During the 2002–03 season, FC Barcelona competed in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League. The club's top scorer was Patrick Kluivert, with 21 goals.
Season summary
The 2002–03 season was the final year of president Joan Gaspart's reign. It was also his least successful at Barcelona, with the club changing manager three times during the course of the season, disrupting the league campaign. The club eventually finished in sixth place in La Liga, which was Barça's worst position in 15 years. In the Copa del Rey, the side failed to get past the round of 32. In Europe, however, they fared slightly better, reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League and setting a competition record for the most consecutive wins, with 11. Overall, the team's form was poor all season, which spurred wholesale changes in management, the board and squad of players.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | GK | 
|
Enke | 24 | EU | Benfica 
|
Transfer 
|
Summer | 2004 | Free | [1] |
| 10 | MF | 
|
Riquelme | 24 | Non-EU | Boca Juniors
|
Transfer
|
Summer | 2006 | €10M | [2] |
| 20 | DF |
|
Sorín | 26 | EU | Cruzeiro 
|
Loan → | Winter | 2003 | Loan | [3] |
| 17 | MF | 
|
Mendieta | 29 | EU | Lazio 
|
Loan → | Summer | 2003 | €1,5M | [4] |
Total spending: 
€15,500,000
Out
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | MF |
|
Arteta | 21 | EU | Rangers 
|
Transfer
|
Summer | €7,9M | [5] |
| 25 | GK | 
|
Dutruel | 30 | EU | Alavés | Transfer
|
Summer | €2,9M | [6] |
| 13 | GK |
|
Reina | 20 | EU | Villarreal | Transfer
|
Summer | €0,75M | [7] |
| 10 | FW |
|
Rivaldo | 31 | EU | Milan
|
Transfer
|
Summer | Free | [8] |
| 5 | DF |
|
Abelardo | 33 | EU | Alavés | Transfer
|
Summer | Free | [9] |
| 12 | DF |
|
Sergi | 31 | EU | Atlético Madrid | Transfer
|
Summer | Free | [10] |
| 36 | MF |
|
Luis García | 25 | EU | Atlético Madrid | Transfer
|
Summer | €3,6M | [11] |
| 22 | FW |
|
Geovanni | 23 | EU | Benfica
|
Loan → | Winter | Loan | [12] |
| 20 | FW |
|
Alfonso | 30 | EU | Betis | Loan → | Summer | Loan | [13] |
Total income: 
€15,150,000
Last updated: 3 October
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
28-07-2002 Friendly. Grenoble 1–0 Barcelona
30-07-2002 Friendly. Servette 1–4 Barcelona
02-08-2002 Amsterdam Tournament. Barcelona 4–2 Parma
04-08-2002 Amsterdam Tournament. Ajax 4–3 Barcelona
07-08-2002 Friendly. Newcastle United 0–3 Barcelona
23-08-2002 Joan Gamper Trophy. Barcelona 1–0 Red Star Belgrade
29-01-2003 Friendly. Benfica 0–1 Barcelona
04-02-2003 Friendly. Cádiz 1–2 Barcelona
05-03-2003 Friendly. Llorca 1–4 Barcelona
02-04-2003 Friendly. Barcelona 5–0 Al-Ittihad
08-05-2003 Copa Catalunya (semi-final). Terrassa 1–1 Barcelona Penalties (4–2)
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Valencia | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Barcelona | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 56 | |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 55 | |
| 8 | Real Betis | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 54 |
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Results by round
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 2003-04 UEFA Champions League group stage; = 2003-04 UEFA Champions League group stage; = 2003-04 UEFA Champions League qualifying round; = 2003-04 UEFA Cup; = 2003-04 Segunda Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 2003-04 UEFA Champions League group stage; = 2003-04 UEFA Champions League group stage; = 2003-04 UEFA Champions League qualifying round; = 2003-04 UEFA Cup; = 2003-04 Segunda Division
Matches
| 1 September 2002 1 | Barcelona | 2–2 | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CEST | Luis Enrique  5', 55' |
Report | Otero 45' Correa 86' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 14 September 2002 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–2 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 21:30 CEST | Report | Luis Enrique 21' Saviola 36' |
Stadium: San Mamés |
| 21 September 2002 3 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Espanyol | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CEST | Kluivert 58' Luis Enrique 70' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 28 September 2002 4 | Real Betis | 3–0 | Barcelona | Huelva |
| 21:30 CEST | Alfonso 26' (pen.) Joaquín 66'Varela 83' |
Report | Stadium: Nuevo Colombino |
| 6 October 2002 5 | Barcelona | 2–2 | Osasuna | Barcelona |
| 19:00 CEST | Motta 39' Kluivert 47' |
Report | Rivero 2' Gancedo 45' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 20 October 2002 6 | Real Valladolid | 2–1 | Barcelona | Valladolid |
| 20:30 CEST | Aganzo 53' Pachón 86' |
Report | Saviola 90' |
Stadium: José Zorrilla |
| 26 October 2002 7 | Barcelona | 6–1 | Alavés | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CEST | Kluivert 16', 27', 80' Mendieta 35' (pen.)Luis Enrique 41'Xavi 65' |
Report | Begoña 55' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 3 November 2002 8 | Racing Santander | 1–1 | Barcelona | Santander |
| 20:30 CET | Javi Guerrero 1' |
Report | Navarro 84' |
Stadium: El Sardinero |
| 9 November 2002 9 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Villarreal | Barcelona |
| 21:15 CET | Riquelme 75' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 16 November 2002 10 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2–0 | Barcelona | A Coruña |
| 21:30 CET | Scaloni 82' Luque 86' |
Report | Stadium: Riazor |
| 1 December 2002 12 | Real Sociedad | 2–1 | Barcelona | San Sebastián |
| 19:00 CET | Kovačević 39', 53' |
Report | Kluivert 33' |
Stadium: Anoeta |
| 7 December 2002 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–0 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 20:00 CET | Azkoitia 64' |
Report | Stadium: Teresa Rivero |
| 15 December 2002 14 | Barcelona | 0–3 | Sevilla | Barcelona |
| 20:30 CET | Report | Casquero 4' (pen.) Toedtli 77', 89' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 21 December 2002 15 | Mallorca | 0–4 | Barcelona | Palma |
| 21:30 CET | Report | Kluivert 25', 48', 51' Overmars 44' |
Stadium: Son Moix |
| 5 January 2003 16 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Recreativo Huelva | Barcelona |
| 17:00 CET | Rochemback 8' Loren 25' (o.g.)Cocu 80' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 18 January 2003 18 | Barcelona | 2–4 | Valencia | Barcelona |
| 21:30 CET | Motta 38' Kluivert 88' |
Report | Aimar 13' Carew 26'Aurélio 82'Rufete 87' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 26 January 2003 19 | Celta Vigo | 2–0 | Barcelona | Vigo |
| 20:30 CET | Jesuli 47' Sylvinho 72' |
Report | Stadium: Balaídos |
| 1 February 2003 20 | Atlético Madrid | 3–0 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 21:30 CET | Torres 40' Emerson 70'L. García 87' |
Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderón |
| 9 February 2003 21 | Barcelona | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 20:30 CET | Saviola 5' Overmars 41' |
Report | Ezquerro 48' (pen.) Yeste 55' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 15 February 2003 22 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Barcelona | Barcelona |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Cocu 40' Xavi 42' |
Stadium: Olímpic Lluís Companys |
| 22 February 2003 23 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Real Betis | Barcelona |
| 21:30 CET | Saviola 2', 41', 54' Cocu 6' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 2 March 2003 24 | Osasuna | 2–2 | Barcelona | Pamplona |
| 17:00 CET | Rosado 79' Rivero 90' |
Report | Saviola 61' Luis Enrique 86' |
Stadium: El Sadar |
| 8 March 2003 25 | Barcelona | 1–1 | Real Valladolid | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CET | Gómez 28' (o.g.) |
Report | Bonano 47' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 16 March 2003 26 | Alavés | 0–0 | Barcelona | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Mendizorroza |
| 23 March 2003 27 | Barcelona | 6–1 | Racing Santander | Barcelona |
| 19:00 CET | Kluivert 1', 29' Riquelme 8'Overmars 81', 83'Mendieta 89' (pen.) |
Report | Javi Guerrero 47' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 5 April 2003 28 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Barcelona | Vilarreal |
| 20:45 CEST | López 56' (pen.) Calleja 90' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 12 April 2003 29 | Barcelona | 2–4 | Deportivo La Coruña | Barcelona |
| 21:30 CEST | Saviola 2' Motta 24' |
Report | Scaloni 16' Makaay 50', 64'Sergio 75' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 19 April 2003 30 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 21:30 CEST | Ronaldo 15' |
Report | Luis Enrique 31' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
| 27 April 2003 31 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona |
| 20:30 CEST | Saviola 13' Kluivert 24' |
Report | Kahveci 80' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 4 May 2003 32 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Barcelona |
| 19:30 CEST | Luis Enrique 70' Overmars 77'Saviola 89' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 18 May 2003 34 | Barcelona | 1–2 | Mallorca | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CEST | Kluivert 72' |
Report | Novo 22' Carlitos 86' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 25 May 2003 35 | Recreativo Huelva | 1–3 | Barcelona | Huelva |
| 19:00 CEST | Joãozinho 88' |
Report | Saviola 41' Kluivert 53'Riquelme 85' |
Stadium: Nuevo Colombino |
| 1 June 2003 36 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Málaga | Barcelona |
| 19:30 CEST | Saviola 24' Mendieta 67' (pen.) |
Report | Dely Valdés 59' (pen.) |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 15 June 2003 37 | Valencia | 1–3 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 21:00 CEST | Sánchez 87' (pen.) |
Report | Mendieta 43' (pen.) Kluivert 70' (pen.)Overmars 79' |
Stadium: Mestalla |
| 22 June 2003 38 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Celta Vigo | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CEST | Sorín 6' Saviola 50' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
Copa del Rey
Round of 64
| 11 September 2002 | Novelda CF | 3–2 | Barcelona | Novelda |
| 00:00 CEST | Madrigal 59', 65', 79' |
Report | Geovanni 7' Riquelme 68' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estadio La Magdalena |
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
| 14 August 2002 | Barcelona | 3–0 |  Legia Warsaw | Barcelona |
| 21:30 | De Boer 8' Riquelme 80'Cocu 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Referee:  Michal Benes |
| 28 August 2002 | Legia Warsaw | 0–1 | Barcelona | Warsaw |
| 19:00 | Report | Mendieta 68' (pen.) |
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Referee:  Alfredo Trentalange |
First group stage
Group H
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BAR | LKM | BRU | GAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | ||
 Lokomotiv Moscow
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | ||
 Club Brugge
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | ||
 Galatasaray
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 18 September 2002 | Barcelona | 3–2 | Club Brugge | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
| 20:45 | Luis Enrique 5' Mendieta 40'Saviola 44' |
Report | Simons 22' (pen.) Englebert 85' |
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany) |
| 24 September 2002 | Galatasaray | 0–2 | Barcelona | Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul |
| 20:45 | Report | Kluivert 27' Luis Enrique 59' |
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) |
| 1 October 2002 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–3 | Barcelona | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow |
| 18:00 | Obiorah 56' |
Report | Kluivert 29' Saviola 32', 49' |
Referee: Thomas McCurry (Scotland) |
| 23 October 2002 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
| 20:45 | De Boer 76' |
Report | Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
| 29 October 2002 | Club Brugge | 0–1 | Barcelona | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges |
| 20:45 | Report | Riquelme 64' |
Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
| 13 November 2002 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Galatasaray | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
| 19:15 | Dani 10' Gerard 44'Geovanni 56' |
Report | Haspolatlı 20' |
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands) |
Second group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BAR | INT | NEW | LEV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 16 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
| Inter Milan
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | ||
 Newcastle United
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 7 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 27 November 2002 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–2 | Barcelona | BayArena, Leverkusen |
| 20:45 | Berbatov 39' |
Report | Saviola 48' Overmars 88' |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
| 11 December 2002 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
| 20:45 | Dani 7' Kluivert 35'Motta 58' |
Report | Ameobi 24' |
Attendance: 45,100 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
| 18 February 2003 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Inter Milan | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
| 20:45 | Saviola 7' Cocu 29'Kluivert 67' |
Report | Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
| 26 February 2003 | Inter Milan | 0–0 | Barcelona | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
| 20:45 | Report | Attendance: 71,740 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
| 11 March 2003 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
| 20:45 | Saviola 17' De Boer 49' |
Report | Attendance: 62,228 Referee: Stéphane Bré (France) |
| 19 March 2003 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Barcelona | St James' Park, Newcastle |
| 20:45 | Report | Kluivert 60' Motta 75' |
Attendance: 51,884 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) |
Quarter-finals
| 9 April 2003 | Juventus | 1–1 | Barcelona | Stadio delle Alpi, Turin |
| 20:45 | Montero 16' |
Report | Saviola 78' |
Attendance: 48,783 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
| 22 April 2003 | Barcelona | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Juventus | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
| 20:45 | Xavi 66' |
Report | Nedvěd 53' Zalayeta 114' |
Attendance: 98,000 Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Champions League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ARG
|
Bonano | 32 | -35 | 24 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -5 |
| 18 | DF | ESP
|
Gabri | 37 | 0 | 22+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  NED
|
de Boer | 50 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | ESP
|
Puyol | 46 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ARG
|
Sorin | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | ESP
|
Mendieta | 49 | 6 | 29+4 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 10+5 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | NED
|
Cocu | 42 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | ESP
|
Xavi | 44 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | NED
|
Overmars | 32 | 7 | 20+6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | NED
|
Kluivert | 51 | 21 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 14+1 | 5 |
| 7 | FW | ARG
|
Saviola | 51 | 20 | 29+7 | 13 | 0+1 | 0 | 12+2 | 7 |
| 26 | GK | ESP
|
Valdes | 20 | -18 | 14 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 |
| 31 | MF | BRA
|
Motta | 35 | 5 | 18+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12+1 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | NED
|
Reiziger | 31 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARG
|
Riquelme | 42 | 6 | 14+16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6+5 | 2 |
| 21 | MF | ESP
|
Luis Enrique | 26 | 10 | 14+4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6+2 | 2 |
| 35 | DF | ESP
|
Navarro | 23 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | BRA
|
Rochemback | 30 | 1 | 7+14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP
|
Gerard | 29 | 1 | 5+16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+5 | 1 |
| 34 | MF | ESP
|
Iniesta | 9 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | FRA
|
Christanval | 8 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ESP
|
Dani García | 12 | 2 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 4 | DF |  SWE
|
Andersson | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | ESP
|
López | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | DF | ESP
|
Oleguer | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | BRA
|
Geovanni | 11 | 2 | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | GER
|
Enke | 4 | -6 | 0+1 | -2 | 1 | -3 | 2 | -1 |
| 33 | DF | ESP
|
Tortolero | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ESP
|
Sánchez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ESP
|
Nano | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||||
| 39 | FW | ESP
|
García | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
See also
References
External links
- "FC Barcelona official website". Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
- ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- FC Barcelona (Spain) profile
- uefa.com - UEFA Champions League Archived 2006-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional
- "FIFA.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Federació Catalana de Futbol". Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
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