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17.05.2008 10:59

First game in the Nueva Condomina

Jesús Carrillo

FC Barcelona will make their first ever appearance at Real Murcia's Nueva Condomina on Saturday evening because the last time they met the same team in an away game it was at their previous stadium in 2003-04.

The new arena was inauguratd in January 2006 and, therefore, the Pimentonero outfit have played their for just under 18 months. It is one of the most modern stadiums in Spanish football and has an all-seated capacity of 32,000.

Up and down

A year ago, Murcia won promotion to la Primera and it was time for celebrations, but 12 months later and more planning will be done after the team were unable to stay up longer than one season and have already had their return to la Segunda B confirmed.

The last visit

FC Barcelona played a toal of 17 games in Murcia's previous stadium. The last one was on the 28th day of the 2003-04 campaign when Frank Rijkaard's team won 2-0. It was on March 14, 2004, to be precise, that Javier Saviola scored before half-time and Ronaldinho added a second after the break to give the visitors victory.