In Johan Cruyff's first season ahead of FC Barcelona, the Catalan team would face CSKA Sofia, from Bulgaria, in the semifinals of the European Cup Winners' Cup, which featured an as yet unknown Hristo Stoichkov.
In the first match, in Spain, Catalan won 4-2, but with two goals from Stoichkov. In the return match, another Spanish victory, by 2 to 1, again with Stoichkov scoring and being the highlight of the Bulgarian team. This confrontation would introduce the striker to the Dutch coach who, in the following season, would take him to play for the Spanish giants.
One of the greatest English forwards of all time, for Barcelona, Gary Lineker arrived in 1986, where he stayed until 1989 to return to English football.
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BARCELONA 4-2 CSKA SOFIA
Cup Winners' Cup 1988/1989
Semifinal (first match)
April 5, 1989
Barcelona: Andoni Zubizarreta, Aloísio, Ricardo Serna, Júlio Alberto; Eusebio, Guillermo Amor, Robert Fernández, José Mari Bakero; Txiki Begiristain, Gary Lineker, Julio Salinas. Coach: Johan Cruyff
CSKA Sofia: Iliya Valov, Petar Vitanov, Trifon Ivanov, Georgi Dimitrov, Stefan Bachev, Krasimir Bezinski, Nedyalko Mladenov; Ivaylo Kirov, Lachezar Tanev; Hristo Stoichkov, Emil Kostadinov. Manager: Dimitar Penev
Goals: (Bar) Gary Liniker, Guillermo Amor, José Mari Bakero, Julio Salinas / (CSKA) Hristo Stoichkov (2)
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