Only Good Stickers: Panini Liga 1997/1998

mercoledì 22 luglio 2020

Panini Liga 1997/1998

In the season 1997/1998, FC Barcelona won the Primera Division, while Real Madrid won the Champions League defeating Juventus in the final (1-0). The Pichichi Trophy (top goalscorer of the Primera Division) went to Christian Vieri (Atletico Madrid) with 24 goals. Second place for Rivaldo (19 goals).

At that time Colecciones Este and Panini were competitors and they released two separate albums, similar in structure and layout. We present here the album Panini Liga 97/98, which features a curious combination of stickers and pop-ups. Most of the collection is based on stickers, but for three clubs (Valencia, Real Sociedad, and Real Oviedo) there are pop-ups instead. Those can be also stuck in the album in the player spots.

The album begins with the list of winners of the Liga and the Spanish Cup, and the table of contents. Clubs are then shown starting from Real Madrid and Barcelona. For each club there is space for 16 stickers on the album (one shiny badge and 15 players), but as usual for Liga collections there are "B" stickers for some players. This means that it is possible to choose between two players for some spots, and the total of player stickers per club can go up to 24.

The last part of the album is dedicated to the new signings (Ultimos Fichajes). We find here 48 stickers with players like Christian Vieri, Rivaldo, Makaay, Djalminha, and Futre.