Catalunya XI vs Spain XI

eZe^

I thought this was interesting. Who do you think would win?


Catalunya XI ;

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Valdes

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--Saltor

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Pique

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Puyol

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Capdevila-

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Busquets

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Fabregas

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Xavi

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---Garcia

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Bojan

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Iniesta

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Spain XI ;

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Casillas

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--Ramos

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Marchena----Juanito----Arbeloa---

--Silva

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Senna

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Alonso

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Mata----

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Villa

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Torres

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I still think Spain would win, but purely because of Villa and Torres, I think Catalunya have a stronger midfield and defense. It's pretty awesome to see that the Catalan team is so strong, that team would probably qualify and do pretty well in a major international competition.

2-1 Spain...

Nunu

Catalunya

Throw Guardiola in there in instead of Busquets...he could still do a great job:D

Catalunya well capable of a win. I'd say if they played a series of say 10 games though Spain would win the vast majority.

What's the story with Bojan....officially a Catalan ye?

eZe^

Catalunya

Ya, he has Serbian/ Catalan blood, but he has lived in Barca his whole life, and is officially registered with Spain, so he is definitely a Catalan.

JPA

Nunu wrote: »

Throw Guardiola in there in instead of Busquets...he could still do a great job:D

Catalunya well capable of a win. I'd say if they played a series of say 10 games though Spain would win the vast majority.

What's the story with Bojan....officially a Catalan ye?

His dad is Serbian but Bojan junior was born in Catalonia.

shano_88

Catalunya

no iniesta?

eZe^

Catalunya

shano_88 wrote: »

no iniesta?

He's played for Catalunya, he has been brought up by the youth academy and is basically Catalan in spirit, but he has no Catalan blood, so I left him out of both teams. Otherwise I'd put him;

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Garcia

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Bojan

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Iniesta

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Infact, that might actually give the Cats the edge.

Ya, I guess if I can include Senna for Spain, I can include Iniesta for Catalunya.

Morf

Alonso is most definitely Basque though!

DSB

I'd go for Catalunya every time to be honest. Although Spain's strikeforce is phenomenal.

eZe^

Catalunya

Morf wrote: »

Alonso is most definitely Basque though!

Catalunya vs Rest of Spain.

Helix

Catalunya

couldnt look past spain there

Morf

eZe^ wrote: »

Catalunya vs Rest of Spain.

It's not Spain though! We all know that! :rolleyes:

eZe^

Catalunya

Morf wrote: »

It's not Spain though! We all know that! :rolleyes:

Jesus, if you want to make a Basque/ Andulucian/ Aragonese/ etc XI vs Rest of Spain XI then be my guest alright, quit ruining the thread. :pac:

Morf

eZe^ wrote: »

Jesus, if you want to make a Basque/ Andulucian/ Aragonese/ etc XI vs Rest of Spain XI then be my guest alright, quit ruining the thread. :pac:

I'm sorry I thought that's what Basques/Catalans/Galicians liked doing, ruining it for everyone else.

thusspakeblixa

There was no Basque team, so here goes

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Lafuente

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---Amorebieta--Campo----Grenet----

Del Horno

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Iraola

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Orbaiz

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Arteta

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Xabi Alonso

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Etxeberria

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Llorente

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Admittedly the defence is crap and they would probably be torn apart by either the Catalans or Castilians but I like the midfield

...I reckon they'd wallop the Galicians, Asturians, Extremadurans or Valencians though. I love Spanish regions.

kinaldo

Catalunya

Athletic Bilbao manage pretty well with their Basque only policy. One of Spain's most successful clubs and have never been relegated.

kinaldo

Catalunya

Didn't Toon legend Albert Luque score twice for Cataluyna last year against the Basques?

yahoo_moe

Catalunya

DSB wrote: »

I'd go for Catalunya every time to be honest. Although Spain's strikeforce is phenomenal.

I dunno, I think Spain just shade it... Catalunya are missing a central striker.

Last year's Bojan, maybe, this year's definitely not enough - and while Catalunya's midfield is awesome, Spain's ain't bad either (although I'd probably play Arteta right side and Silva left).

That Basque midfield is pretty tasty too... bet Bilbao would love Alonso and Arteta there!

Morf

yahoo_moe wrote:

That Basque midfield is pretty tasty too... bet Bilbao would love Alonso and Arteta there!

Maybe in their later years. Arteta and Alonso grew up on the same street i'm told.