On this day, Barcelona fans met Hristo Stoichkov!

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.
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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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Stoichkov foi um futebolista fantástico, tinha uma qualidade técnica que beirava o absurdo.