1) Dundee United
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Younger Dundee fans might not even know this, but they are the one team that Barcelona simply cannot get any sort of result against.
In four attempts, Dundee have comfortably beaten the Catalan treble winners – every single time! Not many teams in the world can boast a 100% per cent record against the Catalan side, but the Scottish club has held that distinction for decades now. Without any Champions League meetings in the works, it looks unlikely that Barcelona will ever get a chance to get one back over the plucky Scots!
Back in 1966/1967, Barcelona were the defending Fairs Cup champions. While they hadn’t won La Liga in over a decade, drawing the fifth best team in Scotland shouldn’t have seemed to tough for the 3rd round – and the first leg was at the Camp Nou.
While Barcelona dictated proceedings, they were pegged back in either half before scoring a late, consolation to set up a finely-poised second leg at 2-1. The second leg in Scotland went very much the same way, with the ‘minnows’ capitalising on chances in the counter to overcome their huge opponents 1-0.
If that was chalked down as ‘the luck of the Fairs Cup’, Dundee United were drawn with Barcelona once again 20 years later, in the reformed UEFA Cup’s quarter-finals. The first leg ended 1-0 through a volley by young Kevin Gallacher – another stunning result.
This time, however, the second leg would be played out in the Nou Camp – with Barcelona boasting greats such as Mark Hughes and Gary Lineker. So when Caldere equalised just before half-time, it was normal order resumed. Or not?
With only five minutes to go for the provincial Scottish side to nick extra-time, John Clark netted the winner, dashing Catalan hearts. Five minutes later, Iain Ferguson scored from a breakaway counter to well and truly establish Dundee’s superiority over Barcelona!
