Group A of the 2009 Barca Fives would see teams from the Czech Republic, England and Spain battle it out for Cup qualification. It was FC Radbroke against DHL Prague Blue who would kick the tournament off on Pitch A. FC Radbroke were making their eurofootballfives.com debut and they got off to the perfect start by taking the lead against their Czech opponents. Michael Brandon scored an early goal to give his side the lead and then doubled the advantage before half-time to put FC Radbroke in a commanding position at the break. There was to be no further scoring as the English side claimed all 3 points with a solid opening victory.

On Pitch B, it was Galacticos versus local team Metropolitan. Galacticos could be considered the bravest team in the competition by travelling to Barcelona and playing in Real Madrid shirts. If the locals did not like the choice of shirts then they would certainly not have liked the thumping Galacticos metred out to their hosts. In an absolute goal-fest Galacticos emerged victorious 9-3. Zuber Bulbulia and Hamzah Patel both claimed hat-tricks, Yaaseen Patel scored twice and Asif Sheikh completed the scoring. The result shot Galacticos to the top of Group A on goal difference.

Game 3 would see the two first-game winners come face-to-face. A win here for either team would virtually guarantee qualification. The teams looked evenly matched and there was little to choose between the two sides and as such we reached half-time still at 0-0. The watching galleries would be treated to goals in the second half and it was Galacticos who claimed the lion's share and in particular Yaaseen Patel who added a hat-trick to his opening game double. With 5 goals in 2 games Patel was an early contender for the tournament top goalscorer. Matthew Nicholls scored for FC Radbroke but ultimately this was a consolation as Galacticos took the game, 3-1. They were top and looking strong. FC Radbroke would need a result in their final game.