1997–98 FC Barcelona season

FC Barcelona
1997–98 season
President	Josep Lluís Núñez
Head Coach	Louis van Gaal
Stadium	Camp Nou
La Liga	1st
Copa del Rey	Winners
Supercopa de España	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Group stage (4th)
UEFA Super Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Rivaldo (19); All: ; Rivaldo (28)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

FC Barcelona returned to its previous glorious league ways under the guidance of new coach Louis van Gaal. The highly rated coach, hired from Ajax Amsterdam, brought lethal striker Sonny Anderson and the attacking midfielder Rivaldo with him. But surprisedly Barcelona sold Ronaldo to Inter Milan just before season begin and Sonny Anderson subsequently became the main striker. He introduced his 4-3-3 formation to Barcelona, under which Rivaldo scored 20 goals in the league as centre forward. Under van Gaal at helm in his first season, Barcelona won their 15th La Liga title, 2nd European Super Cup title as well as 24th Copa del Rey title (thus winning a domestic double) but Barcelona crashed out of the UEFA Champions League, following a lacklustre performance in the First Group phase. In fact, Barcelona ended up last in the group, snatching only a single victory, with two draws and three defeats preventing Barcelona from winning the treble.

Barcelona had a marvelous second half of the season, in which it kept pace with La Liga leaders Real Madrid, before ultimately hunting them down.

Squad edit

Squad at end of season^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	POR	Vítor Baía
2	DF	ESP	Albert Ferrer
3	DF	ESP	Abelardo
4	MF	ESP	Pep Guardiola (captain)
5	DF	POR	Fernando Couto
6	MF	ESP	Óscar García
7	MF	POR	Luís Figo
9	FW	BRA	Sonny Anderson
10	MF	BRA	Giovanni
11	MF	BRA	Rivaldo
12	DF	ESP	Sergi Barjuán
13	GK	NED	Ruud Hesp
14	MF	NGA	Emmanuel Amunike
16	MF	YUG	Dragan Ćirić
17	DF	NED	Winston Bogarde


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	ESP	Guillermo Amor
19	FW	ESP	Juan Antonio Pizzi
20	DF	ESP	Miguel Ángel Nadal
21	MF	ESP	Luis Enrique
22	DF	NED	Michael Reiziger
23	MF	ESP	Iván de la Peña
25	GK	ESP	Carles Busquets
26	MF	ESP	Albert Celades
27	MF	ESP	Roger García
28	DF	ESP	Carles Puyol
29	MF	ESP	Xavi
31	MF	ESP	Mario Rosas
32	MF	ESP	Jofre

Transfers edit

Summer edit

Name	From/to	Type
In
Sonny Anderson	Monaco
Rivaldo	Deportivo La Coruña
Ruud Hesp	Roda JC
Michael Reiziger	AC Milan
Christophe Dugarry	AC Milan
Dragan Ćirić	Partizan
Out
Ronaldo	Inter Milan
Laurent Blanc	Marseille
Gheorghe Popescu	Galatasaray
Ángel Cuéllar	Real Betis
Julen Lopetegui	Rayo Vallecano
Goran Vučević	FC Köln
Quique Álvarez	Logroñés	Loan

Winter edit

Name	Nationality	From/to	Type
In
Winston Bogarde		AC Milan
Out
Christophe Dugarry		Marseille
Hristo Stoichkov		CSKA Sofia

Competitions edit

La Liga edit

League table edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Barcelona (C)	38	23	5	10	78	56	+22	74	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Athletic Bilbao	38	17	14	7	52	42	+10	65	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Real Sociedad	38	16	15	7	60	37	+23	63^[a]	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Real Madrid	38	17	12	9	63	45	+18	63^[a]	Qualification for the Champions League group stage^[b]
5	Mallorca	38	16	12	10	55	39	+16	60^[c]	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[d]

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b RMA 2–0 RSO; RSO 4–2 RMA
^ Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as holders.
^ MLL: 9 pts; CEL: 5 pts; ATM: 2 pts
^ Since Barcelona, winners of 1997–98 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists RCD Mallorca earned a spot in the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Results by round edit

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	L	L
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round; = Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round; = 1998–99 Segunda División

Matches edit

31 August 1997 1	FC Barcelona	3–0	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
	Rivaldo 26' 80' Giovanni 56'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

8 September 1997 2	Valencia CF	0–3	FC Barcelona	Valencia
		Report	Anderson 1' Rivaldo 37' (pen.) de la Peña 81'	Stadium: Estadio Mestalla

13 September 1997 3	FC Barcelona	2–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Barcelona
	Enrique 23' Anderson 87'	Report	Luizão 89'	Stadium: Camp Nou

27 September 1997 4	Sporting de Gijón	1–4	FC Barcelona	Gijón
	Bango 30'	Report	Enrique 2' 73' Rivaldo 8' 82'	Stadium: Estadio El Molinon

5 October 1997 5	FC Barcelona	3–2	CD Tenerife	Barcelona
	Óscar 6' 31' Enrique 50'	Report	Juanele 24' Paz 28'	Stadium: Camp Nou

14 October 1997 6	RCD Mallorca	0–1	FC Barcelona	Palma de Mallorca
		Report	Enrique 5'	Stadium: Estadio Son Moix

18 October 1997 7	SD Compostela	2–2	FC Barcelona	Santiago de Compostela
	Penev 36' Nacho 56'	Report	Óscar 59' Rivaldo 73'

26 October 1997 8	FC Barcelona	2–0	Racing de Santander	Barcelona
	Óscar 51' Enrique 68'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

1 November 1997 9	Real Madrid	2–3	FC Barcelona	Madrid
	Raúl 48' Šuker 61'	Report	Rivaldo 5' Enrique 50' Anderson 79'	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

9 November 1997 10	FC Barcelona	1–2	Real Valladolid	Barcelona
	Pizzi 89'	Report	Eusebio 10' Peternac 50'	Stadium: Camp Nou

13 November 1997 11	Athletic de Bilbao	3–0	FC Barcelona	Bilbao
	Ziganda 40' Alkiza 50' Urzaiz 72'	Report		Stadium: Estadio San Mames

16 November 1997 12	FC Barcelona	3–2	Celta de Vigo	Barcelona
	Eggen 10' (o.g.) Rivaldo 60' Pizzi 66'	Report	Cadete 37' Sánchez 84'	Stadium: Camp Nou

22 November 1997 13	Real Oviedo	1–0	FC Barcelona	Oviedo
	Pompei 67' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere

1 December 1997 14	FC Barcelona	3–1	CP Mérida	Barcelona
	Anderson 34' Enrique 70' Rivaldo 73' (pen.)	Report	Sinval 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Camp Nou

6 December 1997 15	Real Zaragoza	1–2	FC Barcelona	Zaragoza
	Aragón 54'	Report	Barjuán 17' Rivaldo 30'	Stadium: Estadio La Romareda

13 December 1997 16	FC Barcelona	3–1	RCD Espanyol	Barcelona
	Enrique 24' Giovanni 51' Barjuán 72'	Report	Esnáider 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Camp Nou

20 December 1997 18	FC Barcelona	3–1	Atlético de Madrid	Barcelona
	Enrique 48' 70' Giovanni 65' (pen.)	Report	Roberto 21'	Stadium: Camp Nou

5 January 1998 19	UD Salamanca	4–3	FC Barcelona	Salamanca
	Zegarra 43' Brito 80' (pen.) 83' Silvani 87'	Report	Anderson 12' Enrique 50' Giovanni 68' (pen.)

11 January 1998 20	Real Sociedad	2–2	FC Barcelona	San Sebastián
	Loren 82' de Paula 89'	Report	Enrique 30' Anderson 70'	Stadium: Estadio Anoeta

19 January 1998 21	FC Barcelona	3–4	Valencia CF	Barcelona
	Enrique 32' Rivaldo 49' Cáceres 54' (o.g.)	Report	Morigi 69' López 75' 87' Ortega 88'	Stadium: Camp Nou

25 January 1998 22	Deportivo La Coruña	3–1	FC Barcelona	La Coruña
	Fran 3' Abreu 75' Djalminha 84'	Report	Pizzi 85'	Stadium: Estadio Riazor

1 February 1998 23	FC Barcelona	2–1	Sporting de Gijón	Barcelona
	Rivaldo 18' 37'	Report	Cheryshev 35'	Stadium: Camp Nou

8 February 1998 24	CD Tenerife	1–1	FC Barcelona	Santa Cruz de La Palma
	Jokanović 46'	Report	Rivaldo 44'	Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez

15 February 1998 25	FC Barcelona	0–0	RCD Mallorca	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

22 February 1998 26	FC Barcelona	2–0	SD Compostela	Barcelona
	Figo 14' Enrique 29'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

2 March 1998 27	Racing de Santander	2–4	FC Barcelona	Santander
	Correa 10' (pen.) Alberto 80'	Report	Rivaldo 69' 72' Anderson 82' 89'	Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero

7 March 1998 28	FC Barcelona	3–0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Anderson 69' Figo 80' Giovanni 85'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

15 March 1998 29	Real Valladolid	1–2	FC Barcelona	Valladolid
	Chema 12'	Report	Rivaldo 56' Figo 89'	Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla

22 March 1998 30	FC Barcelona	4–0	Athletic de Bilbao	Barcelona
	Giovanni 3' Anderson 13' 47' Óscar 79'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

29 March 1998 31	Celta de Vigo	3–1	FC Barcelona	Vigo
	Revivo 21' Mostovoy 32' Mazinho 70'	Report	Enrique 27'	Stadium: Estadio Balaídos

4 April 1998 32	FC Barcelona	2–1	Real Oviedo	Barcelona
	Enrique 31' Bogarde 41'	Report	Bogarde 69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Camp Nou

7 April 1998 17	Real Betis	0–2	FC Barcelona	Sevilla
		Report	Giovanni 52' Rivaldo 59'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin

11 April 1998 33	CP Mérida	1–2	FC Barcelona	Mérida
	Biagini 80'	Report	Figo 66' Enrique 71'

18 April 1998 34	FC Barcelona	1–0	Real Zaragoza	Barcelona
	Giovanni 77'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

25 April 1998 35	RCD Espanyol	1–1	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
	Sergio 56'	Report	Figo 37'	Stadium: Lluys Company Montjuic

3 May 1998 36	FC Barcelona	1–3	Real Betis	Barcelona
	Bogarde 24'	Report	Alfonso 44' George 58' 89'	Stadium: Camp Nou

10 May 1998 37	Atlético de Madrid	5–2	FC Barcelona	Madrid
	Paunović 19' Couto 25' (o.g.) Vieri 60' 82' Caminero 70'	Report	Rivaldo 12' de la Peña 81'	Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón

15 May 1998 38	FC Barcelona	1–4	UD Salamanca	Barcelona
	Jofre 89'	Report	Silvani 18' Pauleta 52' 55' Brito 72'	Stadium: Camp Nou

Copa del Rey edit

Eightfinals edit

15 January 1998 (1998-01-15)	FC Barcelona	2–1	Valencia CF	Barcelona
20:30	Enrique 4' Rivaldo 66'		Gómez 37' (pen.)	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

22 January 1998 (1998-01-22)	Valencia CF	1–3	FC Barcelona	Valencia
20:30	Angloma 68'		Rivaldo 26' (pen.) 79' Giovanni 90'	Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Antonio López Nieto

Quarterfinals edit

5 February 1998 (1998-02-05)	FC Barcelona	2–0	CP Mérida	Barcelona
21:00	Enrique 16' Figo 79'			Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Víctor Esquinas Torres

11 February 1998 (1998-02-11)	CP Mérida	0–3	FC Barcelona	Mérida
21:00			Barjuán 2' Rivaldo 52' (pen.) Ćirić 80'	Stadium: Estadio Romano Attendance: 15,000 Referee: José López De La Fuente

Semifinals edit

18 February 1998 (1998-02-18)	FC Barcelona	5–2	Real Zaragoza	Barcelona
20:30	Rivaldo 3' 6' 47' Giovanni 11' Enrique 20'		Garitano 1' 40'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Antonio López Nieto

26 February 1998 (1998-02-26)	Real Zaragoza	0–0	FC Barcelona	Zaragoza
21:00				Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega

Final edit

29 April 1998	Barcelona	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Mallorca	Valencia Stadium: Mestalla
21:00 CET	Rivaldo 66'		Stanković 6'	Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Daudén Ibáñez
	Penalties
	Rivaldo Giovanni Celades Pizzi Roger Figo Óscar Reiziger		Iván Rocha Soler Campo Olaizola Roa Stanković Amato Eskurza

UEFA Champions League edit

Second qualifying round edit

13 August 1997	Barcelona	3–2	Skonto	Camp Nou, Barcelona
21:30	Giovanni 27', 70' Stoichkov 90' (pen.)	Report	Babicevs 26' Abelardo 46' (o.g.)	Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Fernand Meese (Belgium)

27 August 1997	Skonto	0–1	Barcelona	Daugava Stadium, Riga
20:00		Report	Anderson 50'	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Group stage edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dynamo Kyiv	6	3	2	1	13	6	+7	11	Advance to knockout stage
2	PSV Eindhoven	6	2	3	1	9	8	+1	9
3	Newcastle United	6	2	1	3	7	8	−1	7
4	Barcelona	6	1	2	3	7	14	−7	5

Source: UEFA

17 September 1997	Newcastle United	3–2	Barcelona	St James' Park, Newcastle
20:45	Asprilla 22' (pen.), 31', 49'	Report	Luis Enrique 73' Figo 89'	Attendance: 35,274 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

1 October 1997	Barcelona	2–2	PSV Eindhoven	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45	Luis Enrique 61', 74'	Report	Cocu 70' Møller 86'	Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

22 October 1997	Dynamo Kyiv	3–0	Barcelona	Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
20:45	Rebrov 6' Maximov 32' Kalitvintsev 65'	Report		Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

5 November 1997	Barcelona	0–4	Dynamo Kyiv	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45		Report	Shevchenko 9', 32', 44' (pen.) Rebrov 79'	Attendance: 52,200 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

26 November 1997	Barcelona	1–0	Newcastle United	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45	Giovanni 17'	Report		Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Marc Batta (France)

10 December 1997	PSV Eindhoven	2–2	Barcelona	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
20:45	Abelardo 54' (o.g.) De Bilde 56'	Report	Abelardo 32' Giovanni 66'	Attendance: 29,400 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Supercopa de España edit

20 August 1997 (1997-08-20)	FC Barcelona	2–1	Real Madrid CF	Barcelona
21:30	Nadal 11' Giovanni 85' (pen.)		Raúl 5'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Gracia Redondo

23 August 1997 (1997-08-23)	Real Madrid CF	4–1	FC Barcelona	Madrid
22:00	Raúl 42' 54' Mijatović 58' Seedorf 65'	Report	Giovanni 80'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Dauden Ibáñez

UEFA Super Cup edit

8 January 1998 (1998-01-08)	FC Barcelona	2–0	Borussia Dortmund	Barcelona
21:00	Enrique 8' Rivaldo 61' (pen.)			Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 50,000 Referee: David Elleray

11 March 1998 (1998-03-11)	Borussia Dortmund	1–1	FC Barcelona	Dortmund
20:00	Heinrich 64'	Report	Giovanni 8'	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 32,500 Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Friendlies edit

GAMES [1]
24-3-1998 COPA CATALUNYA LLEIDA-BARCELONA 1–2 5-5-1998 COPA CATALUNYA BARCELONA-EUROPA 1–1 /3–4/ PENALTY 25-7-1997 FRIENDLY IF ELFSBORG-BARCELONA 0–3 3-8-1997 FRIENDLY AZ ALKMAAR-BARCELONA 1–2 6-8-1997 FRIENDLY FC TWENTE-BARCELONA 0–1 9-8-1997 FRIENDLY MALLORCA-BARCELONA 1-1 16-8-1997 Joan Gamper Trophy BARCELONA-SAMPDORIA 2–2 /6–5/ PENALTY 27-1-1998 FRIENDLY BARCELONA-PARTIZAN 1–0 12-5-1998 FRIENDLY BARCELONA-SOUTHAMPTON 4–0

Statistics edit

Players statistics edit

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		UEFA Champions League		Supercopa		UEFA Super Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
13	GK	NED	Hesp	54	-69	36	-47	7	-5	7	-11	2	-5	2	-1
22	DF	NED	Reiziger	44	0	25+4	0	4	0	8	0	2	0	1	0
2	DF	ESP	Ferrer	38	0	21+3	0	4	0	4+2	0	1+1	0	2	0
17	DF	NED	Bogarde	24	2	19	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12	DF	ESP	Sergi	47	3	31	2	6	1	6	0	2	0	2	0
10	MF	BRA	Giovanni	41	18	21+6	9	4+1	2	5	4	2	2	1+1	1
26	MF	ESP	Celades	50	0	34+2	0	7	0	5	0	0	0	2	0
21	MF	ESP	Luis Enrique	47	25	34	18	6	3	4	3	1	0	2	1
7	FW	POR	Figo	51	7	35	5	6	1	7	1	1	0	2	0
9	FW	BRA	Anderson	37	11	20+3	10	4+1	0	5	1	2	0	2	0
11	FW	BRA	Rivaldo	51	28	34	19	7	8	6	0	2	0	2	1
1	GK	POR	Baia	3	-12	2	-8	0	0	1	-4	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ESP	Abelardo	23	1	13+2	0	3	0	3	1	1	0	0+1	0
4	MF	ESP	Guardiola	14	0	5+1	0	1	0	4+1	0	2	0	0	0
5	DF	POR	Couto	25	0	13+5	0	1+1	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	ESP	Óscar	23	5	11+5	5	3+1	0	2	0	0	0	0+1	0
8	FW	BUL	Stoichkov	6	1	1+1	0	0+1	0	0+2	1	0	0	0+1	0
14	MF	NGA	Amunike	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
15	FW	FRA	Dugarry	13	0	4+3	0	0	0	1+3	0	0+2	0	0	0
16	MF	YUG	Ciric	35	1	6+15	0	1+2	1	5+3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0
18	MF	ESP	Amor	33	0	10+12	0	2+2	0	1+3	0	2	0	0+1	0
19	FW	ESP	Pizzi	23	3	4+11	3	0+4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	ESP	Nadal	33	1	18+3	0	4+1	0	3+2	0	1	1	1	0
23	MF	ESP	Iván de la Peña	22	2	13+4	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
25	GK	ESP	Busquets	2	-2	1	-1	0	0	1	-1	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ESP	Roger	25	0	7+11	0	2+3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	ESP	Puyol	0	0	0	0
29	MF	ESP	Xavi	0	0	0	0
31	MF	ESP	Rosas	1	0	1	0
32	MF	ESP	Jofre	1	1	0+1	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References edit

^ "FootballSquads - Barcelona - 1997/98". Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2013-07-10.

External links edit

FC Barcelona official website at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2010-08-23)
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
Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional
FIFA.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-12-25)
Federació Catalana de Futbol at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-12-23)

[table_hth_RMA0.072073678519611-2] RMA 2–0 RSO; RSO 4–2 RMA

[table_note_res_RMA0.072073678519611-3] Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as holders.

[table_hth_MLL0.072073678519611-4] MLL: 9 pts; CEL: 5 pts; ATM: 2 pts

[table_note_res_UCWC10.072073678519611-5] Since Barcelona, winners of 1997–98 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists RCD Mallorca earned a spot in the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

[1] "FootballSquads - Barcelona - 1997/98". Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2013-07-10.

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