2011–12 FC Barcelona season

The 2011–12 season was 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 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 was unsuccessful in defending two major trophies. They ended the La Liga season as runners-up, nine points behind winners Real Madrid, who finished with 100 points having clinched the league title by defeating Athletic Bilbao 3–0 on 2 May 2012.[3] Barcelona's UEFA Champions League campaign ended in the semi-finals after a 2–3 aggregate loss against eventual winners Chelsea.[4] Pep Guardiola stepped down as manager at the conclusion of the season, which ended on a high as Barcelona won the Copa del Rey.

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

May/June

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

May

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

Squad information
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Víctor Valdés (2nd VC)30EU 2002 457 0 2014 Youth system
2 RB Dani Alves29EU 2008 208 15 2015 €32M Second nationality: Spain
3 CB Gerard Piqué25EU 2008 183 13 2015 €5M Originally from youth system
4 CM Cesc Fàbregas25EU 2011 49 15 2016 €29M Originally from youth system
5 CB Carles Puyol (captain)34EU 1999 559 14 2013 Youth system
6 CM Xavi (vice-captain)32EU 1998 629 73 2016 Youth system
7 ST David Villa30EU 2010 76 32 2015 €40M
8 LW Andrés Iniesta (3rd VC)28EU 2002 408 41 2015 Youth system
9 RW Alexis Sánchez23Non-EU 2011 41 15 2016 €26M
10 FW Messi24EU 2004 268 179 2016 Youth system Second nationality: Spain
11 CM Thiago21EU 2009 65 8 2015 Youth system Second nationality: Brazil
13 GK José Manuel Pinto36EU 2008 48 0 2013 €0.5M
14 CB Javier Mascherano27EU 2010 97 0 2014 €19M Second nationality: Italy
15 CM Seydou Keita32EU 2008 188 22 2014 €14M Second nationality: France
16 DM Sergio Busquets23EU 2008 191 7 2015 Youth system
17 FW Pedro24EU 2008 169 58 2016 Youth system
20 AM Ibrahim Afellay26EU 2011 34 2 2015 €3M Second nationality: Morocco
21 LB Adriano27EU 2010 71 4 2014 €9.5M Second nationality: Spain
22 LB Eric Abidal32EU 2007 188 2 2013 €9M
23 ST Isaac Cuenca21EU 2012 30 4 2015 Youth system
24 CB Andreu Fontàs22EU 2009 16 1 2015 Youth system

Total squad cost: €187.5M

From the youth system

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

Transfers in
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
4 MF Cesc Fàbregas 24EU Arsenal Transfer Summer 2016 €34M FCBarcelona.cat
9 FW Alexis Sánchez 22Non-EU Udinese Transfer Summer 2016 €26M + variables FCBarcelona.cat
MF Alexander Hleb 30Non-EU Birmingham Loan return Summer 2012
MF Alexander Hleb 30Non-EU VfL Wolfsburg Loan return Winter 2012
DF Henrique 24Non-EU Racing Santander Loan return Summer 2013
FW Keirrison 22Non-EU Santos Loan return Summer 2014
FW Keirrison 23Non-EU Cruzeiro Loan return Winter 2014
MF Víctor Sánchez 23EU Getafe Loan return Summer undisclosed
DF Martín Cáceres 24Non-EU Sevilla Loan return Summer undisclosed

Total spending: €60 million

Transfers out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
— DF Martín Cáceres 24Non-EU Sevilla Transfer Summer €3M FCBarcelona.cat
— MF Víctor Sánchez 23EU Neuchâtel Xamax Released Summer Free FCBarcelona.cat
— CB Henrique 24Non-EU Palmeiras Loan Summer N/A FCBarcelona.cat
9 FW Bojan 20EU Roma Transfer Summer €12M FCBarcelona.cat
11 FW Jeffrén 23EU Sporting CP Transfer Summer €3.75M FCBarcelona.cat
18 CB Gabriel Milito 30EU Independiente Released Summer Free FCBarcelona.cat
— FW Keirrison 22Non-EU Cruzeiro Loan Summer N/A
— MF Alexander Hleb 30Non-EU Wolfsburg Loan Summer Free AS.com
19 LWB Maxwell 30EU Paris Saint-Germain Transfer Winter €4M FCBarcelona.com
— MF Alexander Hleb 30Non-EU Krylia Sovetov Samara Released Winter Free FCBarcelona.cat
— FW Keirrison 23Non-EU Coritiba Loan Winter N/A FCBarcelona.com

Total income: €21.75 million.

Expenditure: €38.25 million

Club

Current technical staff
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

Player statistics
Total UEFA Champions League La LigaCopa del ReyOthers
N
 Pos.
 Name
 Nat.
 GS
 App
 Gls
 Min
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
 Notes
1 GK Víctor Valdés 51 51-40 4410 11-8 35-28 5-4 (-) GA
13 GK Pinto 13 13-6 1170 1 3-19-5 (-) GA
2 RB Dani Alves 46 523 4036 10 332514 Source
3 CB Gerard Piqué 32 382 2712 5 2228 3
5 CB Carles Puyol 40 445 3292 9 263722 Source
21 FB Adriano 30 403 2520 7 2613 42
22 LB Eric Abidal 35 381 3119 6 22 515 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 6 101 640 11 7 2
4 AM Cesc Fàbregas 38 4815 3252 91 2898332
6 CM Xavi 45 5114 3551 91 31107241
8 CM Andrés Iniesta 39 468 3004 83 2726251
11 CM Thiago 32 454 2866 7 272823
14 DM Javier Mascherano 49 52 4403 10 31 6 5
15 CM Seydou Keita 22 424 2171 9 2633 41
16 DM Sergio Busquets 46 522 3865 101 3118 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 42 318 11 1 21
34 MF Rafinha 1 2 85 1 1
7 SS David Villa 17 249 1556 43 1551 41 Source
9 SS Alexis Sánchez 31 4115 2521 62 2512713
10 SS Lionel Messi 57 6073 5042 1114 37507356
17 SS Pedro 32 4813 2754 94 295545
23 RW Isaac Cuenca 20 304 1811 7 162621
27 FW Gerard Deulofeu 2 47 1 1
37 FW Cristian Tello 5 227 575 32 15342
– LB Maxwell 6 121 666 3 7 1 11
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

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
23 July 2011 Summer TourHajduk Split0–0BarcelonaSplit, Croatia
20:30 CEST Report Stadium: Poljud Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Goran Gabrilo (Croatia)
26 July 2011 Audi Cup Semi-finalBarcelona2–2
(4–2 p)		InternacionalMunich, 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 FinalBayern Munich0–2BarcelonaMunich, Germany
20:45 CEST Report Thiago  42', 75' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
30 July 2011 World Football ChallengeBarcelona1–2Manchester UnitedLandover, Maryland, United States
19:00 EDT Dos Santos  30'
Thiago  70'		 Report Nani  22'
Owen  76'		 Stadium: FedExField
Attendance: 81,107
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)
3 August 2011 World Football ChallengeBarcelona1–4GuadalajaraMiami Gardens, Florida, United States
20:00 EDT Villa  4' Report Fabián  60', 63'
Casillas  72'
Verduzco  90+2'		 Stadium: Sun Life Stadium
Attendance: 70,080
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
6 August 2011 World Football ChallengeBarcelona2–0AméricaArlington, Texas, United States
15:00 CDT Villa  24'
Busquets  61'
Keita  89'		 Report Medina  45' Stadium: Cowboys Stadium
Attendance: 60,807
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)
22 August 2011 Joan Gamper TrophyBarcelona5–0NapoliBarcelona, 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 (Catalonia)

Competitions

Supercopa de España
Main article: 2011 Supercopa de España
See also: El Clásico
14 August 2011 First legReal Madrid2–2BarcelonaMadrid
22:00 CEST Özil  13'
Khedira  32'
Alonso  54',  78'
Coentrão  90+1'		 Report Villa  36'
Messi  45'
Sánchez  55'
Alves  90+3'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 81,177
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
17 August 2011 Second legBarcelona3–2
(5–4 agg.)		Real MadridBarcelona
23:00 CEST Iniesta  15'
Xavi  42'
Messi  45', 88'
Mascherano  54'
Valdés  90+3'
Villa  90+5'		 Report Ronaldo  20',  54'
Khedira  28'
Marcelo  55'  90+4'
Pepe  62'
Ramos  76'
Benzema  82'
Coentrão  84'
Özil  90+5'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 92,965
Referee: Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
Note: David Villa and Mesut Özil were both sent off for fighting after being substituted.[109]

UEFA Super Cup
Main article: 2011 UEFA Super Cup
26 August 2011 FinalBarcelona 2–0 PortoMonaco
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
Main article: 2011 FIFA Club World Cup
14 December 2011 Semi-finalsAl-Sadd 0–4 BarcelonaYokohama, 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 FinalSantos 0–4 BarcelonaYokohama, 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
Main article: 2011–12 La Liga

League table
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[lower-alpha 1]
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) Champion.
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
Round2345678910111213141516171819121222324252627282929313233343536203738
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWDWDWWWDWWDWLWWWDWWDWLWWWWWWWWWWWLWWWD
Position24342113322222222222222222222222222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
29 August 2011 2Barcelona5–0VillarrealBarcelona
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 (Castile and León)
10 September 2011 3Real Sociedad2–2BarcelonaSan 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 4Barcelona8–0OsasunaBarcelona
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 5Valencia2–2BarcelonaValencia
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 6Barcelona5–0Atlético MadridBarcelona
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 (Basque Country)
2 October 2011 7Sporting Gijón0–1BarcelonaGijón
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 8Barcelona3–0Racing SantanderBarcelona
20:00 Messi  11', 68'
Xavi  27'		 Report Diop  21'
Bedia  80'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 82,225
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez (Valencian Community)
22 October 2011 9Barcelona0–0SevillaBarcelona
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 10Granada0–1BarcelonaGranada
20:00 Uche  3'
Romero  35'  53'
F. Rico  36'
Benítez  63'  90+2'
Nyom  87'		 Report Alves  26'
Xavi  33'
Busquets  62'
Cuenca  66'
Keita  90'		 Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias)
29 October 2011 11Barcelona5–0MallorcaBarcelona
20:00 Messi  13' (pen.), 21', 30'
Cuenca  50'
Alves  74',  90+2'		 Report Nsue  12'
Bigas  90+1'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 80,635
Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero (Andalusia)
6 November 2011 12Athletic Bilbao2–2BarcelonaBilbao
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 (Andalusia)
19 November 2011 13Barcelona4–0ZaragozaBarcelona
20:00 Piqué  18',  61'
Messi  43'
Puyol  54'
Villa  75'
Alves  88'		 Report Lanzaro  26'
Juárez  28'
Micael  63'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 66,692
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
26 November 2011 14Getafe1–0BarcelonaGetafe
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 17Barcelona4–0Rayo VallecanoBarcelona
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 (Basque Country)
3 December 2011 15Barcelona5–0LevanteBarcelona
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 (Cantabria)
10 December 2011 16Real Madrid1–3BarcelonaMadrid
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 18Espanyol1–1BarcelonaCornellà 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 (Castile and León)
15 January 2012 19Barcelona4–2Real BetisBarcelona
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 (Galicia)
22 January 2012 1Málaga1–4BarcelonaMálaga
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 21Villarreal0–0BarcelonaVillarreal
22:00 Musacchio  30'
Ruben  38'
Senna  68'
Joselu  77'
Rodríguez  84'		 Report Thiago  89'
Alves  90+2'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
4 February 2012 22Barcelona2–1Real SociedadBarcelona
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 23Osasuna3–2BarcelonaPamplona
20:00 Lekić  5', 22'
R. García  56',  61'
Puñal  70'		 Report Roberto  16'
Sánchez  36',  51'
Alves  57'
Tello  73'
Valdés  85'
Mascherano  90+1'  90+6'		 Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 17,283
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero (Andalusia)
Note: Manager Pep Guardiola was shown  86' and Mascherano shown second after the final whistle.[110]
19 February 2012 24Barcelona5–1ValenciaBarcelona
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 (Castile and León)
26 February 2012 25Atlético Madrid1–2BarcelonaMadrid
18:00 Falcao  23',  49'
Juanfran  25'
Turan  30',  85'
Tiago  60'
Koke  74'		 Report Messi  8',  81'
Alves  36',  70'
Fàbregas  45'
Sánchez  76'
Busquets  90'		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa (Basque Country)
3 March 2012 26Barcelona3–1Sporting GijónBarcelona
20:00 Iniesta  42',  47'
Piqué  46'
Xavi  71',  88'
Keita  77',  79'
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 27Racing Santander0–2BarcelonaSantander
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 28Sevilla0–2BarcelonaSeville
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 (Castile and León)
20 March 2012 29Barcelona5–3GranadaBarcelona
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 (Cantabria)
24 March 2012 30Mallorca0–2BarcelonaPalma
18:00 Pereira  27'
Ramis  40'		 Report Messi  25'
Thiago  36'  56'
Piqué  79'
Puyol  88'		 Stadium: Iberostar
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez (Valencian Community)
Note: Thiago's second in the 56th minute was withdrawn by the Competition Committee on 29 March.[111]
31 March 2012 31Barcelona2–0Athletic BilbaoBarcelona
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 32Zaragoza1–4BarcelonaZaragoza
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 (Castile and León)
10 April 2012 33Barcelona4–0GetafeBarcelona
21:00 Sánchez  13', 73'
Messi  44',  51'
Pedro  75'		 Report Gavilán  78' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 76,041
Referee: José Luis González González (Castile and León)
14 April 2012 34Levante1–2BarcelonaValencia
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 (Cantabria)
21 April 2012 35Barcelona1–2Real MadridBarcelona
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 36Rayo Vallecano0–7BarcelonaVallecas
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 (Basque Country)
2 May 2012 20Barcelona4–1MálagaBarcelona
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 (Castile and León)
5 May 2012 37Barcelona4–0EspanyolBarcelona
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 38Real Betis2–2BarcelonaSeville
22:00 Castro  70', 73'
Beñat  81'
Cañas  90'		 Report Busquets  8'
Alves  32'  53'
Keita  90+1'		 Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez (Valencian Community)

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2011–12 Copa del Rey

Kickoff times are in CET.

Round of 32
9 November 2011 First legL'Hospitalet0–1BarcelonaL'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 legBarcelona9–0
(10–0 agg.)		L'HospitaletBarcelona
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 (Castille and León)

Round of 16
4 January 2012 First legBarcelona4–0OsasunaBarcelona
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 legOsasuna1–2
(1–6 agg.)		BarcelonaPamplona
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
18 January 2012 First legReal Madrid1–2BarcelonaMadrid
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 legBarcelona2–2
(4–3 agg.)		Real MadridBarcelona
22:00 Pedro  43'
Messi  45'
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
1 February 2012 First legValencia1–1BarcelonaValencia
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 (Castille and León)
8 February 2012 Second legBarcelona2–0
(3–1 agg.)		ValenciaBarcelona
21:00 Fàbregas  16',  69'
Xavi  81'
Thiago  82'
Alves  86'		 Report Aduriz  22'
Feghouli  45'  76'
Ruiz  51'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 69,476
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

Final
Main article: 2012 Copa del Rey Final
25 May 2012 FinalAthletic Bilbao0–3BarcelonaMadrid
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
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H
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:
13 September 2011 1Barcelona 2–2 MilanBarcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST Pedro  36'
Villa  50',  52'
Alves  70'
Puyol  90+2'		 Report Pato  1'
Van Bommel  18'
Nesta  57'
Silva  90+2'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 89,861
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
28 September 2011 2BATE Borisov 0–5 BarcelonaMinsk, Belarus
20:45 CEST Simić  80' Report Valadzko  19' (o.g.)
Pedro  22'
Messi  38', 55'
Alves  77'
Villa  90'		 Stadium: Dynama Stadium
Attendance: 29,555
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)
19 October 2011 3Barcelona 2–0 Viktoria PlzeňBarcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST Iniesta  10'
Villa  82'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 74,376
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
1 November 2011 4Viktoria Plzeň 0–4 BarcelonaPrague, 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'
Alves  49'
Fàbregas  72'		 Stadium: Synot Tip Arena
Attendance: 20,145
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
23 November 2011 5Milan 2–3 BarcelonaMilan, 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 6Barcelona 4–0 BATE BorisovBarcelona, 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
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16
14 February 2012 First legBayer Leverkusen 1–3 BarcelonaLeverkusen, 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 legBarcelona 7–1
(10–2 agg.)		 Bayer LeverkusenBarcelona, 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
28 March 2012 First legMilan 0–0 BarcelonaMilan, 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 legBarcelona 3–1
(3–1 agg.)		 MilanBarcelona, 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
18 April 2012 First legChelsea 1–0 BarcelonaLondon, 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 legBarcelona 2–2
(2–3 agg.)		 ChelseaBarcelona, Spain
20:45 CET Busquets  35'
Iniesta  43',  50'
Messi  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)
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