2011–12 FC Barcelona season

The 2011–12 season was FC 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 five-and-a-half-year, €170 million deal.[1] The agreement with UNICEF continued and their name had been moved to the lower back portion of the shirt.[2] This season also introduced a new away kit in black while the third kit was retained from last season.

Barcelona
2011–12 season
PresidentSandro Rosell
Head coachPep Guardiola
StadiumCamp Nou
La Liga2nd
Copa del ReyWinners
Supercopa de EspañaWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
UEFA Super CupWinners
FIFA Club World CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lionel Messi (50)

All:
Lionel Messi (73)
Highest home attendance99,252 vs Real Madrid
(21 April 2012)
Lowest home attendance37,374 vs BATE Borisov
(6 December 2011)
Average home league attendance75,212 (including
Joan Gamper Trophy)

Barcelona were unable to defend two major trophies: they finished as runners-up in Liga, nine points behind winners Real Madrid, who finished with a record 100 points,[3] and their UEFA Champions League campaign ended after a 3–2 aggregate defeat in the semi-finals to eventual winners Chelsea.[4] Pep Guardiola stepped down as head coach at the conclusion of the season, which ended on a high as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 3–0 in the Copa del Rey final at the Vicente Calderón.

Barcelona's under-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.[5][6]

Season overview

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May/June

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On 31 May, Sevilla confirmed it had exercised its right to purchase defender Martín Cáceres, who spent the 2010–11 season on loan with the club from Barcelona. Barcelona received €4.10 million in compensation after making the loan permanent.[7]

July

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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 loaned to 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 Eric 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 five 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 to Italian outfit Roma for €10 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]

August

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On 3 August, Portuguese club Sporting CP made official the signing of another Barcelona's La Masia graduate, winger Jeffrén, on a five-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 respective official websites 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 agree 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 teammate 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]

September

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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]

October

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On 2 October, Barcelona defeated Sporting de Gijón 0–1[33] at El Molinón to take over first 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 goalkeeper 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 forward Pedro for approximately three weeks due to strained tendons in his left ankle.[38]

November

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On 1 November, the 23-men shortlist for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or was released with eight Barcelona—Eric 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.

December

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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 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 three 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 four-to-six months, possibly causing him to miss UEFA Euro 2012.[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 fifth 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.

January

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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 two 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 right back 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 ten days due to a minor hamstring injury.[61]

On 15 January, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 4–2 to remain five points back in second 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 Eric 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 seven 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]

February

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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 four 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 eighth minute for a handball and will miss his first match in his career due to cards accumulation.[77]

March

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On 3 March, Barcelona defeated Sporting Gijón with a 3–1 score despite playing with ten men for more than half-an-hour after Gerard Piqué was sent off for throwing his boot at the Sporting de Gijón kit man at the start of the second 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 de 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 Eric 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 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 first 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] Guardiola said, "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]

April

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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 Eric 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 half-time 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 goalkeeper 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 Pep Guardiola announced he would step down as coach at the end of the season. His record of 13 trophies in four 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 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]

Players

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Squad information

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK   Víctor Valdés (2nd VC) 30 EU 2002 457 0 2014 Youth system
2 RB   Dani Alves 29 EU 2008 208 15 2015 €32M Second nationality: Spain
3 CB   Gerard Piqué 25 EU 2008 183 13 2015 €5M Originally from youth system
4 CM   Cesc Fàbregas 25 EU 2011 49 15 2016 €29M Originally from youth system
5 CB   Carles Puyol (captain) 34 EU 1999 559 14 2013 Youth system
6 CM   Xavi (vice-captain) 32 EU 1998 629 73 2016 Youth system
7 ST   David Villa 30 EU 2010 76 32 2015 €40M
8 LW   Andrés Iniesta (3rd VC) 28 EU 2002 408 41 2015 Youth system
9 RW   Alexis Sánchez 23 Non-EU 2011 41 15 2016 €26M
10 FW   Messi 24 EU 2004 268 179 2016 Youth system Second nationality: Spain
11 CM   Thiago 21 EU 2009 65 8 2015 Youth system Second nationality: Brazil
13 GK   José Manuel Pinto 36 EU 2008 48 0 2013 €0.5M
14 CB   Javier Mascherano 27 EU 2010 97 0 2014 €19M Second nationality: Italy
15 CM   Seydou Keita 32 EU 2008 188 22 2014 €14M Second nationality: France
16 DM   Sergio Busquets 23 EU 2008 191 7 2015 Youth system
17 FW   Pedro 24 EU 2008 169 58 2016 Youth system
20 AM   Ibrahim Afellay 26 EU 2011 34 2 2015 €3M Second nationality: Morocco
21 LB   Adriano 27 EU 2010 71 4 2014 €9.5M Second nationality: Spain
22 LB   Eric Abidal 32 EU 2007 188 2 2013 €9M
23 ST   Isaac Cuenca 21 EU 2012 30 4 2015 Youth system
24 CB   Andreu Fontàs 22 EU 2009 16 1 2015 Youth system

Total squad cost: €187.5M[original research?]

From the youth system

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Updated 13 August 2011[108]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF   ESP Marc Muniesa
27 FW   ESP Gerard Deulofeu
28 MF   MEX Jonathan dos Santos
29 MF   ESP Martí Riverola
30 MF   ESP Sergi Roberto
31 GK   ESP Rubén Miño
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF   ESP Marc Bartra
33 DF   ESP Sergi Gómez
34 MF   BRA Rafinha
35 DF   ESP Martín Montoya
36 GK   ESP Oier
37 FW   ESP Cristian Tello
38 FW   ESP Kiko Femenía

Transfers in

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
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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
MF   Alexander Hleb 30 Non-EU Birmingham   Loan return Summer 2012
MF   Alexander Hleb 30 Non-EU VfL Wolfsburg   Loan return Winter 2012
DF   Henrique 24 Non-EU Racing 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

Transfers out

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N
Pos.
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
CB   Henrique 24 Non-EU Palmeiras   Loan Summer N/A FCBarcelona.cat
9 FW   Bojan 20 EU Roma   Transfer Summer €12M FCBarcelona.cat
11 FW   Jeffrén 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   Alexander Hleb 30 Non-EU Wolfsburg   Loan Summer Free AS.com
19 LWB   Maxwell 30 EU Paris Saint-Germain   Transfer Winter €4M FCBarcelona.com
MF   Alexander 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:   €21.75 million.

Expenditure:   €38.25 million

Club

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Current technical staff

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Position Staff
Head coach Pep 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

Statistics

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Player statistics

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Total UEFA Champions League La Liga Copa del Rey Others
N
Pos.
Name
Nat.
GS
App
Gls
Min
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
Notes
1 GK Víctor Valdés   51 51 4410 11 35 5
13 GK Pinto   13 13 1170 1 3 9
2 RB Dani Alves   46 52 3 4036 10 33 2 5 1 4   Source
3 CB Gerard Piqué   32 38 2 2712 5 22 2 8 3
5 CB Carles Puyol   40 44 5 3292 9 26 3 7 2 2   Source
21 FB Adriano   30 40 3 2520 7 26 1 3 4 2
22 LB Eric Abidal   35 38 1 3119 6 22 5 1 5   Source
24 CB Andreu Fontàs   5 6 369 1 1 3 1   Source
26 CB Marc Muniesa   3 66 2 1
32 CB Marc Bartra   1 2 113 1 1
35 RB Martín Montoya   6 10 1 640 1 1 7 2
4 AM Cesc 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 Andrés 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 Javier Mascherano   49 52 4403 10 31 6 5
15 CM Seydou Keita   22 42 4 2171 9 26 3 3 4 1
16 DM Sergio Busquets   46 52 2 3865 10 1 31 1 8 3
20 AM Ibrahim Afellay   1 5 126 1 4
28 CM Jonathan dos Santos   3 8 313 2 3 3
29 CM Martí Riverola   1 11 1
30 CM Sergi 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   Source
9 SS Alexis Sánchez   31 41 15 2521 6 2 25 12 7 1 3
10 SS Lionel 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 Isaac Cuenca   20 30 4 1811 7 16 2 6 2 1
27 FW Gerard Deulofeu   2 47 1 1
37 FW Cristian 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.

Disciplinary record

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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   Víctor Valdés 4 1 5
13 GK   José Manuel Pinto 1 1
2 DF   Dani Alves 7 2 3 1 1 12 2
3 DF   Gerard Piqué 7 1 1 1 9 1
5 DF   Carles Puyol 4 2 1 7
21 DF   Adriano 2 2
22 DF   Eric Abidal 1 1
24 DF   Andreu Fontàs
35 DF   Martín Montoya 2 2
4 MF   Cesc Fàbregas 6 2 8
6 MF   Xavi 1 1 1 3
8 MF   Andrés Iniesta 3 1 1 1 6
11 MF   Thiago 4 1 1 6
14 MF   Javier Mascherano 8 1 2 1 1 12 1
15 MF   Seydou Keita 4 1 5
16 MF   Sergio Busquets 8 1 1 10
20 MF   Ibrahim Afellay
28 MF   Jonathan dos Santos
30 MF   Sergi Roberto 1 1
7 FW   David Villa 1 1 1 2 1
9 FW   Alexis Sánchez 3 1 4
10 FW   Lionel Messi 6 2 1 9
17 FW   Pedro 4 1 5
23 FW   Isaac Cuenca 1 1 1 3
27 FW   Gerard Deulofeu
37 FW   Cristian Tello 1 1
DF   Maxwell 1 1

Last updated: 25 May
Source: Competitive matches and LFP.com, sportec.es
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.

Pre-season and friendlies

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23 July 2011 Summer Tour Hajduk Split   0–0   Barcelona Split, Croatia
20:30 CEST Report Stadium: Poljud Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Goran Gabrilo (Croatia)
26 July 2011 Audi Cup Semi-final Barcelona   2–2
(4–2 p)
  Internacional Munich, Germany
18:15 CEST Thiago   15'
Busquets   45'
Dos Santos   62'
Report Moledo   32'
Nei   55'
Tinga   67'
Leandro Damião   85'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Penalties
Villa  
Dos Santos  
Carmona  
Jeffrén  
Armando  
  Kléber
  Leandro Damião
  João Paulo
  Zé Mário
27 July 2011 Audi Cup Final Bayern Munich   0–2   Barcelona Munich, Germany
20:45 CEST Report Thiago   42', 75' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
22 August 2011 Joan Gamper Trophy Barcelona   5–0   Napoli Barcelona, Spain
19:00 CEST Fàbregas   26'
Keita   31'
Pedro   62'
Messi   66', 77'
Report Lavezzi   37'
Ruiz   81'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 78,002
Referee: Álvarez Izquierdo [es] (Catalonia)

Competitions

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Supercopa de España

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14 August 2011 First leg Real Madrid 2–2 Barcelona Madrid
22:00 CEST Özil   13'
Khedira   32'
Alonso   54',   78'
Coentrão   90+1'
Report Villa   36'
Messi   45'
Sánchez   55'
Dani Alves   90+3'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 81,177
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
17 August 2011 Second leg Barcelona 3–2
(5–4 agg.)
Real Madrid Barcelona
23:00 CEST Iniesta   15'
Xavi   42'
Messi   45', 88'
Mascherano   54'
Valdés   90+3'
Villa   90+5'[109]
Report Ronaldo   20',   54'
Khedira   28'
Marcelo   55'   90+4'
Pepe   62'
Ramos   76'
Benzema   82'
Coentrão   84'
Özil   90+5'[110]
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 92,965
Referee: Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

UEFA Super Cup

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26 August 2011 Final Barcelona   2–0   Porto Monaco
20:45 CEST Messi   39'
Iniesta   51'
Fàbregas   87'
Report C. Rodríguez   30'
Rolando   65'   86'
Guarín   82'   90'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 18,048
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

FIFA Club World Cup

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14 December 2011 Semi-finals Al-Sadd   0–4   Barcelona Yokohama, Japan
11:30 CET Majid   62'
Kasola   80'
Report Adriano   25', 43'
Keita   64'
Maxwell   81'
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 66,298
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
18 December 2011 Final Santos   0–4   Barcelona Yokohama, Japan
11:30 CET Ganso   73'
Dracena   75'
Report Messi   17', 82'
Xavi   24'
Piqué   39'
Fàbregas   45'
Mascherano   71'
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 68,166
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 38 32 4 2 121 32 +89 100 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Barcelona 38 28 7 3 114 29 +85 91
3 Valencia 38 17 10 11 59 44 +15 61
4 Málaga 38 17 7 14 54 53 +1 58 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Atlético Madrid 38 15 11 12 53 46 +7 56 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
Source: ESPN
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) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Atlético Madrid won the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League and thus secured the title holder spot in the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


Results by round

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Round2345678910111213141516171819121222324252627282929313233343536203738
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWDWDWWWDWWDWLWWWDWWDWLWWWWWWWWWWWLWWWD
Position24342113322222222222222222222222222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

====Matches====

29 August 2011 2 Barcelona 5–0 Villarreal Barcelona
21:00 Thiago   24'
Mascherano   33'
Fàbregas   35',   44'
Sánchez   46',   48'
Messi   51', 73'
Report Zapata   20'
Wakaso   84'
Marchena   88'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 75,097
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez [es] (Castile and León)
10 September 2011 3 Real Sociedad 2–2 Barcelona San Sebastián
18:00 Agirretxe   59'
Griezmann   60'
Cadamuro-Bentaïba   82'
Report Xavi   10'
Fàbregas   11'
Busquets   62'
Messi   90+3'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)
17 September 2011 4 Barcelona 8–0 Osasuna Barcelona
20:00 Messi   5', 41', 79'
Fàbregas   13'
Villa   34', 76',   36'
Rovérsio   40' (o.g.)
Xavi   57'
Report Lamah   44'
García   48'
Ibrahima   74'
Timor   82'
Damià   83'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 70,549
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias)
21 September 2011 5 Valencia 2–2 Barcelona Valencia
22:00 Abidal   12' (o.g.)
Rami   15'
Hernández   23'
Soldado   37'
Canales   53'
Jonas   87'
Alba   90+1'
Report Pedro   14'
Fàbregas   77'
Mascherano   88'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 52,250
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)
24 September 2011 6 Barcelona 5–0 Atlético Madrid Barcelona
22:00 Villa   9'
Miranda   15' (o.g.)
Messi   26', 78', 90+1'
Piqué   71'
Report Perea   72' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 83,154
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro [es] (Basque Country)
2 October 2011 7 Sporting Gijón 0–1 Barcelona Gijón
20:00 Cases   34'
Castro   87'
Report Adriano   12'
Pedro   50'
Busquets   90+3'
Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon)
15 October 2011 8 Barcelona 3–0 Racing Santander Barcelona
20:00 Messi   11', 68'
Xavi   27'
Report Diop   21'
Bedia   80'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 82,225
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez [es] (Valencian Community)
22 October 2011 9 Barcelona 0–0 Sevilla Barcelona
22:00 Mascherano   45+2'
Iniesta   75'
Fàbregas   90+4'
Report Navas   42'
Navarro   54'   90+7'
Varas   57'
Medel   66'
Cáceres   68'
Fazio   90'
Kanouté   90+3'   90+4'
Escudé   90+7'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 82,743
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Basque Country)
25 October 2011 10 Granada 0–1 Barcelona Granada
20:00 Uche   3'
Romero   35'   53'
F. Rico   36'
Benítez   63'   90+2'
Nyom   87'
Report Dani Alves   26'
Xavi   33'
Busquets   62'
Cuenca   66'
Keita   90'
Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias)
29 October 2011 11 Barcelona 5–0 Mallorca Barcelona
20:00 Messi   13' (pen.), 21', 30'
Cuenca   50'
Dani Alves   74',   90+2'
Report Nsue   12'
Bigas   90+1'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 80,635
Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero [es] (Andalusia)
6 November 2011 12 Athletic Bilbao 2–2 Barcelona Bilbao
20:00 Herrera   20',   22'
Martínez   48'
Iturraspe   53'
Amorebieta   69'   90+1'
Piqué   80' (o.g.)
Report Fàbregas   24'
Piqué   63'
Messi   90+1'
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero [es] (Andalusia)
19 November 2011 13 Barcelona 4–0 Zaragoza Barcelona
20:00 Piqué   18',   61'
Messi   43'
Puyol   54'
Villa   75'
Dani Alves   88'
Report[permanent dead link] Lanzaro   26'
Juárez   28'
Micael   63'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 66,692
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
26 November 2011 14 Getafe 1–0 Barcelona Getafe
22:00 Lacen   24'
Casquero   47'
Valera   68'
Castro   71'
Lopo   78'
Report Maxwell   19'
Piqué   44'
Busquets   89'
Stadium: Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 13,600
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
29 November 2011 17 Barcelona 4–0 Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
21:00 Sánchez   29', 41'
Villa   43'
Messi   50'
Valdés   80'
Piqué   84'
Report Bangoura   39'
Jordi   45'
Arribas   60'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 53,775
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa [es] (Basque Country)
3 December 2011 15 Barcelona 5–0 Levante Barcelona
20:00 Fàbregas   3', 32',   45'
Cuenca   36'
Messi   53'
Sánchez   59'
Valdés   90+1'
Report Venta   26'
Ballesteros   32'
Del Horno   42'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 79,361
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes [es] (Cantabria)
10 December 2011 16 Real Madrid 1–3 Barcelona Madrid
22:00 Benzema   1'
Alonso   26'
Diarra   61'
Pepe   63'
Ramos   70'
Report Sánchez   27',   30'
Messi   37'
Piqué   48'
Xavi   53'
Fàbregas   66'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 85,400
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
8 January 2012 18 Espanyol 1–1 Barcelona Cornellà de Llobregat
21:30 Romaric   45+1'
Rodríguez   70'
Vázquez   76',   86'
S. García   86'
Amat   90'
Forlín   90+1'
Casilla   90+3'
Report Messi   14'
Fàbregas   16'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 35,122
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez [es] (Castile and León)
15 January 2012 19 Barcelona 4–2 Real Betis Barcelona
21:30 Xavi   10'
Messi   12', 86' (pen.),   44'
Puyol   49'
Iniesta   69'
Sánchez   75'
Report Castro   32'
Iriney   43'
Sevilla   46'
Santa Cruz   52'
Mario   60'   70'
Matilla   81'
Dorado   85'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 69,889
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva [es] (Galicia)
22 January 2012 1 Málaga 1–4 Barcelona Málaga
18:00 Camacho   62'
Rondón   85'
Report Messi   33', 51', 81'
Sánchez   48'
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 22,572
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
28 January 2012 21 Villarreal 0–0 Barcelona Villarreal
22:00 Musacchio   30'
Ruben   38'
Senna   68'
Joselu   77'
Rodríguez   84'
Report Thiago   89'
Dani Alves   90+2'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes [es] (Cantabria)
4 February 2012 22 Barcelona 2–1 Real Sociedad Barcelona
22:00 Tello   8'
Messi   72'
Report I. Martínez   34'
Vela   73'
Llorente   88'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 52,646
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon)
11 February 2012 23 Osasuna 3–2 Barcelona Pamplona
20:00 Lekić   5', 22'
R. García   56',   61'
Puñal   70'
Report Roberto   16'
Sánchez   36',   51'
Dani Alves   57'
Tello   73'
Valdés   85'
Mascherano   90+1'   90+6'
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 17,283
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero [es] (Andalusia)
Note: Manager Pep Guardiola was shown   86' and Mascherano shown second   after the final whistle.[111]
19 February 2012 24 Barcelona 5–1 Valencia Barcelona
21:30 Messi   22', 27', 76', 85'
Xavi   90+1'
Report Albelda   4'
Piatti   9'
R. Costa   34'
Soldado   65'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 74,240
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez [es] (Castile and León)
26 February 2012 25 Atlético Madrid 1–2 Barcelona Madrid
18:00 Falcao   23',   49'
Juanfran   25'
Turan   30',   85'
Tiago   60'
Koke   74'
Report Messi   8',   81'
Dani Alves   36',   70'
Fàbregas   45'
Sánchez   76'
Busquets   90'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa [es] (Basque Country)
3 March 2012 26 Barcelona 3–1 Sporting Gijón Barcelona
20:00 Iniesta   42',   47'
Piqué   46'
Xavi   71',   88'
Keita   77',   79'
Dani Alves   82'
Report Ayoze   28'
Canella   29'
Barral   49',   81'
De las Cuevas   64'
Castro   73'
Carmelo   74'
Eguren   79'
Gálvez   84'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 72,442
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)
11 March 2012 27 Racing Santander 0–2 Barcelona Santander
18:00 Francis   11'
Babacar   23'
Álvaro   55'
Cisma   55'
Diop   56'
Stuani   88'
Report Messi   29', 56' (pen.) Stadium: El Sardinero
Attendance: 18,885
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)
17 March 2012 28 Sevilla 0–2 Barcelona Seville
20:00 Spahić   17'
Escudé   50'
Medel   76'
Report Xavi   17'
Messi   24'
Piqué   31'
Adriano   80'
Pedro   83'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 44,500
Referee: José Luis González González [es] (Castile and León)
20 March 2012 29 Barcelona 5–3 Granada Barcelona
21:00 Xavi   4'
Messi   17', 67', 86'
Keita   48'
Tello   82'
Mascherano   89'
Report Ighalo   10'
Bénitez   34'
Mainz   55'
Cortés   59'
Siqueira   62' (pen.), 89' (pen.)
Hurtado   64'
Gómez   66'
Geijo   90+1'
Abel   90+3'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 62,401
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes [es] (Cantabria)
24 March 2012 30 Mallorca 0–2 Barcelona Palma
18:00 Pereira   27'
Ramis   40'
Report Messi   25'
Thiago   36'   56'
Piqué   79'
Puyol   88'
Stadium: Iberostar
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez [es] (Valencian Community)
Note: Thiago's second   in the 56th minute was withdrawn by the Competition Committee on 29 March.[112]
31 March 2012 31 Barcelona 2–0 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
22:00 Iniesta   40'
Messi   58' (pen.)
Busquets   66'
Report Toquero   52'
Iturraspe   56'
Martínez   58'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 88,207
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)
7 April 2012 32 Zaragoza 1–4 Barcelona Zaragoza
20:00 Zuculini   27'
Aranda   30'
Abraham   35'   45'
Micael   58'
Lanzaro   82'
Report Valdés   23'
Puyol   36'
Messi   39', 86' (pen.)
Keita   43'
Adriano   58'
Fàbregas   89'
Pedro   90+2'
Thiago   90+4'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez [es] (Castile and León)
10 April 2012 33 Barcelona 4–0 Getafe Barcelona
21:00 Sánchez   13', 73'
Messi   44',   51'
Pedro   75'
Report Gavilán   78' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 76,041
Referee: José Luis González González [es] (Castile and León)
14 April 2012 34 Levante 1–2 Barcelona Valencia
22:00 Barkero   23' (pen.)
Botelho   45'
Iborra   67'
Cabral   68'
Valdo   70'
Juanfran   71'
Report Busquets   23'
Adriano   39'
Messi   64', 72' (pen.)
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes [es] (Cantabria)
21 April 2012 35 Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid Barcelona
20:00 Busquets   15'
Sánchez   70'
Mascherano   86'
Report Khedira   17'
Pepe   43'
Alonso   47'
Ronaldo   73'
Özil   77'
Granero   78'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 99,252
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
29 April 2012 36 Rayo Vallecano 0–7 Barcelona Vallecas
21:30 Trashorras   21'
Núñez   34'
Tito   36'
Arribas   45+2'
Michu   90+2'
Report Messi   16', 90'
Sánchez   26'
Keita   38'
Pedro   47', 87',   53'
Thiago   77'
Stadium: Campo Vallecas
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro [es] (Basque Country)
2 May 2012 20 Barcelona 4–1 Málaga Barcelona
20:00 Puyol   13'
Messi   35' (pen.), 59' (pen.), 64'
Pedro   67'
Fàbregas   82'
Report Rondón   26'
Camacho   57'
Duda   58'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 67,854
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez [es] (Castile and León)
5 May 2012 37 Barcelona 4–0 Espanyol Barcelona
21:00 Messi   12', 64' (pen.), 74', 79' (pen.)
Busquets   20'
Montoya   71'
Tello   84'
Puyol   89'
Report Forlín   4'
Sánchez   30'
Álvarez   63'
Vilà   63'
Gómez   63'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 89,044
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
12 May 2012 38 Real Betis 2–2 Barcelona Seville
22:00 Castro   70', 73'
Beñat   81'
Cañas   90'
Report Busquets   8'
Dani Alves   32'   53'
Keita   90+1'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez [es] (Valencian Community)

Copa del Rey

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Round of 32

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9 November 2011 First leg L'Hospitalet 0–1 Barcelona L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
22:00 Viale   38' Report Iniesta   41' Stadium: La Feixa Llarga
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)
22 December 2011 Second leg Barcelona 9–0
(10–0 agg.)
L'Hospitalet Barcelona
22:00 Pedro   13' (pen.)
Iniesta   20'
Thiago   24', 55' (pen.)
Xavi   37'
Tello   44', 64'
Cuenca   49', 81'
Report Viale   54' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 56,480
Referee: José Luis González González [es] (Castille and León)

Round of 16

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4 January 2012 First leg Barcelona 4–0 Osasuna Barcelona
22:00 Fàbregas   14', 18',   17'
Cuenca   31'
Messi   73', 90+2'
Report Nekounam   28'
Sergio   44'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 64,124
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
12 January 2012 Second leg Osasuna 1–2
(1–6 agg.)
Barcelona Pamplona
22:00 Calleja   36'
Lekić   41'
Report Sánchez   49'
Roberto   72'
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 12,498
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)

Quarter-finals

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18 January 2012 First leg Real Madrid 1–2 Barcelona Madrid
22:00 Ronaldo   11'
Pepe   17'
Coentrão   59'
Callejón   68'
Carvalho   87'
Report Piqué   20'
Puyol   49',   79'
Busquets   55'
Abidal   77'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 83,500
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias)
25 January 2012 Second leg Barcelona 2–2
(4–3 agg.)
Real Madrid Barcelona
22:00 Pedro   43'
Messi   45'
Dani Alves   45+3'
Puyol   90+1'
Report Diarra   27'
Ramos   33'   88'
Casillas   45+2'
Ronaldo   54',   68'
Benzema   72'
Coentrão   81'
Granero   90'
Callejón   90+1'
Pepe   90+2'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 95,486
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)

Semi-finals

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1 February 2012 First leg Valencia 1–1 Barcelona Valencia
21:00 Jonas   27',   27'
Banega   34'
Albelda   46'
Ruiz   52'
Alba   74'
Mathieu   87'
Report Puyol   35'
Mascherano   41'
Pinto   80'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 51,800
Referee: José Luis González González [es] (Castille and León)
8 February 2012 Second leg Barcelona 2–0
(3–1 agg.)
Valencia Barcelona
21:00 Fàbregas   16',   69'
Xavi   81'
Thiago   82'
Dani Alves   86'
Report Aduriz   22'
Feghouli   45'   76'
Ruiz   51'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 69,476
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

Final

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25 May 2012 Final Athletic Bilbao 0–3 Barcelona Madrid
22:00 Susaeta   40'
Iraola   43'
Report Pedro   3', 25'
Messi   20'
Xavi   66'
Iniesta   71'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 54,960
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Barcelona 6 5 1 0 20 4 +16 16 Advance to knockout phase
2   Milan 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9
3   Viktoria Plzeň 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 5 Transfer to Europa League
4   BATE Borisov 6 0 2 4 2 14 −12 2
Source: Soccerway
13 September 2011 1 Barcelona   2–2   Milan Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST Pedro   36'
Villa   50',   52'
Dani Alves   70'
Puyol   90+2'
Report Pato   1'
Van Bommel   18'
Nesta   57'
Thiago Silva   90+2'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 89,861
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
28 September 2011 2 BATE Borisov   0–5   Barcelona Minsk, Belarus
20:45 CEST Simić   80' Report Valadzko   19' (o.g.)
Pedro   22'
Messi   38', 55'
Dani Alves   77'
Villa   90'
Stadium: Dynama Stadium
Attendance: 29,555
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)
19 October 2011 3 Barcelona   2–0   Viktoria Plzeň Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST Iniesta   10'
Villa   82'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 74,376
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
1 November 2011 4 Viktoria Plzeň   0–4   Barcelona Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 CET Pilař   16'
Čišovský   22'
Limberský   60'
Pavlík   72'
Jiráček   75'
Horváth   76'
Report Messi   24' (pen.), 45+2', 90+2'
Dani Alves   49'
Fàbregas   72'
Stadium: Synot Tip Arena
Attendance: 20,145
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
23 November 2011 5 Milan   2–3   Barcelona Milan, Italy
20:45 CET Ibrahimović   20'
Aquilani   24'
Nesta   30'
Van Bommel   34'
Boateng   54'
Zambrotta   86'
Report Van Bommel   14' (o.g.)
Messi   31',   31' (pen.)
Puyol   43'
Abidal   45+3'
Xavi   63'
Mascherano   85'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 78,927
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
6 December 2011 6 Barcelona   4–0   BATE Borisov Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET Roberto   35'
Montoya   60'
Pedro   63', 88' (pen.)
Report Yurevich   44' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 37,374
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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14 February 2012 First leg Bayer Leverkusen   1–3   Barcelona Leverkusen, Germany
20:45 CET Schwaab   8'
Kadlec   52'
Ćorluka   53'
Castro   80'
Report Sánchez   41', 55'
Thiago   87'
Messi   88'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,400
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
7 March 2012 Second leg Barcelona   7–1
(10–2 agg.)
  Bayer Leverkusen Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET Messi   25', 43', 49', 58', 85'
Tello   55', 62'
Report Rolfes   12'
Castro   45'
Bellarabi   90+1'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 75,632
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Quarter-finals
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28 March 2012 First leg Milan   0–0   Barcelona Milan, Italy
20:45 CET Seedorf   23'
Nesta   58'
Ambrosini   70'
Report Keita   61' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 76,169
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
3 April 2012 Second leg Barcelona   3–1
(3–1 agg.)
  Milan Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET Messi   11' (pen.), 41' (pen.)
Iniesta   53'
Mascherano   66'
Cuenca   86'
Report Antonini   10'
Nocerino   32',   90+3'
Nesta   40'
Seedorf   41'
Robinho   77'
Mexès   90+1'
López   90+2'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 94,629
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Semi-finals
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18 April 2012 First leg Chelsea   1–0   Barcelona London, England
20:45 CET Drogba   45+2',   86'
Ramires   69'
Report Pedro   71'
Busquets   76'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,039
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
24 April 2012 Second leg Barcelona   2–2
(2–3 agg.)
  Chelsea Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET Busquets   35'
Iniesta   43',   50'
Messi   49’,   71'
Report Mikel   32'
Terry   37'
Ramires   44',   45+1'
Ivanović   48'
Čech   59'
Lampard   72'
Meireles   89'
Torres   90+2'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 95,845
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Copa Catalunya

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8 August 2011 Semifinals Girona 1–2 Barcelona Tarragona
Saizar   32' Report Lobato   42'
Riverola   57'
Stadium: Nou Estadi
9 August 2011 Final Barcelona 0–3 Espanyol Tarragona
21:45 Report Thievy   49', 53', 76' Stadium: Nou Estadi
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: David Miranda Torres

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