By arlington 
Alright, so today I decided to dig into the whole history between UD Las Palmas and Barcelona. I’ve always been curious about their matchups, especially since Las Palmas is this island team that occasionally causes chaos against giants like Barça. Let me walk you through how I pieced this timeline together step by step.
Starting My Deep Dive
First thing, I grabbed my laptop and coffee – obviously – and started poking around football databases I usually trust. Wanted basic stats: when did they first play, total wins each side, goal counts. Had to check multiple sources though ’cause some sites disagreed on early 20th century results. Noted down discrepancies on a sticky note like “1927 Copa del Rey score???” to double-check later.
Hunting Down Those Highlights
Next mission: finding actual match highlights. Scrolled through old YouTube channels specializing in La Liga archives, typing stuff like “Las Palmas Barça 1978” or “Messi Las Palmas 2016.” Took ages ’cause half the videos had terrible quality or just showed celebrations without context. When I finally found Suarez’s bicycle kick goal from 2018, I rewatched it like five times before clipping the timestamp into my notes.
Biggest headache? Those 1970s games where footage barely exists. For the 1971 clash where Las Palmas won 3-2, I had to rely on newspaper scans describing the goals. Wrote down snippets like:
“Juanito header off corner – controversial ref call!”
just to keep the drama alive.
Organizing the Chaos
Dumped everything into a spreadsheet first:
- Column for dates
- Competition names
- Scorelines with goal scorers
- Key moments like red cards or last-minute winners
Spent two hours just color-coding home/away games to visualize patterns. Surprise discovery: Barcelona actually lost more away games in Las Palmas than I expected before 2000. My inner stats nerd got way too excited.
Double-Checking Madness
Cross-referenced everything against:
- Official club season archives
- Spanish football history books (found PDFs)
- Fan forum threads debating disputed penalties
Still found errors though – one 2002 game had two different “official” scorers listed. Annoying! Ended up picking the version backed by video evidence.
The Final Push
Turned the whole mess into a simple timeline post, grouping games by decades. Added headings for especially wild matches, like when Las Palmas got promoted in 2000 and immediately drew Barça. Made sure to include that absurd 8-0 Barça win in 2016 with MSN running riot – clipped Neymar’s chip from my saved highlights.
Honestly? Never realized how much these two teams’ stories overlap until now. Those Canary Island games have hidden gems everywhere – underdog wins, beach pitch rumors, Messi nutmegs. Might do Athletic Bilbao vs Barça next week if folks find this helpful!