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Hotel SERHS Rivoli Rambla

La Rambla 128, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain – Excellent location - show map – Metro access

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I’m travelling often to Barcellona and I usually stay in this hotel because of the location and the people kindness. Thank you, See you soon!

The location is the best part of this hotel and the breakfast was good as well.

Great location, smooth check in, very efficient staff & very good breakfast

Great location, the hotel was well secured and the rooms were large and clean. We had a balcony room which had an amazing look over the city.

Breakfast was awesome. People were entertaining to watch from my window. Location was perfect for me.

It’s my second time I’m selecting this hotel and again I’m absolutely love it! Welcoming bottle of wine and some sweets so nice! Amazing room with fabulous Rambla view ! Nice breakfast and perfect location making the staying fantastic! Definitely will come back again!

We had a balcony room with double bed. we kept the bedroom window open at night, it was noisy but that's what we expected from La Rambla :-)

Spacious room and bathroom. Very clean. Excellent location in the centre of the city. Helpful staff. Superb breakfast.

The location was excellent, where I can walk most of the hot places in the city. The staff was kind.

The front desk executives are the first people you meet while check-in & they leave the first & last impressions of your stay. Carmen was the one who genuinely tried to give us a room prior to our official check-in time & that was a huge favour after 10 hours of long flight & struggle. Javier was the one to give us a kind of upgrade which we didn't book for. He gave us a slightly bigger room with a Balcony. The rooms were pretty spacious & the bathrooms were of good size too. The location of the hotel was the bestest part. Centrally located & we didn't use any public transport throughout our stay because every attraction was max 20-25 mins walk. Restaurants, Souvenirs, Attractions, Supermarkets, Parks, Clubs - everything was at minutes walk. The hotel is well kept with amazing staff in both shifts. Thanks to the housekeeping team who used to keep our rooms spiky clean everyday. I can't thank enough for this unforgettable experience.

Excellent location!

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Situated on the famous Ramblas, Hotel SERHS Rivoli Rambla has a beautiful interior courtyard and a terrace from where you can enjoy views over the Gothic Quarter while you sip an espresso. Return here for lunch and enjoy views over the urban gardens which date back to the Romantic era. The Hotel SERHS Rivoli Rambla is a celebration of the Art Deco style which has become a signature of this Catalan city. Enjoy theatrical interiors which combine classic style with avant garde features such as clever lighting and contemporary furniture. Sit in the interior patio of the Rivoli Ramblas where you can enjoy the cool surroundings and murals painted on the walls. The 128 Rambla Restaurant serves a wide selection of Mediterranean and international cuisine. The varied and appealing buffet breakfast is a great way to help prepare you for the day ahead.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.7 for a two-person trip.

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• Family rooms
• Non-smoking rooms
• Fitness centre
• 24-hour front desk
• Facilities for disabled guests
• Room service
• Fabulous breakfast

Property highlights

Situated in the real heart of Barcelona, this hotel has an excellent location score of 9.6

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Continental, Buffet

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Hotel surroundings

Restaurants 1 restaurant on site.

• Cuisine Mediterranean • International
• Ambiance Family friendly • Modern
• Dietary options Vegetarian • Gluten-free

Facilities of Hotel SERHS Rivoli Rambla Great facilities! Review score, 8.3

• Toilet paper
• Private bathroom
• Free toiletries
• Wardrobe or closet
• Sun terrace
• Electric kettle
• Socket near the bed
• Clothes rack
• Flat-screen TV
• Satellite channels
• Coffee house on site
• Fruits Additional charge
• Wine/champagne Additional charge
• Kid-friendly buffet
• Special diet menus (on request)
• Invoice provided
• Concierge service
• Luggage storage
• Daily housekeeping
• Trouser press Additional charge
• Ironing service Additional charge
• Dry cleaning Additional charge
• Laundry Additional charge
• Meeting/banquet facilities Additional charge
• Fire extinguishers
• CCTV in common areas
• Smoke alarms
• Security alarm
• Key card access
• 24-hour security
• Safety deposit box
• Grocery deliveries Additional charge
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Designated smoking area
• Air conditioning
• Non-smoking throughout
• Wake-up service
• Hardwood or parquet floors
• Ironing facilities
• Wake up service/Alarm clock
• Visual aids: Braille
• Wheelchair accessible
• Upper floors accessible by elevator
• Full body massage
• Hand massage
• Head massage
• Couples massage
• Foot massage
• Neck massage
• Back massage
• Massage Additional charge

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Age restriction

The minimum age for check-in is 18

Pets are not allowed.

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Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.

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Guests staying at Hotel SERHS Rivoli Rambla can enjoy a highly-rated breakfast during their stay (guest review score: 8.6).

• Continental

What are the check-in and check-out times at Hotel SERHS Rivoli Rambla?

Check-in at Hotel SERHS Rivoli Rambla is from 15:30, and check-out is until 11:00.

How far is Hotel SERHS Rivoli Rambla from the centre of Barcelona?

Hotel SERHS Rivoli Rambla is 400 yards from the centre of Barcelona. All distances are measured in straight lines. Actual travel distances may vary.

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• Passeig de Gracia

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• Portal de l'Angel

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• Palau Sant Jordi
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• Palau de la Musica Catalana
• Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN) 7.7 miles
• Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO) 47 miles
• Reus Airport (REU) 55.1 miles

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• All languages ( 2,234 )
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" When you book, make sure that you are not in a room on the front of the hotel. "

" Rooftop bar a must. Breakfast buffet is delicious. "

" Take a room in higher floors for best view "

" The Rooftop Bar is great to catch a drink before going out for a meal and also good to see the sun go down "

" Can be noisy on La Rambla into the early hours so take ear plugs if you’re a light sleeper! "

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• Average 336
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• All languages ( 2,234 )
• English ( 1,290 )
• Spanish ( 233 )
• Italian ( 231 )

" When you book, make sure that you are not in a room on the front of the hotel. "

" Rooftop bar a must. Breakfast buffet is delicious. "

" Take a room in higher floors for best view "

" The Rooftop Bar is great to catch a drink before going out for a meal and also good to see the sun go down "

" Can be noisy on La Rambla into the early hours so take ear plugs if you’re a light sleeper! "

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Exploring Barcelona is worth an adventure

The Hotel SERHS Rivoli Ramblas is located in the city center of Barcelona, in the heart of the famous Ramblas and just 150 meters from Plaza Catalunya. Barcelona is a Mediterranean city, cosmopolitan and welcoming, with a pleasant weather throughout the year. It’s unique location between the sea and mountains will always meet your expectations whether you're a beach person or a mountain person, or both at once. You can experience the timeless charm of an eternal city that has evolved constantly over the centuries, from the Roman and the medieval city, to the Gothic and the Modernist period. Barcelona is home of one of the best architectures and art, a combination of cultures, religions, and races. Start discovering the most amazing corners of Barcelona and immerse yourself in an extraordinary adventure! Thanks to the unique location of Hotel SERHS Rivoli Rambla in the center of Barcelona, you can visit Barcelona from the very heart of the city in Las Ramblas of Barcelona. From the Raval neighborhood, the Gothic Quarter, El Born or L’Eixample, you will get involved with the history, museums, art, culture or shopping time in the Paseo de Gracia.

Barcelona and its metropolitan area have pleasant weather throughout the year.

The average temperature range between approximately 7º to 15º (44.6º to 59Fº) in winter and 18º to 30º in summer (64.4Fº-86Fº).

It doesn’t rain often in Barcelona, the city experiments an average of 5 rainy days month.

These are some of the must-see events in our city. Do not miss them out!

Barcelona hosts each year the world’s biggest event dedicated to the mobile industry, the Mobile World Congress. The exhibition brings together organizations and experts from around the world to network and discuss matters related to the mobile industry.

The Hotel SERHS Rivoli Rambla  welcomes during these days hundreds of attendees to the congress. Thus, besides of the facilities of our hotel, it becomes a great hub to meet other people and benefit from the networking opportunities.

Primavera Sound

The indie music festival known as “Primavera Sound” takes place between the end of May and beginning of June in the city of Barcelona. The venue chosen for these intense 5-days non-stop concerts is the Parc of Forum, with an estimated attendance of 200,000 people.

The festival reputation has grown considerably during the last year and brings together music lovers from all over the world looking for the latest trends in music.

Futbol Club Barcelona

The city has one of the most popular football teams in the world. The supporters of Fc Barcelona are from all over the world and it has become one of the top tourist attractions of the city.

Our hotel has an excellent location if you are planning to watch one of the top world football match events or having a tour in the Fc Barcelona Stadium, The Camp Nou.

Places of interest

Neighborhood by neighborhood, Barcelona offers you an immense range of possibilities for you to enjoy this incredible and cosmopolitan city. Here we tell you how are the main places of interest in Barcelona so you can discover them with total comfort.

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This popular European city is the latest to increase its tourist tax to battle overtourism

Barcelona is the latest European city to increase its city-wide tourist tax, a slight increase of €0.50 (about $0.53) per night, as the city seeks to curb overtourism. 

The new price of €3.25 (about $3.45) was implemented on April 1 as part of the Stays in Tourist Establishments Tax . The bylaw was introduced in 2021, when the tourist tax was €0.75 (around $0.80) per night, and gradually increased the tax each year through 2024. Now, if someone is staying in Barcelona for seven nights, the new total tax amount will be €22.75 (around $24).

“It was the objective sought: to contain the number of tourists and increase tourist income because our model is no longer mass tourism but quality tourism, which adds value to the city,” deputy mayor Jaume Collboni said in March, according to Euronews . 

The tax is added to a tourist’s accommodations bill when they stay at official tourist establishments in the city. The money goes toward enhancing the city’s infrastructure, such as improving roads. 

Other popular European destinations, such as Amsterdam and Venice, also recently increased tourist taxes for similar reasons. 

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“The new and increasing tourist fees across Europe allow cities to fund measures to attract more vacationers, support the local infrastructure and businesses, as well as preventing damages from overtourism,” Tiffany Mealiff, a travel insurance expert at Quotezone , said in a statement to USA TODAY.

However, Barcelona visitors have had to pay a regional tourist tax since 2012, according to Euronews . This tax amount depends on a traveler’s accommodation type, costing more if someone is staying at a luxury hotel than an Airbnb. 

Barcelona continues to reign as Spain’s most popular tourist destination. In 2022, Barcelona welcomed 9.7 million tourists , just slightly below pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to the Barcelona City Council. However, tourists were found to be staying in the city longer than in 2019. 

In 2022, the city also sought to cap the number of people in a tour group and ban megaphones by tour guides in an effort to curb the disruptive effects of overtourism. 

Travelers planning their European getaway should be mindful of the additional costs that “are often not obvious beforehand,” according to Mealiff, as they plan their trip budgets.

Kathleen Wong is a travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Hawaii. You can reach her at [email protected] .

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Barcelona’s Tourist Tax Just Got Higher. Here Are Other Places That Will Cost You to Enter in 2024

B arcelona, one of Spain’s most visited cities , has just announced another hike in its tourist tax. This increase comes after multiple tourist destinations have implemented visitor fees in response to the problems caused by excessive tourism .

Overtourism, characterized by an overwhelming number of visitors that exceeds a location’s capacity, has led to increased environmental degradation, infrastructure strain, and a diminished quality of life for residents. Several cities and countries have implemented or increased tourist taxes to mitigate these effects. The funds also typically support necessary infrastructure and environmental protection projects.

The Rising Cost of Barcelona’s Welcome

Barcelona raised its tourist tax for the first time since 2022. The increase signals a continued effort to control the number of visitors. Since introducing the tax in 2012, the city has utilized these funds for essential infrastructure, including bus routes and roadwork. As of April 2024, the municipal fee has increased to $3.52 (€3.25) per night, up from $2.98 (€2.75) in 2023.

This tax applies to every visitor staying in official tourist accommodations. Guests will pay $3.79 (€3.50) per night for five-star and luxury hotels, $2.43 (€2.25) for holiday rentals like Airbnb, and $1.84 (€1.70) for four-star hotels. Meanwhile, cruise passengers must pay 3 euros ($3.25) for city tours shorter than 12 hours and 2 euros ($2.17) for longer ones.

Tourist Taxes Around the World

Barcelona is not alone in its approach. Various tourist hotspots worldwide have adopted similar measures . These destinations have introduced or increased tourist taxes to preserve their natural and cultural assets while ensuring that visitors contribute their fair share to the upkeep of these places.

Portimão and Olhão in Portugal have introduced a tourist tax that differs from high to low season. Charges vary from $2.13 (€2) per night starting from April to October and $1.07 (€1) per night from November to March. Children under 16 are exempt, and the tax is capped at five nights. This means the maximum additional cost per trip is $10.65, or €10.

In light of the upcoming 2024 Olympics , France also has significantly increased its tourist tax on hotel rooms by 200 percent as of January 2024. Depending on the city, the tax can reach up to 15 euros per night, or $15.98. This fee is a substantial increase to fund the expected influx of visitors and the related infrastructure needs.

Likewise, visitors to Bali must pay a fee of approximately $8.52 upon entry, collected at Ngurah Rai International Airport. This tax is designated for environmental protection projects, addressing the impact of decades of over-tourism on the island’s natural beauty.

After years of debate, Venice has also decided to charge an entrance fee of €5 to visitors on weekends and peak days between April and mid-July. The cost is applicable during peak hours to minimize queues and encourage more extended stays rather than day trips.

Looking Ahead

As tourist taxes become more prevalent, travelers must stay informed about the additional costs of visiting certain destinations . These taxes reflect the broader trend towards sustainability and responsible travel, emphasizing the need for travelers to contribute to the preservation and upkeep of the places they visit. 

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Barcelona Is Throwing Tourists Under the Bus

No one likes overcrowding, but cities should be careful not to make things too difficult for visitors..

As the summer tourism season approaches, a perennial question arises, and technology is giving it a novel twist: Is a place primarily for those who live there, or for the entire world?

The latest salvo in this conflict comes from Barcelona. Bus No. #116 goes to Antoni Gaudí’s Park Güell, one of the top tourist destinations in the city. Neighborhood and bus crowding, however, induced the city council to remove the bus route from Google and Apple maps. So getting to Park Güell is now harder for tourists — which doesn’t bother the locals one bit.

And this is no isolated incident. New York City has placed severe restrictions on Airbnb in an effort to restore the supply of apartments for the city’s residents, rather than tourists. Amsterdam tells British “party tourists” not to visit the city, for fear they indulge in too much drink, drugs and sex. Japan is hiking the price of the bullet trains for tourists by 70%. Venice is charging day trippers five euros a visit.

And then there’s the unofficial discouragement: Natives of Medellin, Colombia, recently went around to heavily touristed bars and demonstrated against the patrons. In Spain, anti-tourist protesters are targeting beaches and restaurants.

Whether you side with the tourists or the natives will of course depend on the place, as well as your status as a visitor or local. I like to think I’d always be on the side of the tourist — even in my home state of Virginia. Here are a few reasons why.

First, most of these decisions are made by city, local and national governments. They answer to their voters and domestic interest groups, not to foreigners. If anything, the interests of foreigners are underrepresented. That doesn’t mean tourists should always get extra consideration, but there is a prima facie case on their behalf.

Second, as an economist, I am a big believer in the price mechanism. Prices balance supplies and demands without requiring much explicit political interference in private decisions. When a tourist experience costs more, tourists themselves can decide whether it is worth it.

By this reasoning, the Japanese decision to raise bullet train prices for tourists is exactly the right approach. In the meantime, the Japanese government, which faces high pension costs, has more money at its disposal. There is no need to resent or otherwise restrict the tourists at all, and indeed I have found the Japanese people to be extremely gracious and helpful to foreigners. Higher prices for tourist train tickets will make it easier for them to stay this way.

If there is any problem with Venice’s five-euros-a-day charge, it is that it is not nearly high enough, given crowding and accumulated wear and tear on the city. How about 50 euros? But with a smile!

The same goes for the bus in Barcelona: Why not raise the fare? Just for tourists. It is easy enough to enforce this differential treatment with spot checks on the bus line. An alternative or possible complement to this plan is to run more buses to the park, to alleviate congestion. Higher fees for tourists can help pay for them.

Of course many tourists will choose to walk to Park Güell, as I did during my last visit. If the entire neighborhood is still too crowded, raise the entry fee . But please: Let the tourists have working GPS systems.

Amsterdam has a more difficult challenge. Barcelona and Venice have some unique attractions and sites that can be priced at higher levels, with exclusion applied to non-payers. In contrast, for many Amsterdam tourists the attractions are booze, pot and sex, all of which have prices set in basically competitive markets. I’m all for more expensive tickets to the Rijksmuseum, but that might not make much of a difference to Amsterdam’s “party tourism” problem.

In that case, Dutch governments might consider higher taxes for those entire sectors, maybe with rebates for Dutch citizens. In Medellin, the mayor has banned prostitution for six months, in part a response to tourist demand, including for child victims of sex trafficking.

In New York City, one obvious way to address the shortage of affordable housing is to allow for the building of additional hotels, housing and apartments. Tourist dollars sustain so many of New York’s great cultural institutions.

As for myself, I am headed to Cape Town in a few months. Due to higher crime and erratic electricity supply, many tourists have been staying away from South Africa. It is the fate of countries to have either too many tourists or too few. All things considered, the former problem is the better one to have.

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Barcelona bus route removed from map apps to tackle tourist overcrowding

Residents welcome removal of number 116 route, often used to get to Park Güell

While some places will go to any lengths to attract visitors, residents of La Salut neighbourhood in Barcelona are celebrating a move to wipe themselves off the map.

For years, residents had complained that they could not get home because the number 116 bus was always crammed with tourists visiting Antoni Gaudí’s Park Güell. The park is the city’s second most popular attraction after the Sagrada Familia basilica.

Now they have the bus to themselves after the city council arranged to have the route removed from Google and Apple maps.

“We laughed at the idea at first,” said César Sánchez, a local activist. “But we’re amazed that the measure has been so effective.”

Luz López, 75, told elDiario.es: “Before, the bus was so full even people with walking sticks couldn’t get on.”

Albert Batlle, the deputy mayor of security and coexistence on the city council, said that as well as improving mobility around Park Güell, “we needed to eliminate references to the 116 on the internet”.

Batlle declined to admit or deny that the council had asked for the route to be removed, while a Google spokesperson would only say they would not delete a bus route unless requested to do so by the council.

Sánchez, who has been campaigning for eight years for the council to address the problem, joked: “The next thing we need to do is to get the whole of Park Güell removed from Google Maps.”

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When : Saturday 27 April (18:30 CET kick-off) Where : Stamford Bridge, London What : UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final second leg How to follow : Build-up can be found here Final : Saturday 25 May (18:00 CET kick-off), San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

What do you need to know?

Erin Cuthbert's first-half goal proved enough for Chelsea to gain a memorable 1-0 victory in Catalonia last Saturday. Barcelona had not lost a competitive home match since 2019, and had not failed to score in a home Champions League game in more than eight years, but were restricted by Chelsea to just a single shot on target.

As for the Blues, they added Barcelona to a list of teams they have beaten away in the last two years that already included Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain, not to mention their 3-0 first-leg quarter-final victory at Ajax in March.

However, they have been vulnerable at Stamford Bridge; after winning 1-0 at Lyon in the quarter-finals last season, Chelsea ended up needing an added time of extra time equaliser and shoot-out success to go through at home, and a few weeks later they lost 1-0 to Barcelona in London after Caroline Graham Hansen made the difference in their semi-final opener.

The return ended 1-1 (the only game Barcelona did not win in the 25-game unbeaten home European run that ended against Chelsea) as the Blaugrana went on to claim their second title in three seasons, two years on from defeating the Blues 4-0 in Gothenburg. But now Barcelona need to overturn a first-leg deficit to advance, something they have only managed once before, in the 2018/19 round of 32, when they lost 3-1 at BIIK-Kazygurt but won 3-0 at home on their way to a debut final.

Defender Mapi León remains sidelined for Barcelona, while Chelsea are missing long-term absentees Sam Kerr, Mia Fishel and Aniek Nouwen as well as Maren Mjelde. Millie Bright was an unused first-leg substitute for Chelsea but not made it on to the pitch since her November knee injury.

2023/24 semi-final first leg: Barcelona 0-1 Chelsea

2022/23 semi-finals: Chelsea 0-1/1-1 Barcelona (agg: 1-2)

2020/21 final: Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona (Gothenburg)

First-named team at home in opening leg of two-legged ties

Chelsea Last six games: WWLLDW Last match: Barcelona 0-1 Chelsea, 20/04, Champions League semi-final first leg Where they stand: 2nd in English Women's Super League

Barcelona Last six games: LWWWWW Last match: Barcelona 0-1 Chelsea, 20/04, Champions League semi-final first leg Next match: Levante Las Planas vs Barcelona, 24/04, league Where they stand: 1st in Spanish Women's Primera División , Copa de la Reina final

Where to watch

Streaming platform DAZN is removing its paywall to the largest portfolio of women's football worldwide, including the UEFA Women's Champions League. This will drive audience growth and provide a new global home for women's football, offering greater access to games, content and the international women's football community.

Selected matches are also streamed free on DAZN's YouTube channel throughout the world, with the exception of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – where rights include clips and highlights – and China and its territories.

The YouTube stream will also be embedded in the UEFA.com MatchCentres and on UEFA.tv for selected UEFA Women's Champions League games, with highlights to follow at midnight CET.

Possible line-ups

Chelsea : Hampton; Lawrence, Carter, Buchanan, Charles; Cuthbert, Leupolz; Rytting Kaneryd, Nüsken, James; Ramírez

Barcelona : Cata Coll; Bronze, Paredes, Engen, Rolfö; Bonmatí, Walsh, Alexia Putellas; Graham Hansen, Paralluelo, Caldentey

View from the camps

Emma Hayes, Chelsea manager : "We have underperformed against Barcelona at home. Barcelona have another level in them and I think that's clear. Maybe they don't feel they were at their best [in the first leg] and we have to anticipate that."

Jonatan Giráldez, Barcelona coach : "The strategies we work on will be the key. It's OK in the good moments, when things are easy. But in the bad moments, when the performance is not as good as we expected before the game, we all have to show our real character. I have a lot of confidence in my team. All we have to do at Chelsea is win the game."

Keira Walsh, Barcelona midfielder : "It's definitely not beyond us. We had chances at the end [of the first leg] and we can take a positive from that. Everybody fights for the badge; that's what we'll do at Stamford Bridge. This is such a special team and I have full faith that we can do it."

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