VIP guests at the 125th anniversary
FC Barcelona is in party mood and nobody wanted to miss the 125th anniversary of the Club in the Teatre del Liceu. Barça figures from the club's past were also present to play their part on a very special evening for Barça fans.
VIP guests
Several members of the 'Dream Team' were present at the gala with Ronald Koeman, Carlos Rexach, José Mari Bakero, Hristo Stoichkov, Chiki Begiristain, José Ramón Alexanco, Guillermo Amor, Eusebio Sacristán, Julio Salinas, Andoni Goikoetxea, Albert Ferrer, Sergi Barjuan, Carlos Busquets and Jesús Angoy in attendance.
Also present were members of the first European Cup Winners Cup side; Juan Manuel Asensi, Pello Artola, Pedro Valentín Mora, Tente Sánchez, Miguel Bernardo Bianquetti "Migueli", Rafa Zubiría, Antonio Olmo and Julio Alberto Moreno.
Members of the squad that won the Champions League in Paris in 2006 were represented by Frank Rijkaard, Anderson de Souza Deco, Gerard Piqué, Rafa Márquez, Xavi Hernández, Henrik Larsson and hero of the game Juliano Belletti.
Jordi Cruyff, Patrick Kluivert, Sonny Anderson, Fernando Couto, Gaizka Mendieta, Xavi Escaich, Bojan Krkic, Fernando Navarro, Manuel Agudo "Nolito", Jofre Mateu, Oscar García Junyent, Jonathan Soriano and Juan Pablo Sorín were also there as well as Jordi Roura, assistant coach to Tito Vilanova the day that Barça played against Levante with 11 players from La Masia.
Xavi Llorens, former Barça Women coach who claimed the first league title for the team back in 2011/12 was also at the Liceu.
Professional teams represented
Aside from footballing greats from the past, the Club's other professional sports were well represented. Members of the basketball team who won the Euroleague at the Palau Sant Jordi were represented by Juan Carlos Navarro, Dejan Bodiroga, Rodrigo de la Fuente and Gregor Fucka. Legends Nacho Solozabal, Andrés Jiménez as was Audie Norris. Erazem Lorbek, champion with Barça when they won their second Euroleague title, was also present. Manolo Flores, Pedro Ansa, Juan de la Cruz, Lluis Miquel Santillana and Roger Esteller were also at the Liceu.
From handball Enric Masip, Oscar Grau, Joan Sagalés, Xavier O’Callaghan, Andrei Xèpkin, Eugeni Serrano, Milan Kalina and Tomas Svensson; from roller hockey Jordi Vila-Puig, Sergi Panadero, Gaby Cairo, and from futsal Jordi Torras, Fernandao, Ari Santos and Paco Sedano all come together at the Liceu to make sure all of Barça successes and history was represented at the 125th anniversary gala.