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I think Timmy's right. The gap between teams from different countries isn't as big as it used to be lets say in the late 90's. Not only did the less developed countries catch up with western Europe in terms of infrastructer, training and so on, but also todays "stars" can not be compared to players from the 90's, not to mention real stars like Pele, Platini, Cruyf, Beckenbauer or Boniek. To prove it, see that many players from the 90's generation not only play in top teams, but they are also stars there: Scholes, Giggs, Del Piero, Seedorf, Makelele even fat Ronaldo, who suffered from many serious injuries, still could teach these "stars" a thing or two.
Ofcourse we are not the favourites to win the tie against Barcelona, but they are a broken team with no spirit( I think that is what distincts the past and present footballers, these days football platers are more tabloid starlets and mercenaries than real sportsmen) and a whole lot of new players. I think that we have better chances than last time, when we had to face players like Rivaldo and Kluivert and we had Franz on our bench, and still we lost the home game due to a referee error. To win a tie against Barcelona would require a lot of faith and ambition from our players, but I still think it is possible to beat Barcelona.
Although I am writing from a Wisła fan point of view, meaning that I believe that Wisła will advance, what I've written concerns both Wisła and Beitar.
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Yeah, I can see Boniek teach Makelele.... dream on. reality has changed. but one thing that hasn't hanged is the level of Polish teams. Period. for me. This year we're examining the possibility of advancing to the 3rd round. It used to be the minimum option. Judge yourself but next year, if we meet Nova Gorica or dDomzale, we might feel quite the same. Does it mean European football is more equal? No, it means we suck more than 2-3 years before, because we stand in one place, while the rest is moving on, meaning most of Balkans, post-soviet teams, etc. With all due respet to Beitar, but a few years back, we wouldn't even care for a match against them.
I never said wining against Barcelona is impossible, I just don't see this year's Wisla do it.