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| Date | 22 August 2011 | ||||||
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| Venue | Camp Nou, Barcelona | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Seydou Keita | ||||||
| Referee | Alfonso Javier Álvarez Izquierdo | ||||||
The 2011 Joan Gamper Trophy was the 46th edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy. Spanish side and hosts Barcelona faced Italian side Napoli at the Camp Nou in Barcelona.
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based in Naples, Campania that plays in Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. The club have won two league titles, five Coppa Italias, two Supercoppa Italiana titles, and one UEFA Cup.
The Catalans defeated the Italians with a 5-0 win. [1] [2] Cesc Fàbregas, Seydou Keita and Pedro scored one goal each while Lionel Messi scored twice, although he came in as a second half substitute.
Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Spain national team.
Seydou Keïta is a Malian former footballer. A versatile midfielder, he operated as both a central or defensive midfielder.
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has a record-tying five Ballon d'Or awards, four of which he won consecutively, and a record six European Golden Shoes. He has spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he has won a club-record 34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League titles and six Copas del Rey. A prolific goalscorer and a creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (419), a La Liga and European league season (50), most hat-tricks in the UEFA Champions League (8), and most assists in La Liga (169) and the Copa América (12). He has scored 698 senior career goals for club and country.
It was the first edition in Joan Gamper Trophy's history in which the "man of the match" award was given to a player. Barcelona's Seydou Keita was the first ever winner of the prize. [3] [4]
