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Wednesday, August 6 | GIANTS STADIUM | 7 pm EDT --- Nat'l TV: ESPN 2 / ESPN Deportes --- MLSNet.com: The last time FC Barcelona played in here, Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi put on a clinic for the second largest soccer crowd ever at the Meadowlands, leading the Catalan superpower to a 4-1 win against the Red Bulls. ---
RBNY midfielder Seth Stammler remembers the night vividly...
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