FC Barcelona
Weisweiler moved after eleven years in Mönchengladbach in the summer of 1975 to the Spanish top club Barcelona. His predecessor Rinus Michels returned after four years with the Catalans back to Amsterdam. When asked why he would leave Mönchengladbach at the height of his influence and success, he said in an interview: "I have shaped a team with my style. Now I'll try to enforce it in Spain."
With FC Barcelona and the Dutch Stars Cruyff and Johan Neeskens he wanted to achieve his aim, to win the European Champions Cup. But right from day one, Cruyff and Weisweiler were in a "state of war". "Weisweiler is not the manager of my choice", stated the Dutch playmaker, who guessed that he would get under Weisweiler apparently not the kind of freedom to play as he was use to.
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