2015–16 FC Barcelona season

The 2015–16 season was Fútbol Club Barcelona's 116th in existence and the club's 85th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona was involved in six competitions after completing the Treble during the last season. Barcelona won the league and the Spanish cup.

Barcelona

2015–16 season
President	Josep Maria Bartomeu
Head Coach	Luis Enrique
Stadium	Camp Nou
La Liga	1st
Copa del Rey	Winners
Supercopa de España	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Quarter-finals
UEFA Super Cup	Winners
FIFA Club World Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Luis Suárez (40) All: Luis Suárez (59)
Highest home attendance	99,264 vs Real Madrid (02 April 2016)
Lowest home attendance	60,635 vs Valencia (3 February 2016)
Average home league attendance	80,266 (includes Joan Gamper Trophy)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Season overview

June

On 7 June, Barcelona announced the transfer of right-wing Aleix Vidal from fellow La Liga outfit and 2015 UEFA Europa League winners Sevilla. The player will join on a five-year deal with a transfer fee of €18 million plus variables.[1] On 9 June, the club announced that right back Dani Alves is set to stay at the club after signing a contract renewal for two years with an option for another year.[2] On 10 June, Barcelona announced that the presidential elections will take place on 18 July, after Josep Bartomeu resigned as president to qualify for re-election.[3] On 25 June, Barcelona announced La Masia graduate Gerard Deulofeu was transferred to English side Everton for a reported fee of €6 million.[4] The player returned to Merseyside after spending the 2013–14 season on loan there under fellow Spaniard manager Roberto Martínez.

July

On 3 July, Barcelona announced that La Masia graduate Martín Montoya would join Italian side Internazionale on a season-long loan with an option for a second.[5] On 6 July, Barcelona announced the signing of Turkey national team captain Arda Turan from Atlético Madrid for €34 million. The player will join on 1 January 2016 after the FIFA transfer ban is lifted.[6] On 18 July, Josep Bartomeu was elected president of Barcelona for the next six years with the third most votes in the club's history.[7] On 21 July, Barcelona kicked off the preseason with a 1–2 victory over Major League Soccer champions LA Galaxy in the 2015 International Champions Cup. Goals from Luis Suárez and Sergi Roberto secured the win in front of a crowd of 93,226 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.[8] On 23 July, Barcelona were fined €30,000 by UEFA for fans waving pro-Catalan independence banners at the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final.[9] The club maintains its respect for the sanction, yet does not agree with it and its legal services will consider the possibility of questioning the fine at a later time.[10] On 25 July, Barcelona were defeated by English side Manchester United with a scoreline of 1–3 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The lone goal came from Rafinha in the 89th minute of play.[11] On 28 July, Barcelona were defeated in penalties by Chelsea at FedExField in Landover, Maryland. Goals from Luis Suárez and Sandro were enough to earn the regular time draw, however the team lost in penalties 4–2 to end their United States Summer Tour.[12]

August

On 2 August, Barcelona finished their pre-season tour with a visit to Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence. The match ended with a 2–1 loss to the Catalans, the lone Barça goal coming from Luis Suárez.[13] Three days later, on 5 August, Barcelona took on Italian club Roma in the 50th edition of the annual Joan Gamper Trophy. The game ended 3–0 to the Catalan club with goals coming from Neymar, Lionel Messi and Ivan Rakitić.[14] As a result of winning the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League the previous season, the team was eligible to compete in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup versus 2014–15 UEFA Europa League winner Sevilla. The game took place on 11 August at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia, and ended 5–4 in favour of Barcelona, with a brace from Messi and Pedro scoring the winner in extra time.[15] With the win, Barcelona becomes the club with the most international trophies in Europe with 19 international titles.[16]

On 12 August, UEFA announced Messi, Suárez and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo as the finalists for the 2014–15 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.[17] On 14 August, Barcelona were soundly defeated by Athletic Bilbao 4–0 in the first leg of the 2015 Supercopa de España at the San Mamés Stadium.[18] On 17 August, Barcelona failed to win their second trophy of the season after a 1–1 draw in the second leg of 2015 Supercopa de España. The lone goal from Messi was not enough to overturn a four-goal deficit from the first leg.[19]

On 20 August, Pedro joined Premier League champions Chelsea for €27 million, rising to €30 million on variables, ending his 11-year association with Barcelona.[20] On 23 August, Barcelona kicked off the 2015–16 La Liga season with a 0–1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in Bilbao. This was the third meeting between the two teams in the last nine days that included the two legs of the 2015 Supercopa de España. On 27 August, Barcelona were drawn into Group E of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League with Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, Roma and Belarusian champions BATE Borisov. At the same event, Messi was crowned the 2014–15 UEFA Best Player in Europe for the second time in his career.[21] On 29 August, Barcelona played their first match at home against Málaga which ended in a 1–0 victory. Thomas Vermaelen scored the only and his first goal for the club.[22]

September

On 1 September, Barcelona and English side West Ham United agreed on the loan of Alex Song for a second successive season.[23] On 13 September, Barcelona traveled to the Vicente Calderón Stadium to face Atlético Madrid after the FIFA international break. The host took the lead with a goal from Fernando Torres, but goals from Neymar and substitute Messi completed the comeback and notched a 1–2 victory. Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen made his La Liga debut after only appearing in the Champions League and Copa del Rey last season.[24] On 16 September, Barcelona open their European campaign with a 1–1 draw against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico, with the goal coming from Luis Suárez in the first half.[25] The match ended on a sour note for the squad after Rafinha left the pitch on a stretcher with a leg injury after a tackle from Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan. The next day, the team released a statement that the player had tear the right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and is likely to miss the rest of the season.[26]

On 20 September, Barcelona defeated Levante at home by a 4–1 scoreline with a brace from Messi to stay undefeated in league.[27] Three days later in Balaídos in Vigo, Barça were soundly defeated 4–1 by Celta de Vigo to suffer their first league defeat and drop out of first place in the table.[28] On 26 September, Barcelona were able to bounce back at home with a 2–1 victory over newly promoted Las Palmas.[29] The match was marred with the costly injury to Messi, who suffered a tear in the medial collateral ligament (MCL) of his left knee. The injury will keep the star player out for approximately 6–8 weeks.[30]

On 29 of September, Barcelona defeated Bayer Leverkusen in come from behind fashion with a 2–1 victory. The visitors took the lead in the 22nd minute with a corner kick goal from defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos. In the 80th minute, Sergi Roberto leveled the score and two minutes later, Suárez completed the comeback to keep Barça at the top of Group E.[31] For the second straight Champions League match, Barça lose a key player to injury. This time, captain Andrés Iniesta went down with a hamstring injury in his right leg that will keep him out 3–4 weeks.[32]

October

On 3 October, Barcelona was defeated by Sevilla 2–1 away at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium for the club's second loss in last three league games. Neymar scored from a second-half penalty kick[33] as Unai Emery beat Barcelona for first ever time as a manager.[34]

November

On 21 November, Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid 0–4 in the season's first Clásico, played at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Luis Suárez scored a brace while Neymar and Andrés Iniesta also got onin the scoresheet; later, Lionel Messi played his first match as a substitute after recovering from his two-month injury.[35] On 24 November, Barcelona beat Roma 6–1 in the Champions League with Barcelona wins Group E.[36]

December

On 14 December, in the draw for the round of 16 of Champions League, Barcelona will face Arsenal as the Group E winner.[37] On 20 December, the club won a record third FIFA Club World Cup title after defeating Argentine side River Plate 3–0 in the final.[38] Luis Suárez scored a record five goals in the tournament including two goals in the final and a hat trick in the semi-final. He was awarded the Adidas Golden ball, given to the best player of the tournament.[39]

On 30 December, Barcelona beat Real Betis 4–0, with Suárez netting a second-half double after Lionel Messi, in his 500th game, scored; Betis also scored an own goal.[40] By scoring 180 goals in 2015 in all competitions, Barcelona set the record for most goals scored in a calendar year, breaking Real Madrid's record of 178 goals scored in 2014.[41]

January

On 11 January 2016, Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or for a record fifth time in his career.[42] Luis Enrique's Barcelona has finished an incredibly demanding January with nearly perfect statistics. Just the draw against Espanyol at the Cornellà-El Prat in the first game of the year has held them back in 2016.[43]

February

On 10 February, Barcelona's Copa del Rey draw with Valencia saw Luis Enrique's side set a new club record for unbeaten games, beating Pep Guardiola's 2011 vintage with their 29th game without a loss.[44] On 17 February, Messi made more history after scoring his 300th and 301st goal in La Liga, becoming the first player ever to do so.[45] In the same match, Luis Suárez made up for a penalty miss with his 24th league goal of the season as Barça beat Sporting de Gijón 3–1.[46] On 23 February, Barcelona defeated Arsenal 0–2 away in London,[47] with Messi scoring twice in a feverishly paced encounter, including the 10,000th goal scored in club history.[48] On 25 February, Barcelona extend their alliance with UNICEF through to 2020; the club will increase its annual donation to the charity from €1.5 million to €2 million.[49]

March

On 3 March, Barcelona defeated Rayo Vallecano away 1–5, with Ivan Rakitić and Arda Turan netting one each and Messi scoring a hat-trick.[50] Barça set an all-time record run for 35 games unbeaten in Spanish football, previously held by Real Madrid's 1988–89 side managed by Dutchman Leo Beenhakker.[51] On 8 March, the club announced that the Espai Barça[52] jury unanimously selected the bid by Nikken Sekkei + Pascual i Ausió Arquitectes as the winner of the tender for the design of the new Camp Nou.[53]

On 16 March, Barça defeated Arsenal 3–1 at home (5–1 aggregate) in the round of 16 of the Champions League to gain access to the competition's quarter-finals for the ninth-straight season,[54] and set a new club record for ten consecutive Champions League wins at Camp Nou.[55] On 18 March, in the draw for the quarter-finals of Champions League, Barcelona will face Atlético Madrid.[56] On 24 March, legendary Barcelona player and coach Johan Cruyff died of illness at 68, surrounded by his family in Barcelona;[57] the club mourned him with flags at Camp Nou placed at half-mast.[58]

April

On 2 April, Real Madrid won the second El Clásico match of the league season with a 1–2 victory away, breaking Barcelona's unbeaten record at 39 matches.[59] Players, directors and supporters remembered Johan Cruyff in the form of a video, a mosaic, a minute's silence and applause before the game.[60] On 5 April, Barcelona defeated Atlético Madrid at home (2–1) in the first leg of their Champions League draw, after Luis Suárez's two goals in the second half reversed Barça's early one-goal deficit.[61]

Barcelona lost 1–0 away at the Anoeta Stadium to Real Sociedad on 9 April in La Liga after a goal from the latter club early on.[62] On 13 April, Atlético defeated Barcelona 2–0 (3–2 on aggregate) in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, eliminating the title holders.[63] On 17 April, Barcelona suffered their third consecutive loss of the competition as they were out-played by Valencia in a 1–2 home defeat,[64] despite Messi's second-half goal, his 450th for the club.[65]

On 20 April, Barcelona shook off their recent poor form to absolutely thump Deportivo de La Coruña in a 0–8 away victory, with Luis Suárez scoring four and creating three assists to keep his side in the title race.[66] They continued this form three days later by beating Sporting de Gijón 6–0, with Suárez again scoring four goals (two from penalties), with Messi and Neymar scoring the other two.[67] On 30 April, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 0–2 through Ivan Rakitić and Suárez goals, keeping Barça top of La Liga.[68]

May

On 8 May, Barcelona thrashed Espanyol 5–0 in the season's last home match.[69] Everyone inside Camp Nou played their part in the spectacular pre-game mosaic which bore the message "Som-hi tots" ("Let's go everyone") and also in the minute's silence in memory of the recently passed Manel Vich, the voice of Camp Nou for almost 60 years.[70] On 14 May 2016, Barcelona sealed their sixth La Liga title in eight years with an emphatic 0–3 win over Granada. Two strikes from Luis Suárez in the first half and another late in the second helped the Catalans achieve the club's 24th league success, and confirms the Uruguayan's status as the division's top marksman with 40 goals.[71]

On 21 May, Barcelona and Nike extended their current sponsorship deal.[72] On 22 May, Barcelona recorded a 2–0 extra time victory over Sevilla for their second domestic title of the season and 28th Copa del Rey of all-time.[73] On 27 May, Barcelona and Sergio Busquets are set to renew his contract for five seasons, through to 30 June 2021.[74]

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Ter Stegen	24	EU	2014	45	0	2019	€10M
2	RB		Douglas	25	Non-EU	2014	7	0	2019	Free
3	CB		Piqué	29	EU	2008	345	31	2019	€4.98M	Originally from Youth system
4	MF		Rakitić	28	EU	2014	104	16	2019	€17.8M
5	MF		Busquets (2nd vc)	27	EU	2008	372	12	2019	YS
6	RB		Alves	33	EU	2008	391	21	2017	€35M	Second nationality: Spain
7	MF		Arda	29	Non-EU	2015	13	2	2020	€28.70M
8	MF		Iniesta (captain)	32	EU	2002	591	54	2018	YS
9	FW		Suárez	29	Non-EU	2014	96	84	2019	€81M	Second nationality: Italy
10	FW		Messi (vice-captain)	28	EU	2004	531	453	2018	YS	Second nationality: Spain
11	FW		Neymar	24	Non-EU	2013	141	85	2018	€86M
12	MF		Rafinha	23	EU	2011	45	3	2020	YS	Second nationality: Spain
13	GK		Bravo	33	EU	2014	64	0	2018	€18M	Second nationality: Spain
14	CB		Mascherano (3rd vc)	31	EU	2010	270	0	2018	€21.8M	Second nationality: Italy
15	CB		Bartra	25	EU	2010	97	5	2017	YS
17	FW		Munir	20	EU	2014	38	7	2017	YS
18	LB		Alba	27	EU	2012	145	7	2020	€14.8M	Originally from Youth system
19	FW		Sandro	20	EU	2014	31	7	2017	YS
20	MF		Roberto	24	EU	2012	94	5	2019	YS
21	LB		Adriano	31	EU	2010	185	17	2017	€1.76M	Second nationality: Spain
22	RB		Vidal	26	EU	2015	13	0	2020	€16.7M	Originally from Youth system
23	CB		Vermaelen	30	EU	2014	19	1	2019	€15M
24	CB		Mathieu	32	EU	2014	69	3	2018	€18M
25	GK		Masip	27	EU	2014	4	0	2017	YS

• Last updated: 22 May 2016
• Source:FCBarcelona.com, Champions League 2015/16 numbers, Players in / out, Wikipedia players' articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport)

From youth squad

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 MF  ESP Sergi Samper 27 MF  ESP Juan Cámara 28 MF  ESP Gerard Gumbau 33 FW  ESP Aitor Cantalapiedra 34 MF  CMR Wilfrid Kaptoum 36 FW  ESP Dani Romera 37 MF  ESP Carles Aleñá

Players In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
19	MF		Ibrahim Afellay	29	EU	Olympiacos	Loan return	Summer	2015	Free
17	MF		Alex Song	27	EU	West Ham United	Loan return	Summer	2017	Free
22	DF		Aleix Vidal	25	EU	Sevilla	Transfer	Summer	2020	€18M+4M variables	FCBarcelona.com
7	MF		Arda Turan	28	Non-EU	Atlético Madrid	Transfer	Summer	2020	€34M+7M variables	FCBarcelona.com
–	MF		Denis Suárez	21	EU	Sevilla	Loan return	Summer	2015	Free
–	FW		Cristian Tello	24	EU	Porto	Loan return	Winter	2016	Free
–	DF		Martín Montoya	24	EU	Internazionale	Loan return	Winter	2016	Free

Total spending: €52 million

Players Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
6	MF		Xavi	35	EU	Al-Sadd	End of contract	Summer	Free	FCBarcelona.com
–	FW		Gerard Deulofeu	21	EU	Everton	Transfer	Summer	€6M	FCBarcelona.com
2	DF		Martín Montoya	24	EU	Internazionale	Loan	Summer	€1M	FCBarcelona.com
19	FW		Ibrahim Afellay	29	EU	Stoke City	End of contract	Summer	Free	Stoke City FC
7	FW		Pedro	28	EU	Chelsea	Transfer	Summer	€27M+3M variables	FCBarcelona.com
30	MF		Alen Halilović	19	EU	Sporting Gijón	Loan	Summer	Free	FCBarcelona.com
–	MF		Denis Suárez	21	EU	Villarreal	Transfer	Summer	€4M	FCBarcelona.com
17	MF		Alex Song	27	EU	West Ham United	Loan	Summer	N/A	FCB, WHU
27	FW		Adama Traoré	19	EU	Aston Villa	Transfer	Summer	€10M+€2M variables	FCBarcelona.com
–	FW		Cristian Tello	24	EU	Fiorentina	Loan	Winter	N/A	FCBarcelona.com

Total income: €48 million

Total expenditure: €4 million

Technical staff

Position	Staff
First team head coach	Luis Enrique
Assistant coach	Juan Carlos Unzué Robert Moreno
Technical assistant	Roberto Moreno
Auxiliary coach	Joan Barbarà
Fitness coach	Rafa Pol
Goalkeeping coach	José Ramón de la Fuente
Scoutings	Àlex García Jordi Melero Jaume Torras
Physiotherapist	Jaume Minull Juanjo Brau Roger Gironès Xavi Linde
Psychologist	Joaquín Valdés
Doctor	Ricard Pruna Daniel Medina
Team liaison	Carles Naval
Football Area Technical Commission	Jordi Mestre Javier Borda Carles Rexach Ariedo Braida
Academy director	Jordi Roura
B team coach	Gerard López

Last updated: 26 August 2015
Source: FC Barcelona First Team, FC Barcelona B Team, Luis Enrique's full staff, Football Area Technical Commission

Statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

Last updated on 22 May 2016.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Champions League		Copa del Rey		Supercopa		UEFA Super Cup		FIFA Club World Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Marc-André ter Stegen	26	0	6+1	0	10	0	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
13	GK		Claudio Bravo	35	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
25	GK		Jordi Masip	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Douglas	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Gerard Piqué	46	5	30	2	7	1	5	2	1	0	1	0	2	0
6	DF		Dani Alves	48	1	24+5	0	8	0	6	1	2	0	1	0	2	0
14	DF		Javier Mascherano	51	0	31+1	0	7+1	0	6	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
15	DF		Marc Bartra	22	2	4+9	2	2	0	3+2	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
18	DF		Jordi Alba	45	1	29+2	0	8+1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
20	DF		Sergi Roberto	49	1	21+10	0	4+4	1	4+2	0	1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
21	DF		Adriano	19	1	4+4	0	2+1	1	3+3	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
22	DF		Aleix Vidal	14	0	6+3	0	0	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Thomas Vermaelen	20	1	6+4	1	3	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
24	DF		Jérémy Mathieu	34	0	12+9	0	3	0	6+1	0	1	0	1	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
4	MF		Ivan Rakitić	57	9	30+6	7	9+1	2	5+1	0	1+1	0	1	0	2	0
5	MF		Sergio Busquets	53	0	34+1	0	9	0	4+1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
7	MF		Arda Turan	25	2	9+9	2	0+3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Andrés Iniesta	44	1	25+3	1	7	0	4	0	1+1	0	1	0	2	0
12	MF		Rafinha	11	2	3+3	1	0+2	0	0+1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
26	MF		Sergi Samper	7	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
28	MF		Gerard Gumbau	8	0	0+3	0	0+3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF		Wilfrid Kaptoum	3	1	0	0	1	0	1+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Luis Suárez	53	59	35	40	9	8	4	5	2	0	1	1	2	5
10	FW		Lionel Messi	49	41	31+2	26	7	6	5	5	2	1	1	2	1	1
11	FW		Neymar	49	31	34	24	9	3	5	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW		Munir El Haddadi	25	8	8+7	3	2+2	0	3+1	5	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW		Sandro Ramírez	25	3	10+4	0	2+1	0	5	3	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
27	FW		Juan Cámara	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW		Aitor	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
7	FW		Pedro	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0+1	1	0	0

Goalscorers

No.	Pos.	Nation	Name	La Liga	Champions League	Copa del Rey	UEFA Super Cup	Supercopa de España	Club World Cup	Total
9	FW		Suárez	40	8	5	1	0	5	59
10	FW		Messi	26	6	5	2	1	1	41
11	FW		Neymar Jr	24	3	4	0	0	0	31
4	MF		I. Rakitić	7	2	0	0	0	0	9
17	FW		Munir	3	0	5	0	0	0	8
3	DF		Piqué	2	1	2	0	0	0	5
19	FW		Sandro	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
7	MF		A. Turan	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
15	DF		Bartra	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
12	MF		Rafinha	1	1	0	1	0	0	2
6	DF		Alves	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
8	MF		Iniesta	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
18	DF		Alba	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
20	MF		S. Roberto	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
21	DF		Adriano	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
23	DF		Vermaelen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
34	MF		Kaptoum	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
7	FW		Pedro	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
#	Own goals			3	0	0	0	0	0	3
TOTAL				112	22	27	5	1	6	173

Last updated: 23 May 2016[75]

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Barcelona first squad during the season.

N	P	Nat.	Name	La Liga			Champions League			Copa del Rey			UEFA Super Cup			Supercopa de España			FIFA Club World Cup			Total			Notes
3	MF		Piqué	12			3			2								1				17		1
4	MF		I. Rakitić	3			1												1			5
5	MF		Sergio	6			2						1									9
6	DF		Dani Alves	6			3			2			1			1						13
7	MF		Arda Turan	5			2			1												8
8	MF		A. Iniesta	2			1			3						1						7
9	FW		Suárez	6			2			2						1						11
10	FW		Messi	3			1			1												5
11	FW		Neymar	6			2			2									1			11
14	MF		Mascherano	9		1	2			2		1				1						14		2
15	DF		Bartra	1			1															2
17	FW		Munir							1												1
18	DF		Jordi Alba	2			1			1									1			5
20	MF		S.Roberto	1															1			2
22	DF		Aleix Vidal	1																		1
23	DF		Vermaelen	2																		2
24	DF		Mathieu	2									1									3
26	MF		Samper							1												1
28	MF		Gumbau				2			1												3
–	FW		Pedro										1			2						3

Last updated: 23 May 2016
Source: ESPNFC.com, FCBarcelona.com
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Barcelona v LA Galaxy

21 July 2015[76] 1	Barcelona	2–1	LA Galaxy	Pasadena, United States
20:00 PDT	Suárez  45' Sergi Roberto  56'	Report	Leonardo  41' Meyer  90+1'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 93,226 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Barcelona v Manchester United

25 July 2015[76] 2	Barcelona	1–3	Manchester United	Santa Clara, United States
13:00 PDT	Rafinha  89'	Report	Rooney  8' Jones  49' Lingard  65' Herrera  76' Januzaj  90'	Stadium: Levi's Stadium Attendance: 68,416 Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)

Chelsea v Barcelona

28 July 2015 3	Chelsea	2–2 (4–2 p)	Barcelona	Landover, United States
20:00 EDT	Hazard  10' Cahill  86'	Report	Mathieu  42' Suárez  52' Sandro  66' Alba  74'	Stadium: FedExField Attendance: 78,914 Referee: Allen Chapman (United States)
	Penalties
	Falcao Moses Ramires Rémy		Iniesta Halilović Piqué Sandro

Fiorentina v Barcelona

2 August 2015[76] 4	Fiorentina	2–1	Barcelona	Florence, Italy
21:00 CEST	Bernardeschi  4', 12'	Report	Suárez  17'	Stadium: Artemio Franchi Attendance: 29,421 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

Barcelona v Roma

5 August 2015 5	Barcelona	3–0	Roma	Barcelona, Spain
22:00 CEST	Neymar  26' Messi  34',  41' Rakitić  66' Bartra  90'	Report	Yanga-Mbiwa  34' Florenzi  37' Nainggolan  40'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 94,422 Referee: Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

UEFA Super Cup

Main article: 2015 UEFA Super Cup

Barcelona v Sevilla

11 August 2015 Final	Barcelona	5–4 (a.e.t.)	Sevilla	Tbilisi, Georgia
22:45 GET	Messi  7', 16' Rafinha  44' Suárez  52' Mathieu  71' Pedro  94',  115' Busquets  117' Alves  120'	Report	Banega  3',  90+2' Krychowiak  14' Reyes  57' Gameiro  72' (pen.) Konoplyanka  81' Coke  87' Immobile  92' Krohn-Dehli  120'	Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Attendance: 51,940 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Supercopa de España

Main article: 2015 Supercopa de España

Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona

14 August 2015 First leg	Athletic Bilbao	4–0	Barcelona	Bilbao
22:00 CEST	San José  13',  90+3' Eraso  44' Beñat  45' Aduriz  53', 60', 67' (pen.) Etxeita  70' Susaeta  74' Gurpegui  88'	Report	Pedro  41' Alves  67' Mascherano  80' Iniesta  90+1'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,000 Referee: González González (Castile and León)

Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao

17 August 2015 Second leg	Barcelona	1–1 (1–5 agg.)	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
22:00 CEST	Messi  43' Pedro  45' Piqué  56'	Report	Bóveda  30' Eraso  41' Aduriz  59',  74' Beñat  60' Sola  86'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 88,834 Referee: Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)

FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2015 FIFA Club World Cup

Barcelona v Guangzhou Evergrande

17 December 2015 Semi-finals	Barcelona	3–0	Guangzhou Evergrande	Yokohama, Japan
19:30 JST (UTC+9)	Suárez  39', 50', 67' (pen.)	Report	Feng  16'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 63,870 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

River Plate v Barcelona

20 December 2015 Final	River Plate	0–3	Barcelona	Yokohama, Japan
19:30 JST (UTC+9)	Kranevitter  10' Ponzio  32'	Report	Alba  16' Messi  36' Rakitić  43' Suárez  49', 68' Neymar  61' Roberto  72'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 66,853 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

La Liga

Main article: 2015–16 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Barcelona (C)	38	29	4	5	112	29	+83	91	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Real Madrid	38	28	6	4	110	34	+76	90
3	Atlético Madrid	38	28	4	6	63	18	+45	88
4	Villarreal	38	18	10	10	44	35	+9	64	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Athletic Bilbao	38	18	8	12	58	45	+13	62	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]

Source: La Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	W
Position	5	4	1	1	5	2	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona

23 August 2015 1	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Barcelona	Bilbao
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Elustondo  34' Eraso  37' Ibai  71'	Report	Rakitić  44' Suárez  54',  75' Vermaelen  64'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)

Barcelona v Málaga

29 August 2015 2	Barcelona	1–0	Málaga	Barcelona
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Vermaelen  73'	Report	Recio  43' Tissone  89' Torres  90+1'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 80,812 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Aragon)

Atlético Madrid v Barcelona

12 September 2015 3	Atlético Madrid	1–2	Barcelona	Madrid
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Óliver  18' Filipe Luís  43' Torres  51' Giménez  89'	Report	Iniesta  44' Neymar  55' Messi  77'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 53,491 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)

Barcelona v Levante

20 September 2015 4	Barcelona	4–1	Levante	Barcelona
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bartra  50' Neymar  56' Messi  61' (pen.), 90'	Report	Verza  45' Víctor  66'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 76,013 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

Celta Vigo v Barcelona

23 September 2015 5	Celta Vigo	4–1	Barcelona	Vigo
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Nolito  26' Aspas  30', 56' Mallo  79' Guidetti  83' Gómez  90'	Report	Busquets  23' Neymar  80',  89'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 23,311 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)

Barcelona v Las Palmas

26 September 2015 6	Barcelona	2–1	Las Palmas	Barcelona
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Suárez  25', 54',  90+2' Mascherano  79'	Report	Hernán  36' David Simón  56' Wakaso  58' Alcaraz  66' Viera  88'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 74,916 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Country)

Sevilla v Barcelona

3 October 2015 7	Sevilla	2–1	Barcelona	Seville
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Krychowiak  19' Andreolli  22' Kolodziejczak  33' Krohn-Dehli  52' Iborra  58' Trémoulinas  73' Llorente  75'	Report	Busquets  28' Mathieu  48' Alba  60' Neymar  74' (pen.)	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 39,374 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Extremadura)

Barcelona v Rayo Vallecano

18 October 2015 8	Barcelona	5–2	Rayo Vallecano	Barcelona
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Neymar  22' (pen.), 32' (pen.), 69', 70' Suárez  77' Piqué  79'	Report	Guerra  15' Llorente  21' Dorado  47' Jozabed  86'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,472 Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero (Andalusia)

Barcelona v Eibar

25 October 2015 9	Barcelona	3–1	Eibar	Barcelona
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	Suárez  21', 48', 85' Rakitić  50' Mascherano  83' Piqué  90+1' Neymar  90+2'	Report	Borja  10' Escalante  60' Juncà  67' Pantić  82' Capa  90+2' Eddy  90+3'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 78,228 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)

Getafe v Barcelona

31 October 2015 10	Getafe	0–2	Barcelona	Getafe
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Alexis  39' J. Rodríguez  43' D. Suárez  47'	Report	L. Suárez  37' Neymar  58'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 10,089 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)

Barcelona v Villarreal

8 November 2015 11	Barcelona	3–0	Villarreal	Barcelona
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mathieu  27' Iniesta  37' Neymar  47',  60', 85' Suárez  47',  70' (pen.) Piqué  64'	Report	Mario  39' Costa  69' Bonera  72'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 72,109 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon)

Real Madrid v Barcelona

21 November 2015 12	Real Madrid	0–4	Barcelona	Madrid
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rodríguez  23' Ramos  51' Carvajal  83' Isco  84'	Report	Suárez  11', 74' Alves  31' Neymar  39' Iniesta  53' Busquets  90+2'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 80,148 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

Barcelona v Real Sociedad

28 November 2015 13	Barcelona	4–0	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Neymar  22', 53' Suárez  41' Messi  90+1'	Report	Berchiche  27' Granero  37' Canales  48' Pardo  50' Elustondo  56'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 74,020 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)

Valencia v Barcelona

5 December 2015 14	Valencia	1–1	Barcelona	Valencia
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Parejo  70' Danilo  77' Mina  86' Gayà  87'	Report	Mascherano  16' Suárez  59'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 46,799 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Aragon)

Barcelona v Deportivo La Coruña

12 December 2015 15	Barcelona	2–2	Deportivo La Coruña	Barcelona
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Messi  39' Rakitić  62'	Report	Luisinho  41' Laure  72' Lucas  77' Bergantiños  86'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 67,194 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Murcia)

Barcelona v Real Betis

30 December 2015 17	Barcelona	4–0	Real Betis	Barcelona
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Westermann  29' (o.g.) Messi  33' Suárez  46', 83' Alves  77'	Report	Adán  27' Petros  30' Pezzella  68'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 83,630 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido (Basque Country)

Espanyol v Barcelona

2 January 2016 18	Espanyol	0–0	Barcelona	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Álvaro  22' J. López  31' Jordán  42' Álvarez  60' Diop  89'	Report	Mascherano  22' Neymar  86' Piqué  90'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 28,975 Referee: José Luis González González (Castile and León)

Barcelona v Granada

9 January 2016 19	Barcelona	4–0	Granada	Barcelona
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Messi  8', 14', 58' Vidal  63' Neymar  83'	Report	Rochina  29' Édgar  56' Lombán  57' Dória  60'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 70,720 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)

Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao

17 January 2016 20	Barcelona	6–0	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Messi  7' (pen.) Neymar  31' Suárez  47', 68', 82' Mascherano  51' Rakitić  62' Piqué  87'	Report	Iraizoz  4' De Marcos  69' Eraso  85'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 68,019 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)

Málaga v Barcelona

23 January 2016 21	Málaga	1–2	Barcelona	Málaga
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Charles  25' Juanpi  32' Fornals  86' Duda  90+4'	Report	Munir  2' Vermaelen  44' Messi  51',  65' Turan  71'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 27,559 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon)

Barcelona v Atlético Madrid

30 January 2016 22	Barcelona	2–1	Atlético Madrid	Barcelona
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Messi  30' Suárez  38'	Report	Koke  10' Godín  24'  67' Gabi  25' Juanfran  41' Filipe Luís  44' Thomas  90+2'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 94,990 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)

Levante v Barcelona

7 February 2016 23	Levante	0–2	Barcelona	Valencia
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Feddal  23' Navarro  57' Lerma  66' López  83'	Report	Navarro  21' (o.g.) Piqué  28' Alves  63' Busquets  89' Suárez  90+2'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 22,638 Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero (Andalusia)

Barcelona v Celta Vigo

14 February 2016 24	Barcelona	6–1	Celta Vigo	Barcelona
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Messi  28' Suárez  59', 75', 81' Rakitić  84' Neymar  90+1'	Report	Cabral  11' Planas  26' Guidetti  39' (pen.) Mallo  42' Señé  74'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 72,850 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (Las Palmas)

Sporting Gijón v Barcelona

17 February 2016 16	Sporting Gijón	1–3	Barcelona	Gijón
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Castro  26' Meré  61' Canella  90+1'	Report	Messi  24', 30' Suárez  67' Busquets  78'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 28,140 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Country)

Las Palmas v Barcelona

20 February 2016 25	Las Palmas	1–2	Barcelona	Las Palmas
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Willian José  10' Mesa  84'	Report	Suárez  6' Turan  33' Neymar  39' Alves  86'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 26,951 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)

Barcelona v Sevilla

28 February 2016 26	Barcelona	2–1	Sevilla	Barcelona
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Messi  31' Piqué  48',  90' Alves  71' Roberto  74'	Report	Vitolo  20' Rami  30' Kolodziejczak  77'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 79,684 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Aragon)

Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona

3 March 2016 27	Rayo Vallecano	1–5	Barcelona	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Llorente  42' Manucho  57' Iturra  67'	Report	Rakitić  22' Messi  23', 53', 72' Turan  78',  86' Neymar  87'	Stadium: Campo de Vallecas Attendance: 14,430 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido (Basque Country)

Eibar v Barcelona

6 March 2016 28	Eibar	0–4	Barcelona	Eibar
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Radošević  5' Ramis  70' García  82'	Report	Munir  8' Messi  41', 76' (pen.) Suárez  48',  84' Mascherano  83'	Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)

Barcelona v Getafe

12 March 2016 29	Barcelona	6–0	Getafe	Barcelona
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	J. Rodríguez  8' (o.g.) Munir  19' Neymar  32', 51' Messi  40' Turan  57'	Report	Velázquez  10' Medrán  42' Pedro León  50'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 87,533 Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero (Andalusia)

Villarreal v Barcelona

20 March 2016 30	Villarreal	2–2	Barcelona	Villarreal
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Soldado  20' Bruno  24' Asenjo  40' Ruiz  41' Rukavina  43' Bakambu  57' Mathieu  63' (o.g.) Pina  78' Mario  84' Trigueros  85'	Report	Turan  13' Piqué  16' Rakitić  20' Neymar  41' (pen.) Alba  53' Mascherano  90+4'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 24,398 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Murcia)

Barcelona v Real Madrid

2 April 2016 31	Barcelona	1–2	Real Madrid	Barcelona
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Suárez  27' Mascherano  29' Piqué  56' Rakitić  58'	Report	Ramos  10'  83' Carvajal  18' Benzema  63' Ronaldo  81',  85'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 98,902 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (Las Palmas)

Real Sociedad v Barcelona

9 April 2016 32	Real Sociedad	1–0	Barcelona	San Sebastián
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Oyarzabal  5' Illarramendi  25'	Report	Turan  43' Mascherano  68' Piqué  90+2'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 27,895 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)

Barcelona v Valencia

17 April 2016 33	Barcelona	1–2	Valencia	Barcelona
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Piqué  35' Suárez  40' Messi  63' Neymar  86'	Report	Barragán  15' Rakitić  26' (o.g.) Mina  45+1' Parejo  51' Gomes  68'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 86,903 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

Deportivo La Coruña v Barcelona

20 April 2016 34	Deportivo La Coruña	0–8	Barcelona	A Coruña
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Cani  30'	Report	Suárez  11', 24', 53', 64' Rakitić  47' Messi  73' Bartra  79' Neymar  81'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 28,956 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Country)

Barcelona v Sporting Gijón

23 April 2016 35	Barcelona	6–0	Sporting Gijón	Barcelona
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Messi  12' Suárez  63', 74' (pen.), 77' (pen.), 88' Neymar  85' (pen.)	Report	Vranješ  26'  84' Hernández  71' Halilović  84'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 77,299 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon)

Real Betis v Barcelona

30 April 2016 36	Real Betis	0–2	Barcelona	Seville
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bruno  21' Westermann  28'  35' Petros  34' Ceballos  66'	Report	Piqué  23' Messi  23' Alves  45+1' Rakitić  50' Suárez  81'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 44,015 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)

Barcelona v Espanyol

8 May 2016 37	Barcelona	5–0	Espanyol	Barcelona
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Messi  8',  12' Suárez  52', 61' Rafinha  74' Neymar  83' Mascherano  90'	Report	Diop  18' Pérez  27' Álvarez  36' Cañas  39' López  63' Pau  69' Rober  69'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 91,610 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Extremadura)

Granada v Barcelona

14 May 2016 38	Granada	0–3	Barcelona	Granada
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Doucouré  54' Pérez  62' Rico  65' Fernández  74'	Report	Busquets  19' Suárez  22', 38', 86' Piqué  74'	Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 21,692 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (Las Palmas)

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2015–16 Copa del Rey

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round of 32

Villanovense v Barcelona

28 October 2015 First leg	Villanovense	0–0	Barcelona	Villanueva de la Serena
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pajuelo  53' Trinidad  82'	Report	Gumbau  59'	Stadium: Romero Cuerda Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)

Barcelona v Villanovense

2 December 2015 Second leg	Barcelona	6–1 (6–1 agg.)	Villanovense	Barcelona
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Alves  4' Sandro  21', 31', 69' Mascherano  44' Munir  51', 76'	Report	Juanfran  29' Trinidad  33' Elías  41'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 67,703 Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero (Andalusia)

Round of 16

Barcelona v Espanyol

6 January 2016 First leg	Barcelona	4–1	Espanyol	Barcelona
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Messi  13', 44',  78' Neymar  34',  88' Suárez  45+2' Piqué  49'	Report	Caicedo  9' Abraham  11' Gerard  20' Pau  45+2' Diop  52'  75' Pérez  59'  72' Burgui  74' Roco  78'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 76,667 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)

Espanyol v Barcelona

13 January 2016 Second leg	Espanyol	0–2 (1–6 agg.)	Barcelona	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Burgui  32' Álvaro  39' Caicedo  42' Sevilla  62'	Report	Munir  32', 87' Vidal  72' Rakitić  81' Adriano  84'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 20,843 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

Quarter-finals

Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona

20 January 2016 First leg	Athletic Bilbao	1–2	Barcelona	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Laporte  54' De Marcos  65' Etxeita  67' Sabin  76' Iturraspe  77' Aduriz  89' San José  90+3'	Report	Munir  18' Neymar  24' Iniesta  39' Mascherano  78' Alves  90'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 53,000 Referee: José Luis González González (Castile and León)

Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao

27 January 2016 Second leg	Barcelona	3–1 (5–2 agg.)	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
21:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Suárez  53',  70' Piqué  81' Neymar  90+1'	Report	Williams  12' Rico  19' Balenziaga  39' Lekue  52'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 63,405 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (Las Palmas)

Semi-finals

Barcelona v Valencia

3 February 2016 First leg	Barcelona	7–0	Valencia	Barcelona
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Suárez  7', 12', 83', 88' Iniesta  14' Piqué  24' Messi  29', 58', 74' Neymar 45+2' Turan  84'	Report	Mustafi  45+2' Feghouli  65' Cheryshev  79'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 60,635 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)

Valencia v Barcelona

10 February 2016 Second leg	Valencia	1–1 (1–8 agg.)	Barcelona	Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Diallo  35' Negredo  39' Santos  41' Gayà  63' Salvador  88'	Report	Munir  24' Samper  73' Kaptoum  84'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 16,296 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)

Final

Main article: 2016 Copa del Rey Final

Barcelona v Sevilla

22 May 2016 Final	Barcelona	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Sevilla	Madrid
21:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mascherano  36' Alba  87',  97' Neymar  89',  120+2' Alves  90' Iniesta  90'	Report	Rami  73' Vitolo  75' Banega  90+2' Iborra  90+5' Krychowiak  92' Konoplyanka  102' Escudero  104' Gameiro  114' Carriço  120+1'  120+1'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 54,907 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BAR	ROM	LEV	BATE
1	Barcelona	6	4	2	0	15	4	+11	14	Advance to knockout phase		—	6–1	2–1	3–0
2	Roma	6	1	3	2	11	16	−5	6			1–1	—	3–2	0–0
3	Bayer Leverkusen	6	1	3	2	13	12	+1	6	Transfer to Europa League		1–1	4–4	—	4–1
4	BATE Borisov	6	1	2	3	5	12	−7	5			0–2	3–2	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Roma v Barcelona

16 September 2015 1	Roma	1–1	Barcelona	Rome, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Florenzi  31' Nainggolan  63'	UEFA Report Club Report	Suárez  21' Piqué  75'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 57,836 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Barcelona v Bayer Leverkusen

29 September 2015 2	Barcelona	2–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mascherano  31' Neymar  37' Alba  75' Roberto  80' Suárez  82'	UEFA Report Club Report	Papadopoulos  22',  68' Bender  40' Çalhanoğlu  63' Kampl  89'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 68,694 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

BATE Borisov v Barcelona

20 October 2015 3	BATE Borisov	0–2	Barcelona	Barysaw, Belarus
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Palyakow  29' M. Valadzko  43' Hayduchyk  61' Karnitsky  82' Milunović  83' A. Valadzko  88'	UEFA Report Club Report	Busquets  23' Alves  41' Rakitić  48', 65' Gumbau  74'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 13,073 Referee: Manuel De Sousa (Portugal)

Barcelona v BATE Borisov

4 November 2015 4	Barcelona	3–0	BATE Borisov	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Neymar  30' (pen.), 83' Alves  51' Suárez  60'	UEFA Report Club Report	Mladenović  30' Mazalewski  44' Nikolić  80'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 68,502 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Barcelona v Roma

24 November 2015 5	Barcelona	6–1	Roma	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Suárez  15', 44' Messi  18', 59',  63' Piqué  41',  56' Alves  57' Neymar 77' Adriano  77'	UEFA Report Club Report	Vainqueur  62' Džeko 82',  90+1'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 71,433 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Bayer Leverkusen v Barcelona

9 December 2015 6	Bayer Leverkusen	1–1	Barcelona	Leverkusen, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Hernández  23' Kampl  29'	UEFA Report Club Report	Messi  20' Bartra  52' Gumbau  85' Rakitić  86'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,412 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

Arsenal v Barcelona

23 February 2016 First leg	Arsenal	0–2	Barcelona	London, England
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Monreal  6'	UEFA Report Club Report	Messi  71', 83' (pen.) Piqué  85'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,889 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Barcelona v Arsenal

16 March 2016 Second leg	Barcelona	3–1 (5–1 agg.)	Arsenal	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Neymar  18' Suárez  65' Turan  79' Messi  88'	UEFA Report Club Report	Flamini  32' Gabriel  35' Sánchez  50' Elneny  51' Giroud  85'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 76,092 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Quarter-finals

Barcelona v Atlético Madrid

5 April 2016 First leg	Barcelona	2–1	Atlético Madrid	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Busquets  48' Suárez  63', 74',  70' Mascherano  82'	UEFA Report Club Report	Torres  25',  29'  35' Koke  33' Filipe Luís  61' Griezmann  73' Hernandez  78' Oblak  79' Fernández  86'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 88,534 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Atlético Madrid v Barcelona

13 April 2016 Second leg	Atlético Madrid	2–0 (3–2 agg.)	Barcelona	Madrid, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Griezmann  36', 88' (pen.) Gabi  69' Godín  85' Correa  90' Koke  90+5'	UEFA Report Club Report	Suárez  70' Neymar  76' Iniesta  87' Turan  90+1'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 52,851 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

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