now.

I think we did well to keep them to 6!!

Crazy wasn't it? My wee lad loved that game even though we got beat. Watching the final last night was him was even better when he could point out the guys who played against us that night and say he had seen them 'live.'

[R'Albin]

Anyone got the team sheets from that game?

[west_didsbury_hibee]

HIBS McNeil (Grof 82), van Zanten, Hanlon, Hogg (Canning 73), Jones, Murray (Thicot 46), Stevenson (Chisholm 46), Shiels (Rankin 73), Fletcher (Fletcher 65), Nish, O'Brien (Cropley 82).

BARCELONA Valdes (Pinto 46), Corcoles (Keita 65), Marquez (Caceres 46), Henry (Bojan 46), Pique, Dani Alves (Abraham 46), Vazquez (Crosas 30), Pedro (Hleb 65), Gudjohnsen (Eto'o 65), Sergio (Toure 46), Messi (Jeffren 46).