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| Date | 7 August 2017 | ||||||
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| Venue | Camp Nou, Barcelona | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) | ||||||
| Referee | Alfonso Javier Álvarez Izquierdo | ||||||
| Attendance | 64,705 | ||||||
The 2017 Joan Gamper Trophy was the 52nd edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy. Spanish side and hosts Barcelona faced Brazilian side Chapecoense at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. [1] This marked Chapecoense's first ever appearance in the Joan Gamper Trophy, as a tribute to the 71 Chapecoense players and staff who lost their lives after the LaMia Flight 2933 tragedy in La Unión, Colombia, on 28 November 2016. [2]
Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a Spanish professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, commonly known as Chapecoense and whose acronym is ACF, is a Brazilian football club, based in the city of Chapecó in the state of Santa Catarina.
Camp Nou is the home stadium of FC Barcelona since its completion in 1957.
On 3 August 2017, Chapecoense announced that they would wear a special kit for the match, featuring 71 stars on a white background, with each star representing a victim of the tragedy. [3]
The surviving Chapecoense players, Alan Ruschel, Jakson Follmann, and Neto, were all involved in the match. Alan Ruschel was the starting captain, and Jakson Follmann, accompanied by Neto, did a ceremonial kickoff. [4]
Alan Luciano Ruschel, known as Alan Ruschel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Chapecoense, as a left back.
Jakson Ragnar Follmann, simply known as Follmann, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Brazilian club Chapecoense.
Hélio Hermito Zampier Neto, commonly known as Neto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Chapecoense as a central defender.
