The June 29, 1952 is a date marked in red in the history of the FC Barcelonasince that day the azulgrana club won the latin cup and completed the re-poker of titles in one season to become the ‘Barça de les Cinc Copes’. He had previously won the Ligathe Generalissimo’s Cupthe Eva Duarte Cup and the Martini & Rossi Trophy.
The latin cup It was a prestigious tournament that was played between 1949 and 1957 and faced the League champions of Spain, Italy, France and Portugal, being considered one of the forerunners of the current Champions League. The Barça had won the first edition in 1949 and repeated the success in 1952 after defeating the A series (1-0) thanks to a solitary goal from César.
According to the chronicle of the match in El Mundo Deportivo, signed by Jose Luis Lasplazasthe Barça had to work hard to beat a A series who locked himself in his field and made a strong mark on Countingthe great Barcelona star. In that final they played Ramallets; Martín, Biosca, Seguer; Bosch, Aldecoa; Escudero, Manchón, Basora, César and Kubala.
Cover of Mundo Deportivo of June 30, 1952
The triumph of FC Barcelona in the fourth edition of the latin cup, achieved in the Parc des Princes in Paris, consecrated the Barça team as the best European team and unleashed a collective euphoria in Catalonia that was unprecedented until then. The reception for the heroes was tremendous as they passed through all the Catalan towns.
The Barça squad with the Latin Cup title
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