| 2011–12 season | ||||
| President | Sandro Rosell | |||
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| Manager | Josep Guardiola | |||
| Stadium | Camp Nou, Barcelona | |||
| La Liga | 2nd | |||
| Copa del Rey | Winners | |||
| UEFA Super Cup | Winners | |||
| FIFA Club World Cup | Winners | |||
| Supercopa de España | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lionel Messi (50) All: Lionel Messi (73) |
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| Highest home attendance | 99,252 vs Real Madrid (21 April 2012) |
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| Lowest home attendance | 37,374 vs BATE Borisov (6 December 2011) |
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| Average home attendance | 75,823 (including Joan Gamper Trophy) |
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The 2011–12 season is Futbol Club Barcelona's 112th in existence and the club's 81st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona debuted their new and first paid shirt sponsor Qatar Foundation after an agreement was reached in 2010 with the non-profit organization for a 5½ years, €170 million deal.[1] The agreement with UNICEF continued and their name had been moved to the lower back portion of the shirt.[2] The year also introduced a new away kit in black while the third jersey was the same as the 2010–11 season.
Barcelona's U-19 squad played in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series. After finishing first in their group during the group stage, they were eliminated by Ajax in the quarter-finals of the tournament.[3][4]
Barcelona ended the La Liga season at the 2nd place, 8 points behind leaders Real Madrid who ended on 100 points. The fact that Barcelona would not win their fourth consecutive La Liga title was confirmed after Real Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-0 on the 2nd of May, 2012. [5]
Barcelona also exited the UEFA Champions League in the semifinals after a 2–3 aggregate loss against eventual winners Chelsea.[6]
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On 31 May, Sevilla confirmed they exercised their right to purchase defender Martín Cáceres, who spent the 2010–11 season on loan with the club from Barcelona. Barcelona received €4.5 million in compensation after making the loan a permanent move.[7]
On 2 July, Barcelona parted ways with midfielder Víctor Sánchez after both parties agreed to rescind the player's contract. Sánchez made 14 appearances with the first team in the 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 seasons. He was on-loan at Xerez for the 2009–10 season and at Getafe for the 2010–11 season.[8]
On 4 July, defender Andreu Fontàs was promoted to the first team after spending the previous season filling in for an injured Éric Abidal, who had been diagnosed with a liver tumour.[9]
On 21 July, Barcelona completed the transfer of Chilean winger Alexis Sánchez from Italian club Udinese. The deal is for 5 years and the cost of the transfer is €26 million with variable cost of €11.5 million.[10]
On 22 July, Barcelona transferred La Masia graduate Bojan Krkić to Italian outfit Roma for €12 million and the agreement includes an obligatory re-purchase clause to be exercised by Barcelona at the end of the 2012–13 season, for a cost of €13 million. Roma may override this re-purchase at this time by paying the club an additional €28 million.[11]
On 3 August, Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon made official the signing of another Barcelona's La Masia graduate, winger Jeffrén Suárez on a 5 year deal. The transfer deal was worth €3.7 million and includes a €30 million buyout clause.[12]
On 4 August, Barcelona and Argentine centre-back Gabriel Milito reached an agreement to terminate his contract after four years with the team. He then signed with Argentine club Independiente.[13]
On 14 August, both Barcelona and English club Arsenal announced on their official websites respectively, an agreement for the transfer of Spanish international midfielder Cesc Fàbregas. The deal will cost Barcelona €29 million with €11 million in variables and end one of the longest transfer sagas in football.[14][15][16][17][18] On the same day, Barcelona and Real Madrid kicked off the 2011–12 season with a 2–2 draw at the Santiago Bernabéu in the first leg of the 2011 Supercopa de España in front of a full house.[19]
On 17 August, Barcelona won the Supercopa de España with a thrilling 3–2 win and a 5–4 aggregate over rivals Real Madrid. The match ended with several sending offs for a brawl started after Barcelona players deemed a tackle by Marcelo on Cesc Fàbregas to be dangerous play. David Villa, Mesut Özil and Marcelo all received their marching orders after calm was restored. Real Madrid manager José Mourinho and Barça's assistant Tito Vilanova were also involved in a small physical altercation.[20] Goals from Andrés Iniesta and a brace, including the game winner, by Lionel Messi assured Barça started their season with a trophy by claiming their tenth Supercopa all time.
On 19 August, the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) went on strike due to unpaid wages for players in the top two divisions of Spanish football by clubs who have gone into financial administration. The AFE and Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) have yet to agreed on a guaranteed fund to protect players' wages in the event of their clubs being declared insolvent.[21] The strike forced Spanish league games scheduled for the weekend of 20 and 21 August, including Barcelona's season opener against Málaga, to be postponed.
On 25 August, Lionel Messi was voted the winner of the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe Award for the 2010–11 season over team-mate Xavi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.[22]
On 26 August, Barcelona won the UEFA Super Cup with a 2–0 victory over Portuguese outfit Porto in Monaco. The victory gave Barça their fourth UEFA Super Cup trophy all time and saw Fàbregas score his first goal with a Barcelona shirt in the 88th minute.[23]
On 10 September, back from the FIFA international break, Barcelona could only draw 2–2 with Real Sociedad at Anoeta.[24] Barça also lost Alexis Sánchez for approximately 6–8 weeks after the player tore his hamstring in his right leg after a tackle by Sociedad's Dani Estrada.[25]
On 13 September, Barcelona opened their UEFA Champions League campaign with a 2–2[26] draw against Milan at the Camp Nou. Midfielder Andrés Iniesta left in the 38th minute with a tore femoral biceps on his left leg and will miss approximately a month.[27]
On 17 September, after two consecutive draws Barcelona trashed Osasuna 8–0 at Camp Nou. Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick and lead Barça to their biggest win of the season.[28] Osasuna coach José Luis Mendilibar stated, "we've caught them very angry due to their so called mini-crisis",[29] while Barça's coach Pep Guardiola stated in regards to the mini-crisis, "the day I see them not running, that their bellies are full, I'll sit here to tell you all [media]. When we play bad, believe me I'll come here and tell you all. But I did not have that sensation".[30]
On 28 September, Barcelona defeated BATE Borisov 0–5[31] at the Dynama Stadium in their first meeting in Group H of the Champions League. Lionel Messi scored a brace and tied László Kubala for 2nd place on the all-time goals scoring list for Barcelona with 194 goals.[32]
On 2 October, Barcelona defeated Sporting Gijón 0–1[33] at El Molinón to take over 1st place in La Liga's standings for the first time this season. A lone goal by Adriano was enough to see the team go top by goal difference over Levante.
On 19 October, Barcelona notched its second Champions League victory of the season by defeating Czech side Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 at the Camp Nou.[34]
On 22 October, Barça were held scoreless for the first time in the young season by a heroic performance from Sevilla's GK Javi Varas. The match ended with a scoreless draw after Lionel Messi's penalty kick was saved by Varas in injury time. The match towards the end was marred by a small brawl between Frédéric Kanouté and Cesc Fàbregas as the latter took offense to Kanouté kicking the ball from the penalty spot after Messi had placed it to take the spot kick.[35] After the match, Fàbregas was accused of racially abusing Kanouté, which the player vehemently denied and at the end both players apologized over the incident by telephone.[36]
On 25 October, Barcelona traveled to Los Cármenes to take on Granada where they escaped with a 0–1 victory after a 33rd minute goal from a free-kick by Xavi.[37] Barça also lost FW Pedro for approximately three weeks due to an strained tendons in his left ankle.[38]
On 1 November, the 23-men shortlist for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d’Or was released with 8 Barcelona players. They include Éric Abidal, Dani Alves, Cesc Fàbregas, Andrés Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Gerard Piqué, David Villa and Xavi.[39] Later that night, Barcelona defeated Viktoria Plzeň 0–4 in Prague at the Synot Tip Arena with a hat-trick by Messi and assured their progress into the knock-out stage. With the three goals, he surpassed the 200 goal mark as a Barcelona player in Pep Guardiola's 200th game as first team manager.[40] Goalkeeper Víctor Valdés broke the team record for most minutes without conceding a goal at 877 consecutive minutes. He surpasses Miguel Reina record of 824 minutes set in the 1972–73 season.[41]
On 9 November, the first leg of the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey was moved up due to Barcelona's involvement in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in December. Barça won the match 0–1 with a strike outside the area by Andrés Iniesta in the 42nd minute.[42]
On 22 November, assistant coach Tito Vilanova was successfully operated for problem in his parotid gland. The club did not release anymore information on the matter due to the coach's wish to have everything remain private.[43] The next day, Barcelona defeated Milan at the San Siro 2–3 in a thrilling European encounter to win Group H.[44]
On 26 November, Barça lost its first official match of the season with a 1–0 defeat at Getafe with a goal by Juan Valera in the 67th minute.[45] The defeat leaves Barcelona 6 points behind Real Madrid with 2 matches to go for the first el Clásico of the season.
On 10 December, the first Clásico of the season was contested at the Bernabéu with Barça securing a 1–3 victory over their great rivals. Real Madrid's forward Karim Benzema scored the fastest goal in el Clásico history after getting one past goalkeeper Víctor Valdés off two deflections 24 seconds into the match. Within 30 minutes, Barça equalized with a strike from Alexis followed by a goal by Fàbregas, making it 3 years running that their big summer transfers score in the first Clásico of the season.[46]
On 15 December, David Villa fractured his tibia while attempting to score in Barça's 0–4 FIFA Club World Cup semi-final victory over Qatari club Al-Sadd.[47] The injury will sideline the player for 4 to 6 months, possibly causing him to miss the UEFA Euro 12.[48]
On 18 December, Barcelona claimed the Club World Cup with a 0–4 victory over Brazilian club Santos in Japan. A brace from Lionel Messi and strikes from Xavi and Fabregas gave Barça their 5th title in 2011 and their second title in this competition.[49]
On 22 December, Barcelona defeated L'Hospitalet in the second leg of the Copa del Rey 9–0[50] (10–0 aggregate). Strikes from Pedro, Iniesta, Xavi, Thiago, Cristian Tello and Isaac Cuenca sealed what was another superb display of talent and command on the pitch by the Catalans. The latter three scored a brace each and the win helped the team proceed to the next round of the competition where they face Osasuna at Camp Nou in a first leg Round of 16 tie.
On 4 January, Barça started off the year with a 4–0 victory over Osasuna in their Round of 16 tie at the Camp Nou.[51] Lionel Messi came off the bench to score 2 goals in the last 20 minutes after he was left off the team sheet earlier in the day due to the flu.[52]
On 8 January, the derbi barceloní ended in a 1–1 draw with goals by Cesc Fàbregas (16th minute) for Barcelona and Álvaro Vázquez (86th minute) for Espanyol.[53] Barcelona RB Dani Alves was racially abused by the Espanyol fans throughout the match and prompted the Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino to "condemn the actions of his fans".[54]
On 9 January, Lionel Messi was awarded the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or[55] and Pep Guardiola received the FIFA Coach of the Year[56] award in Zürich. With the award, Messi wins his third consecutive Ballon d'Or, joining Michel Platini, Marco van Basten and Johan Cruyff as the only three time winners, and the first since Platini to win it three consecutive years.[57]
On 11 January, Barça and French club Paris Saint-Germain agreed to the transfer of Brazilian left back Maxwell for €4 million.[58]
On 12 January, Barcelona defeated Osasuna 1–2[59] at the Reyno de Navarra to move on to the Copa del Rey quarter-finals where they'll meet Real Madrid for another round of Clásicos. CB Andreus Fontàs will miss the rest of the year when he suffered a torn ACL in the 14th minute of play.[60] Pedro will also be sidelined for 10 days due to a minor hamstring injury.[61]
On 15 January, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 4–2 to remain 5 points back in 2nd place in La Liga table.[62] With the victory, Pep Guardiola notched his 100th win in the Primera División, only needing 132 matches to accomplish the feat.[63]
On 18 January, Barça defeated Real Madrid at the Bernabéu in consecutive months, by a 1–2 scoreline. Goals by defenders Carles Puyol and Éric Abidal secured the comeback victory in the first leg.[64] The match did not end without some controversy as Real Madrid's defender Pepe seemed to have stepped on Lionel Messi's hand while the latter was sitting on the ground. The player escaped without sanction from the referee even though the action was viewed by every camera angle at the stadium.[65]
On 22 January, the postponed Week 1 match against Málaga due to the player's strike was played at La Rosadela with Barça taking a 1–4 victory.[66] A Lionel Messi hat-trick provided all three points for Barcelona to keep pace on Real Madrid for the title.
On 25 January, Barcelona eliminated Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey with a 2–2[67] draw at Camp Nou to win the tie 4–3 on aggregate and reached their 50th semi-final all time in the competition.[68]
On 29 January, Barça were held to a scoreless draw by Villarreal at the El Madrigal to put them 7 points behind league leaders Real Madrid.[69] Two days later, Isaac Cuenca extended his contract until 30 June 2015 and was officially promoted to the first-team.[70]
On 8 February, Barcelona defeated Valencia 2–0 at Camp Nou and 3–1 on aggregate to advance to their 34th Copa del Rey final.[71] Goals from Cesc Fàbregas and Xavi to set up a rematch of the 2009 final against Athletic Bilbao.
On 11 February, Barcelona suffered their second loss of the season, 3–2 to Osasuna in Pamplona. With the loss, the team continued to show their struggles in the league away from the Camp Nou, dropping ten points behind leaders Real Madrid.[72]
On 14 February, Barcelona defeated Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena with a 3–1 win in their Champions League first leg encounter to move closer to qualifying for the quarter-finals. Alexis Sánchez scored his first two goals in the Champions League in first start.[73]
On 19 February, Barcelona notched their 15th win in La Liga against Valencia with a 5–1[74] scoreline at Camp Nou to keep pace with Real Madrid. Lionel Messi celebrated his 200th match in La Liga by scoring 4 goals.[75]
On 26 February, Barcelona defeated Atlético Madrid with a 1–2[76] scoreline at the Vicente Calderón. Lionel Messi was booked in the 8th minute for a handball and will miss his first match in his career due to cards accumulation.[77]
On 3 March, Barcelona defeated Sporting Gijón with a 3–1 score despite playing with 10 men for more than half-an-hour after Gerard Piqué was sent off at the start of the 2nd half.[78]
On 7 March, Barcelona defeated Bayer Leverkusen 7–1[79] with Lionel Messi becoming the first player to score five goals in a match in the Champions League era. Cristian Tello made a great debut in the competition by scoring his first two goals to complete the Barça rout.
On 11 March, Barcelona defeated Racing Santander 0–2 in Cantabria to notch their 18th win in La Liga. The goals were scored by Lionel Messi to take his season total to 50 goals with more than two months left in the season.[80]
On 15 March, Barcelona announced that defender Éric Abidal will have "a liver transplant as a result of the progress of his liver disease" and will miss the rest of the season. No further information was made available "at the express wish of the player, the club requested the utmost respect for the right to privacy and confidentiality."[81]
On 17 March, Barcelona defeated Sevilla 0–2 at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. The first goal was scored off a stunning freekick by Xavi in the 17th minute and the second by Messi in the 24th minute after a great display of team passing.[82]
On 20 March, Barcelona beat Granada 5–3[83] at Camp Nou behind a historic hat-trick by Lionel Messi. Messi took his career tally to 234 goals as a Barcelona player and surpassed César Rodríguez as the all time top scorer for the club in competitive matches.[84]
On 28 March, Barcelona and Milan finished 0–0 at San Siro in their 1st leg quarter-finals encounter in the Champions League.[85] The next day, Barça filed a complaint with UEFA over the state of the pitch after both clubs agreed it would be in suitable conditions to play.[86] Barça's manager Guardiola, "it is bad for the spectacle, but to be champions we must overcome all adversities. We have done this many times, although people say otherwise."[87]
On 3 April, Barcelona advanced to its fifth consecutive Champions League semi-finals with a 3–1 victory (3–1 on aggregate) over Milan.[88] Lionel Messi scored two penalties to take his season tally to 14 goals and set a new record in the Champions League era.
On 4 April, Barcelona announced that Barcelona B defender Marc Muniesa signed an extension to his contract and will be promoted to the first team for the 2012–13 season.[89]
On 10 April, Barcelona defeated Getafe 4–0[90] at Camp Nou to sleep one point behind league leaders Real Madrid. The victory was dedicated to defender Éric Abidal who underwent a liver transplant, from players and coaches at the post-game press conference.[91]
On 14 April, Barcelona came back to defeat Levante 1–2 at the Ciutat de València.[92] Lionel Messi lead with a brace and took his tally to 41 goals in the league, that left him tied with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo for the league lead. They also surpassed the record of 40 goals in a season set by Cristiano Ronaldo last season.[93]
On 18 April, Barcelona lost its first match in this season's Champions League, 1–0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London. Even though they dominated every aspect of the match, they were defeated at the stroke of halftime by the lone goal scored by Didier Drogba.[94]
On 21 April, Barcelona lost their second game in row after being defeated at Camp Nou by fierce rival Real Madrid with a scoreline of 1–2 in El Clásico. Sami Khedira, Alexis Sánchez, and Cristiano Ronaldo provided the goals.[95]
On 24 April, Barcelona drew 2–2 with Chelsea in the 2nd leg semi-final of the Champions League at the Camp Nou. Sergio Busquets and Andrés Iniesta put Barcelona up 2–0 by the 44th minute as the Spanish club again dominated possession from the start - owning 73% for the game. In between those goals, Chelsea captain John Terry was given a straight red card for putting his knee into the back of Alexis Sánchez, as Barcelona seemed well on its way to reach a third final in four years making a Chelsea fightback look even more unlikely. But Ramires lobbed a shot right before half-time giving the advantage back to his team on aggregate, and the Spanish giants never found a way to recover after the break. After Lionel Messi blasted a penalty off the crossbar in the 59th minute and came close once again with another, Chelsea keeper Petr Čech making a diving effort to slightly alter the ball's path to the post. Substitute Fernando Torres dribbled round Víctor Valdés to score in added time to make it 2–3 on aggregate and sealed Barcelona's elimination from Europe.[96]
On 27 April, manager Josep Guardiola announced he would step down as coach at the end of the season. His record of 13 trophies in 4 seasons has made him the most successful coach in Barcelona's history.[97] At the press conference in which Barcelona confirmed Guardiola's exit, the team also announced that he would be succeeded by current assistant Tito Vilanova. Vilanova will begin leading the first team at the start of the 2012–13 season.[98]
On 2 May, Barcelona defeated Málaga 4–1[99] at the Camp Nou. Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick and took his season tally to 68 goals in all competitions, passing Gerd Müller's record of 67 goals in the 1972–73 season.[100]
On 5 May, Barcelona took the second leg of the derbi barceloní with a 4–0[101] victory over Espanyol. Lionel Messi scored four times and became the first player in La Liga to score 50 goals in a season.[102] It was also an emotional farewell match for Pep Guardiola in his last home game as Barça's manager.[103]
On 12 May, Barcelona drew their last league game of the season at the Benito Villamarín 2–2[104] against Real Betis. Barça finished 9 points off the league winner Real Madrid while Lionel Messi finished with 50 league goals to win the Pichichi Trophy and European Golden Boot as the league's top scorer[105] and Víctor Valdés claimed the Zamora Trophy.[106]
On 25 May, Barcelona claimed its 26th Copa del Rey with a 0–3 victory over Athletic Bilbao at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid. Pedro scored twice while Messi added the third in the seventh final contested between the two teams.[107]
| N |
P |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | V. Valdés (2nd VC) | 30 | EU | 2002 | 457 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system | ||
| 2 | RWB | Dani Alves | 29 | EU | 2008 | 208 | 15 | 2015 | €32M | Second nationality: Spain | |
| 3 | CB | Piqué | 25 | EU | 2008 | 183 | 13 | 2015 | €5M | Originally from youth system | |
| 4 | CM | Fàbregas | 25 | EU | 2011 | 48 | 15 | 2016 | €29M | Originally from youth system | |
| 5 | CB | Puyol (captain) | 34 | EU | 1999 | 559 | 14 | 2013 | Youth system | ||
| 6 | CM | Xavi (vice-captain) | 32 | EU | 1998 | 629 | 73 | 2016 | Youth system | ||
| 7 | SS | David Villa | 30 | EU | 2010 | 76 | 32 | 2015 | €40M | ||
| 8 | CM | A. Iniesta (3rd VC) | 28 | EU | 2002 | 408 | 41 | 2015 | Youth system | ||
| 9 | SS | Alexis | 23 | Non-EU | 2011 | 41 | 14 | 2016 | €26M | ||
| 10 | SS | Messi | 24 | EU | 2004 | 329 | 253 | 2016 | Youth system | Second nationality: Spain | |
| 11 | CM | Thiago | 21 | EU | 2009 | 65 | 8 | 2015 | Youth system | Second nationality: Brazil | |
| 13 | GK | Pinto | 36 | EU | 2008 | 48 | 0 | 2013 | €0.5M | ||
| 14 | DM | Mascherano | 27 | EU | 2010 | 97 | 0 | 2014 | €19M | Second nationality: Italy | |
| 15 | CM | Keita | 32 | EU | 2008 | 188 | 22 | 2014 | €14M | Second nationality: France | |
| 16 | DM | Sergio | 23 | EU | 2008 | 191 | 7 | 2015 | Youth system | ||
| 17 | SS | Pedro | 24 | EU | 2008 | 169 | 58 | 2016 | Youth system | ||
| 20 | AM | Afellay | 26 | EU | 2011 | 34 | 2 | 2015 | €3M | Second nationality: Morocco | |
| 21 | LWB | Adriano | 27 | EU | 2010 | 71 | 4 | 2014 | €9.5M | Second nationality: Spain | |
| 22 | LB | Abidal | 32 | EU | 2007 | 188 | 2 | 2013 | €9M | ||
| 23 | SS | I. Cuenca | 21 | EU | 2012 | 30 | 4 | 2015 | Youth system | ||
| 24 | CB | Fontàs | 22 | EU | 2009 | 16 | 1 | 2015 | Youth system |
Last updated: 25 May
Source: FCBarcelona.cat, Players in / out, Wikipedia players' articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport)
Total squad cost: €187.5M[original research?]
As of 13 August 2011[108]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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P |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | MF | Cesc Fàbregas | 24 | EU | Arsenal |
Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €34M | FCBarcelona.cat | |
| 9 | FW | Alexis Sánchez | 22 | Non-EU | Udinese |
Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €26M + variables | FCBarcelona.cat | |
| FW | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 29 | EU | Milan |
Loan return | Summer | 2014 | ||||
| MF | Aliaksandr Hleb | 30 | Non-EU | Birmingham City |
Loan return | Summer | 2012 | ||||
| MF | Aliaksandr Hleb | 30 | Non-EU | VfL Wolfsburg |
Loan return | Winter | 2012 | ||||
| DF | Henrique | 24 | Non-EU | Racing de Santander | Loan return | Summer | 2013 | ||||
| FW | Keirrison | 22 | Non-EU | Santos |
Loan return | Summer | 2014 | ||||
| FW | Keirrison | 23 | Non-EU | Cruzeiro |
Loan return | Winter | 2014 | ||||
| MF | Víctor Sánchez | 23 | EU | Getafe | Loan return | Summer | undisclosed | ||||
| DF | Martín Cáceres | 24 | Non-EU | Sevilla | Loan return | Summer | undisclosed |
Total spending:
€60 million
| N |
P |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | Martín Cáceres | 24 | Non-EU | Sevilla | Transfer | Summer | €3M | FCBarcelona.cat | |
| — | MF | Víctor Sánchez | 23 | EU | Neuchâtel Xamax |
Released | Summer | Free | FCBarcelona.cat | |
| — | FW | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 29 | EU | Milan |
Transfer | Summer | €24M | FCBarcelona.cat | |
| — | CB | Henrique | 24 | Non-EU | Palmeiras |
Loan | Summer | N/A | FCBarcelona.cat | |
| 9 | FW | Bojan Krkić | 20 | EU | Roma |
Transfer | Summer | €12M | FCBarcelona.cat | |
| 11 | FW | Jeffrén Suárez | 23 | EU | Sporting CP |
Transfer | Summer | €3.75M | FCBarcelona.cat | |
| 18 | CB | Gabriel Milito | 30 | EU | Independiente |
Released | Summer | Free | FCBarcelona.cat | |
| — | FW | Keirrison | 22 | Non-EU | Cruzeiro |
Loan | Summer | N/A | [1] | |
| — | MF | Aliaksandr Hleb | 30 | Non-EU | VfL Wolfsburg |
Loan | Summer | Free | AS.com | |
| 19 | LWB | Maxwell | 30 | EU | Paris Saint-Germain |
Transfer | Winter | €4M | FCBarcelona.com | |
| — | MF | Aliaksandr Hleb | 30 | Non-EU | Krylia Sovetov Samara |
Released | Winter | Free | FCBarcelona.cat | |
| — | FW | Keirrison | 23 | Non-EU | Coritiba |
Loan | Winter | N/A | FCBarcelona.com |
Total income:
€46.75 million.
Expenditure:
€8.25 million
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| First team head coach | Josep Guardiola |
| Assistant coach | Tito Vilanova |
| Goalkeeping coach | Juan Carlos Unzué |
| Physical fitness coach | Lorenzo Buenaventura |
| Director of football | Andoni Zubizarreta |
Last updated: 23 June
Source: FC Barcelona Official Website
| League | Europe | Cup | Others1 | Total Stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 38 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 64 |
| Games won | 28 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 47 |
| Games drawn | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Games lost | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Goals for | 114 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 190 |
| Goals against | 29 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 48 |
| Goal differential | +85 | +25 | +21 | +11 | +142 |
| Shots | 582 | 210 | 142 | 57 | 991 |
| Corners for | 247 | 73 | 63 | 25 | 408 |
| Corners against | 110 | 13 | 28 | 25 | 176 |
| Players used | 28 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 312 |
| Offsides | 125 | 36 | 34 | 28 | 223 |
| Fouls received | 556 | 163 | 162 | 90 | 971 |
| Fouls committed | 370 | 112 | 97 | 65 | 644 |
| Yellow cards | 67 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 106 |
| Red cards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Last updated: 25 May
Source: Competitive matches
Other competitions:Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
Players Used: Barcelona has used a total of 31 different players in all competitions.[109]
| Total | UEFA Champions League | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Others1 | |||||||||||
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P |
Name |
Nat. |
GS |
App |
Min |
App |
App |
App |
App |
Notes |
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| 1 | GK | V. Valdés | 51 | 51 | -40 | 4410 | 11 | -8 | 35 | -28 | 5 | -4 | (-) GA | |||
| 13 | GK | Pinto | 13 | 13 | -6 | 1170 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 9 | -5 | (-) GA | ||||
| 2 | RB | Dani Alves | 46 | 52 | 3 | 4036 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | CB | Piqué | 32 | 38 | 2 | 2712 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 3 | |||||
| 5 | CB | Puyol | 40 | 44 | 5 | 3292 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 21 | FB | Adriano | 30 | 40 | 3 | 2520 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 22 | LB | Abidal | 35 | 38 | 1 | 3119 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 24 | CB | Fontàs | 5 | 6 | 369 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 26 | CB | Muniesa | 3 | 66 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 32 | CB | Bartra | 1 | 2 | 113 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 35 | RB | Montoya | 6 | 10 | 1 | 640 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | AM | Fàbregas | 38 | 48 | 15 | 3252 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 6 | CM | Xavi | 45 | 51 | 14 | 3551 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 8 | CM | A. Iniesta | 39 | 46 | 8 | 3004 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 11 | CM | Thiago | 32 | 45 | 4 | 2866 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | DM | Mascherano | 49 | 52 | 4403 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 5 | |||||||
| 15 | CM | Keita | 22 | 42 | 4 | 2171 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 16 | DM | Sergio | 46 | 52 | 2 | 3865 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | AM | Afellay | 1 | 5 | 126 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 28 | CM | Jonathan | 3 | 8 | 313 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 29 | CM | Riverola | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 30 | CM | S. Roberto | 3 | 4 | 2 | 318 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 34 | MF | Rafinha | 1 | 2 | 85 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 | SS | David Villa | 17 | 24 | 9 | 1556 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 9 | SS | Alexis | 31 | 41 | 14 | 2521 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 10 | SS | Messi | 57 | 60 | 73 | 5042 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 17 | SS | Pedro | 32 | 48 | 13 | 2754 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 23 | RW | I. Cuenca | 20 | 30 | 4 | 1811 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 27 | FW | Gerard | 2 | 47 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 37 | FW | Tello | 5 | 22 | 7 | 575 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| – | LB | Maxwell | 6 | 12 | 1 | 666 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Last updated: 25 May
Source: 2011–12 Stats
Ordered by position in ascending shirt number.
0 shown as blank
1 Other Competitions: Supercopa de España , UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
Italic: denotes no longer with club.
4–3–3 Formation
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.
| N | P | Nat. | Name | La Liga | Champions League | Copa del Rey | Others | Total | Notes | ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | V. Valdés | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | GK | Pinto | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Dani Alves | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Piqué | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Puyol | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | DF | Adriano | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | DF | Abidal | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | DF | Fontàs | |||||||||||||||||
| 35 | DF | Montoya | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | Fàbregas | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Xavi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | A. Iniesta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | Thiago | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | Mascherano | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 15 | MF | Keita | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | MF | Sergio | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | MF | Afellay | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | MF | Jonathan | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 | MF | S. Roberto | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | David Villa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Alexis | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | Messi | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | FW | Pedro | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | FW | I. Cuenca | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 27 | FW | Gerard | |||||||||||||||||
| 37 | FW | Tello | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| – | DF | Maxwell | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Last updated: 25 May
Source: Competitive matches and LFP.com, sportec.es
Only competitive matches
Ordered by
,
and ![]()
= Number of bookings;
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Italic: denotes no longer with club.
| Summer Tour 23 July 2011 | Hajduk Split |
0 – 0 | Split, Croatia | |||
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Poljud Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Goran Gabrilo (Croatia) |
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| Audi Cup Semi-final 26 July 2011 |
Barcelona |
2 – 2 (4 – 2 p)
|
Munich, Germany | |||
| 18:15 CEST | Thiago Sergio Jonathan |
Report | Moledo Nei Tinga Damião |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
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| Penalties | ||||||
| David Villa Jonathan Carmona Jeffrén Lozano |
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| Audi Cup Final 27 July 2011 |
Bayern Munich |
0 – 2 | Munich, Germany | |||
| 20:45 CEST | Report | Thiago |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
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| World Football Challenge 30 July 2011 |
Manchester United |
2 – 1 | Landover, Maryland, United States | |||
| 19:00 EDT | Nani Owen |
Report | Jonathan Thiago |
Stadium: FedEx Field Attendance: 81,107 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States) |
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| World Football Challenge 3 August 2011 |
Barcelona |
1 – 4 | Miami Gardens, Florida, United States | |||
| 20:00 EDT | David Villa |
Report | Marco Casillas Verduzco |
Stadium: Sun Life Stadium Attendance: 70,080 Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States) |
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| World Football Challenge 6 August 2011 |
Barcelona |
2 – 0 | Arlington, Texas, United States | |||
| 15:00 CDT | David Villa Sergio Keita |
Report | Medina |
Stadium: Cowboys Stadium Attendance: 60,807 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States) |
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| Joan Gamper Trophy 22 August 2011 |
Barcelona |
5 – 0 | Barcelona, Spain | |||
| 19:00 CEST | Fàbregas Keita Pedro Messi |
Report | Lavezzi Ruiz |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 78,002 Referee: Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia) |
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| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supercopa de España | Final | — | Winner | 14 August 2011 | 17 August 2011 |
| UEFA Super Cup | Final | — | Winner | 26 August 2011 | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | Semifinal | — | Winner | 15 December 2011 | 18 December 2011 |
| La Liga | — | — | 2nd | 29 August 2011 | 13 May 2012 |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | — | Winner | 9 November 2011 | 25 May 2012 |
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | — | Semi-finals | 13 September 2011 | 24 April 2012 |
Last updated: 25 May
Source: Competitions
| First leg 14 August 2011 | Real Madrid | 2 – 2 | Barcelona | Madrid | ||
| 22:00 CEST | Özil Khedira Alonso Coentrão |
Report | David Villa Messi Alexis Dani Alves |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 81,177 Referee: Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
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| Second leg 17 August 2011 | Barcelona | 3 – 2 (5 – 4 agg.)
|
Real Madrid | Barcelona | ||
| 23:00 CEST | A. Iniesta Xavi Messi Mascherano V. Valdés David Villa |
Report | Ronaldo Khedira Marcelo Pepe Ramos Benzema Coentrão Özil |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 92,965 Referee: Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) |
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| Note: David Villa and Mesut Özil were both sent off for fighting after being substituted.[110] | ||||||
| Final 26 August 2011 | Barcelona |
2 – 0 | Monaco | |||
| 20:45 CEST | Messi A. Iniesta Fàbregas |
Report | C. Rodríguez Rolando Guarín |
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 18,048 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
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| Semi-final 14 December 2011 | Al-Sadd |
0 – 4 | Yokohama, Japan | |||
| 11:30 CET | Ibrahim Kasola |
Report | Adriano Keita Maxwell |
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 66,298 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
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| Final 18 December 2011 | Santos |
0 – 4 | Yokohama, Japan | |||
| 11:30 CET | Ganso Dracena |
Report | Messi Xavi Piqué Fàbregas Mascherano |
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 68,166 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
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| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 38 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 121 | 32 | +89 | 100 | 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 114 | 29 | +85 | 91 | |
| 3 | Valencia | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 61 |
Updated to games played on 14 May 2012
Source: LFP.es
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 114 | 29 | +85 | 91 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 11 | +62 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 |
Last updated: 12 May
Source: Competitive Matches
| Round | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 20 | 37 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Last updated: 12 May.
Source: FCBarcelona.cat AllTimeSoccer.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Kickoff times are in CET.
| 1 21 August 2011 | Málaga | v | Barcelona | Málaga | ||
| --:-- | Stadium: La Rosaleda |
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| Note: Postponed due to AFE strike after failing to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the LFP.[111] | ||||||
| 2 29 August 2011 | Barcelona | 5 – 0 | Villarreal | Barcelona | ||
| 21:00 | Thiago Mascherano Fàbregas Alexis Messi |
Report | Zapata Wakaso Marchena |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,097 Referee: Turienzo Álvarez (Castile and León) |
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| 3 10 September 2011 | Real Sociedad | 2 – 2 | Barcelona | San Sebastián | ||
| 18:00 | Agirretxe Griezmann Cadamuro |
Report | Xavi Fàbregas Sergio Messi |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community) |
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| 4 17 September 2011 | Barcelona | 8 – 0 | Osasuna | Barcelona | ||
| 20:00 | Messi Fàbregas David Villa Rovérsio Xavi |
Report | Lamah R. García Baldé Timor Damià |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 70,549 Referee: Muñiz Fernández (Asturias) |
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| 5 21 September 2011 | Valencia | 2 – 2 | Barcelona | Valencia | ||
| 22:00 | Abidal Rami P. Hernández Soldado Canales Jonas Jordi Alba |
Report | Pedro Fàbregas Mascherano |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 52,250 Referee: Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) |
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| 6 24 September 2011 | Barcelona | 5 – 0 | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona | ||
| 22:00 | David Villa Miranda Messi Piqué |
Report | Perea |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 83,154 Referee: Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country) |
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| 7 2 October 2011 | Sporting Gijón | 0 – 1 | Barcelona | Gijón | ||
| 20:00 | Cases Castro |
Report | Adriano Pedro Sergio |
Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Clos Gómez (Aragon) |
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| 8 15 October 2011 | Barcelona | 3 – 0 | Racing Santander | Barcelona | ||
| 20:00 | Messi Xavi |
Report | Diop Bedia |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 82,225 Referee: Ayza Gámez (Valencian Community) |
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| 9 22 October 2011 | Barcelona | 0 – 0 | Sevilla | Barcelona | ||
| 22:00 | Mascherano A. Iniesta Fàbregas Messi |
Report | Navas Navarro Varas Medel Cáceres Fazio Kanouté Escudé |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 82,743 Referee: Iturralde González (Basque Country) |
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| 10 25 October 2011 | Granada | 0 – 1 | Barcelona | Granada | ||
| 20:00 | Uche Jaime Rico Benítez Nyom |
Report | Dani Alves Xavi Sergio I. Cuenca Keita |
Stadium: Los Cármenes Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Muñiz Fernández (Asturias) |
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| 11 29 October 2011 | Barcelona | 5 – 0 | Mallorca | Barcelona | ||
| 20:00 | Messi I. Cuenca Dani Alves |
Report | Nsue Bigas |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 80,635 Referee: Pérez Montero (Andalusia) |
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| 12 6 November 2011 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 – 2 | Barcelona | Bilbao | ||
| 20:00 | Herrera Martínez Iturraspe Amorebieta Piqué |
Report | Fàbregas Piqué Messi |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Paradas Romero (Andalusia) |
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| 13 19 November 2011 | Barcelona | 4 – 0 | Zaragoza | Barcelona | ||
| 20:00 | Piqué Messi Puyol David Villa Dani Alves |
Report | Lanzaro Juárez Rúben Micael |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 66,692 Referee: Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) |
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| 14 26 November 2011 | Getafe | 1 – 0 | Barcelona | Getafe | ||
| 22:00 | Lacen Casquero Valera D. Castro Lopo |
Report | Maxwell Piqué Sergio |
Stadium: Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 13,600 Referee: F. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
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| 17 29 November 2011 | Barcelona | 4 – 0 | Rayo Vallecano | Barcelona | ||
| 21:00 | Alexis David Villa Messi V. Valdés Piqué |
Report | Bangoura Jordi Arribas |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 53,775 Referee: Pérez Lasa (Basque Country) |
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| 15 3 December 2011 | Barcelona | 5 – 0 | Levante | Barcelona | ||
| 20:00 | Fàbregas I. Cuenca Messi Alexis V. Valdés |
Report | Javi Venta Ballesteros Del Horno |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 79,361 Referee: J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
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| 16 10 December 2011 | Real Madrid | 1 – 3 | Barcelona | Madrid | ||
| 22:00 | Benzema Alonso Diarra Pepe Ramos |
Report | Alexis Messi Piqué Xavi Fàbregas |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 85,400 Referee: Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) |
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| 18 8 January 2012 | Espanyol | 1 – 1 | Barcelona | Cornellà de Llobregat | ||
| 21:30 | Romaric R. Rodríguez Álvaro S. S. García Amat Forlín Casilla |
Report | Messi Fàbregas |
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 35,122 Referee: Turienzo Álvarez (Castile and León) |
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| 19 15 January 2012 | Barcelona | 4 – 2 | Real Betis | Barcelona | ||
| 21:30 | Xavi Messi Puyol A. Iniesta Alexis |
Report | Castro Iriney Sevilla Santa Cruz Mario Matilla Dorado |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 69,889 Referee: Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia) |
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| 1 22 January 2012 | Málaga | 1 – 4 | Barcelona | Málaga | ||
| 18:00 | Camacho Rondón |
Report | Messi Alexis |
Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) |
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| 21 28 January 2012 | Villarreal | 0 – 0 | Barcelona | Vila-real | ||
| 22:00 | Musacchio Marco Ruben Senna Joselu Rodríguez |
Report | Thiago Dani Alves |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,000 Referee: J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
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| 22 4 February 2012 | Barcelona | 2 – 1 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona | ||
| 22:00 | Tello Messi |
Report | Martínez Vela Llorente |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 52,646 Referee: Clos Gómez (Aragon) |
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| 23 11 February 2012 | Osasuna | 3 – 2 | Barcelona | Pamplona | ||
| 20:00 | Lekić Raúl García Puñal |
Report | S. Roberto Alexis Dani Alves Tello V. Valdés Mascherano |
Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 17,283 Referee: Paradas Romero (Andalusia) |
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| Note: Manager Pep Guardiola was shown |
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| 24 19 February 2012 | Barcelona | 5 – 1 | Valencia | Barcelona | ||
| 21:30 | Messi Xavi |
Report | Albelda Piatti R. Costa Soldado |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 74,240 Referee: Turienzo Álvarez (Castile and León) |
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| 25 26 February 2012 | Atlético Madrid | 1 – 2 | Barcelona | Madrid | ||
| 21:30 | Godín Juanfran Turan Falcao Tiago Koke |
Report | Messi Dani Alves Fàbregas Alexis Sergio |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Pérez Lasa (Basque Country) |
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| 26 3 March 2012 | Barcelona | 3 – 1 | Sporting Gijón | Barcelona | ||
| 20:00 | A. Iniesta Piqué Xavi Keita Dani Alves |
Report | Ayoze Canella Barral De las Cuevas Castro Carmelo Eguren Gálvez |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 72,442 Referee: Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) |
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| 27 11 March 2012 | Racing Santander | 0 – 2 | Barcelona | Santander | ||
| 18:00 | Francis Babacar Álvaro Cisma P. Diop Stuani |
Report | Messi |
Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 18,885 Referee: del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid) |
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| 28 17 March 2012 | Sevilla | 0 – 2 | Barcelona | Sevilla | ||
| 20:00 | Spahić Escudé Medel |
Report | Xavi Messi Piqué Adriano Pedro |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 44,500 Referee: González González (Castile and León) |
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| 29 20 March 2012 | Barcelona | 5 – 3 | Granada | Barcelona | ||
| 21:00 | Xavi Messi Keita Dani Alves Tello Mascherano |
Report | Ighalo Bénitez Mainz Cortés Siqueira Hurtado B. Gómez Geijo Abel |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 62,401 Referee: J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
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| 30 24 March 2012 | Mallorca | 0 – 2 | Barcelona | Palma | ||
| 18:00 | Pereira Ramis |
Report | Messi Thiago Piqué Puyol |
Stadium: Iberostar Referee: Ayza Gámez (Valencian Community) |
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| Note: Thiago's second |
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| 31 31 March 2012 | Barcelona | 2 – 0 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona | ||
| 22:00 | A. Iniesta Messi Sergio |
Report | Toquero Iturraspe Martínez |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 88,207 Referee: Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community) |
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| 32 7 April 2012 | Zaragoza | 1 – 4 | Barcelona | Zaragoza | ||
| 20:00 | Zuculini Aranda Abraham Micael Lanzaro |
Report | V. Valdés Puyol Messi Keita Adriano Fàbregas Pedro Thiago |
Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Turienzo Álvarez (Castile and León) |
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| 33 10 April 2012 | Barcelona | 4 – 0 | Getafe | Barcelona | ||
| 21:00 | Alexis Messi Pedro |
Report | Gavilán |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 76,041 Referee: González González (Castille and León) |
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| 34 14 April 2012 | Levante | 1 – 2 | Barcelona | Valencia | ||
| 22:00 | Barkero Botelho Iborra Cabral Valdo Juanfran |
Report | Sergio Adriano Messi |
Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 23,000 Referee: J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
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| 35 21 April 2012 | Barcelona | 1 – 2 | Real Madrid | Barcelona | ||
| 20:00 | Sergio Alexis Mascherano |
Report | Khedira Pepe Alonso Ronaldo Özil Granero |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 99,252 Referee: Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) |
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| 36 29 April 2012 | Rayo Vallecano | 0 – 7 | Barcelona | Madrid | ||
| 21:30 | Rober A. Núñez Tito Arribas Michu |
Report | Messi Alexis Keita Pedro Thiago |
Stadium: Campo Vallecas Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country) |
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| 20 2 May 2012 | Barcelona | 4 – 1 | Málaga | Barcelona | ||
| 20:00 | Puyol Messi Pedro Fàbregas |
Report | Rondón Camacho Duda |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 67,854 Referee: Turienzo Álvarez (Castile and León) |
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| 37 5 May 2012 | Barcelona | 4 – 0 | Espanyol | Barcelona | ||
| 21:00 | Messi Sergio Montoya Tello Puyol |
Report | Forlín V. Sánchez C. Álvarez Dídac Gómez |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 89,044 Referee: F. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
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| 38 12 May 2012 | Real Betis | 2 – 2 | Barcelona | Sevilla | ||
| 22:00 | Castro Beñat Cañas |
Report | Sergio Dani Alves Keita |
Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Ayza Gámez (Valencian Community) |
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Kickoff times are in CET.
| First leg 9 November 2011 | L'Hospitalet | 0 – 1 | Barcelona | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | ||
| 22:00 | Viale |
Report | A. Iniesta |
Stadium: La Feixa Llarga Attendance: 2,500 Referee: del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid) |
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| Second leg 22 December 2011 | Barcelona | 9 – 0 (10 – 0 agg.)
|
L'Hospitalet | Barcelona | ||
| 22:00 | Pedro A. Iniesta Thiago Xavi Tello I. Cuenca |
Report | Lucas Viale |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 56,480 Referee: González González (Castille and León) |
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| First leg 4 January 2012 | Barcelona | 4 – 0 | Osasuna | Barcelona | ||
| 22:00 | Fàbregas I. Cuenca Messi |
Report | Nekounam Sergio |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 64,124 Referee: Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) |
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| Second leg 12 January 2012 | Osasuna | 1 – 2 (1 – 6 agg.)
|
Barcelona | Pamplona | ||
| 22:00 | Calleja Lekić |
Report | Alexis S. Roberto |
Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 12,498 Referee: Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) |
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| First leg 18 January 2012 | Real Madrid | 1 – 2 | Barcelona | Madrid | ||
| 22:00 | Ronaldo Pepe Coentrão Callejón Carvalho |
Report | Piqué Puyol Sergio Abidal |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 83,500 Referee: Muñiz Fernández (Asturias) |
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| Second leg 25 January 2012 | Barcelona | 2 – 2 (4 – 3 agg.)
|
Real Madrid | Barcelona | ||
| 22:00 | Pedro Messi Dani Alves Puyol |
Report | Diarra Ramos Casillas Ronaldo Benzema Coentrão Granero Callejón Pepe |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 95,486 Referee: F. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
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| First leg 1 February 2012 | Valencia | 1 – 1 | Barcelona | Valencia | ||
| 21:00 | Jonas Banega Albelda Víctor Ruiz Jordi Alba Mathieu |
Report | Puyol Mascherano Messi Pinto |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 51,800 Referee: González González (Castille and León) |
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| Second leg 8 February 2012 | Barcelona | 2 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.)
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Valencia | Barcelona | ||
| 21:00 | Fàbregas Xavi Thiago Dani Alves |
Report | Aduriz Feghouli Víctor Ruiz |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 69,476 Referee: Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) |
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| Final 25 May 2012 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 – 3 | Barcelona | Madrid | ||
| 22:00 | Susaeta Iraola |
Report | Pedro Messi Xavi A. Iniesta |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 54,960 Referee: Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) |
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| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Group winner and runner-up advance to the round of 16 |
| Third-placed team enter the UEFA Europa League at the round of 32 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 16 | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | –7 | 5 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | –12 | 2 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
| 1 13 September 2011 | Barcelona |
2 – 2 | Barcelona, Spain | |||
| 20:45 | Pedro David Villa Dani Alves Puyol |
Report | Pato Van Bommel Nesta Thiago Silva |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 89,861 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
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| 2 28 September 2011 | BATE Borisov |
0 – 5 | Minsk, Belarus | |||
| 20:45 | Simić |
Report | Valadzko Pedro Messi Dani Alves David Villa |
Stadium: Dynama Stadium Attendance: 29,555 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany) |
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| 3 19 October 2011 | Barcelona |
2 – 0 | Barcelona, Spain | |||
| 20:45 | A. Iniesta David Villa |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 74,376 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) |
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| 4 1 November 2011 | Viktoria Plzeň |
0 – 4 | Prague, Czech Republic | |||
| 20:45 | Pilař Čišovský Limberský Pavlík Jiráček Horváth |
Report | Messi Dani Alves Fàbregas |
Stadium: Synot Tip Arena Attendance: 20,145 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria) |
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| 5 23 November 2011 | Milan |
2 – 3 | Milan, Italy | |||
| 20:45 | Ibrahimović Aquilani Nesta Van Bommel Boateng Zambrotta |
Report | Van Bommel Messi Puyol Abidal Xavi Mascherano |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,927 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
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| 6 6 December 2011 | Barcelona |
4 – 0 | Barcelona, Spain | |||
| 20:45 | S. Roberto Montoya Pedro |
Report | Yurevich |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 37,374 Referee: William Collum (Scotland) |
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| First leg 14 February 2012 | Bayer Leverkusen |
1 – 3 | Leverkusen, Germany | |||
| 20:45 | Schwaab Kadlec Ćorluka Castro |
Report | Alexis Thiago Messi |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,400 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) |
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| Second leg 7 March 2012 | Barcelona |
7 – 1 (10 – 2 agg.)
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Barcelona, Spain | |||
| 20:45 | Messi Tello |
Report | Rolfes Castro Bellarabi |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,632 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
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| First leg 28 March 2012 | Milan |
0 – 0 | Milan, Italy | |||
| 20:45 | Seedorf Nesta Ambrosini |
Report | Keita |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 76,169 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
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| Second leg 3 April 2012 | Barcelona |
3 – 1 (3 – 1 agg.)
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Barcelona, Spain | |||
| 20:45 | Messi A. Iniesta Mascherano I. Cuenca |
Report | Antonini Nocerino Nesta Seedorf Robinho Mexès Maxi López |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 94,629 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
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| First leg 18 April 2012 | Chelsea |
1 – 0 | London, England | |||
| 20:45 | Drogba Ramires |
Report | Pedro Sergio |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,039 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
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| Second leg 24 April 2012 | Barcelona |
2 – 2 (2 – 3 agg.)
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Barcelona, Spain | |||
| 20:45 | Sergio A. Iniesta Messi |
Report | Mikel Terry Ramires Ivanović Čech Lampard Meireles Torres |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 95,845 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
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