I don't fancy we would have liked to annoy the emirs after all the hospitality:
Pilafs, kebap, shish taouk ...
But are Palmeiras any good ? They are supposed to be the best Brazilian team.
Back in the days when the intercontinental championship was alive, the likes of Real Madrid of Di Stefano and Pushkas and Eusebio's Benfica had no chance against the South Americans.
The South Americans were winning 5-1, 3-0, 6-2 ...
The competition died in the early 70s when Man. United players were clobbered over there and also AC Milan (il notte del fuoco).
Ajax refused to play and in 1971 Panathinaikos took their place to play against National Montevideo. The results were 2-1 to National and 1-1 so National won the trophy but they also managed to break the leg of one of the Greek players (Tomaras).
After that the competion died but now that we are all nice peoples -even Luis Suarez- the emirs brought it back to life.
With which European team would you equate Palmeiras ? In my opinion Porto or Sporting Lisbon.