1993–94 FC Barcelona season

FC Barcelona had one of its most successful seasons in the club's history, retaining the domestic league supremacy and reaching the final of the UEFA Champions League; however they collapsed 0-4 against AC Milan (goals from Daniele Massaro, Dejan Savićević and Marcel Desailly). Their progress to the final in Athens had been virtually flawless. Indeed on their way the Catalans had won four group games and drawn two to reach the semifinals, where they defeated FC Porto in a single-game tie at Camp Nou.

FC Barcelona
1993–94 season
PresidentJosep Lluís Núñez
Head CoachJohan Cruyff
StadiumCamp Nou
La Liga1st
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueRunners-up
Supercopa de EspañaRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Romário (30)
All:
Romário (32)

Romário and Hristo Stoichkov and Ronald Koeman were the main reasons for Barcelona' success. Rather than relying on the tight defence of the previous season, Barcelona had four of the league's top scorers.

Squad

Correct as of 23 October 2009.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ESP Jesús Angoy
— GK  ESP Carles Busquets
— GK  ESP Andoni Zubizarreta
— DF  ESP Albert Ferrer
— DF  ESP Juan Carlos
— DF  NED Ronald Koeman
— DF  ESP Miguel Ángel Nadal
— DF  ESP Sergi
— MF  ESP Guillermo Amor
— MF  ESP José Mari Bakero (captain)
— MF  ESP Eusebio
— MF  ESP Pep Guardiola
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ESP Iván Iglesias
— MF  CRO Goran Vučević
— FW  ESP Txiki Begiristain
— FW  DEN Ronnie Ekelund
— FW  ESP Quique Estebaranz
— FW  ESP Andoni Goikoetxea
— FW  ESP Julio Salinas
— FW  DEN Michael Laudrup
— FW  ESP Óscar
— FW  BRA Romário
— FW  BUL Hristo Stoichkov

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 1993–94 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 38 25 6 7 91 42 +49 56[lower-alpha 1] Qualfication for the Champions League group stage
2 Deportivo La Coruña 38 22 12 4 54 18 +36 56[lower-alpha 1] Qualfication for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Zaragoza 38 19 8 11 71 47 +24 46 Qualfication for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
4 Real Madrid 38 19 7 12 61 50 +11 45 Qualfication for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Athletic Bilbao 38 16 11 11 61 47 +14 43
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. DEP 1–0 BAR; BAR 3–0 DEP
  2. Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners of 1993–94 Copa del Rey.

Friendlies

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDDWWWLWLWWLWDWWLWDLWLLWWWWWDWWWDWWWWW
Position44532111422312222222223332222222222221
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
5 September 1993 1FC Barcelona3-0Real SociedadBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
11 September 1993 2Albacete Balompie0-0FC BarcelonaAlbacete
Report
19 September 1993 3Athletic de Bilbao0-0FC BarcelonaBilbao
Report Stadium: Estadio San Mames
26 September 1993 4FC Barcelona4-1Real ZaragozaBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
3 October 1993 5Osasuna2-3FC BarcelonaPamplona
Report
6 October 1993 6FC Barcelona3-0Real ValladolidBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
16 October 1993 7Deportivo La Coruña1-0FC BarcelonaLa Coruña
Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor
24 October 1993 8FC Barcelona1-0Real OviedoBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
30 October 1993 9Atletico de Madrid4-3FC BarcelonaMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
7 November 1993 10FC Barcelona2-1Racing de SantanderBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
10 November 1993 11CD Tenerife2-3FC BarcelonaSanta Cruz de la Palma
Report Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez
20 November 1993 12FC Barcelona0-1UE LleidaBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
28 November 1993 13Rayo Vallecano2-4FC BarcelonaMadrid
Report Stadium: Campo Vallecas
4 December 1993 14FC Barcelona2-2CD LogroñesBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
11 December 1993 15Valencia CF0-4FC BarcelonaValencia
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
19 December 1993 16FC Barcelona1-0Celta de VigoBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
2 January 1994 17Sporting de Gijon2-0FC BarcelonaGijon
Report Stadium: Estadio El Molinon
8 January 1994 18FC Barcelona5-0Real MadridBarcelona
Romario 24'
Koeman 47'
Romario 56'
Romario 81'
Iván Iglesias 86'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Joaquin Urio Velazquez
16 January 1994 19Sevilla CF0-0FC BarcelonaSevilla
Report Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan
22 January 1994 20Real Sociedad2-1FC BarcelonaSan Sebastian
Report
30 January 1994 21FC Barcelona2-1Albacete BalompieBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
6 February 1994 22FC Barcelona2-3Athletic de BilbaoBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
13 February 1994 23Real Zaragoza6-3FC BarcelonaZaragoza
Report Stadium: La Romareda
19 February 1994 24FC Barcelona8-1OsasunaBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
22 February 1994 25Real Valladolid1-3FC BarcelonaValladolid
Report Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla
27 February 1994 26FC Barcelona3-0Deportivo La CoruñaBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
6 March 1994 27Real Oviedo1-3FC BarcelonaOviedo
Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
12 March 1994 28FC Barcelona5-3Atletico de MadridBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
19 March 1994 29Racing de Santander1-1FC BarcelonaSantander
Report Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
26 March 1994 30FC Barcelona2-1CD TenerifeBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
2 April 1994 31Lleida1-2FC BarcelonaLleida
Report
6 April 1994 32FC Barcelona1-0Rayo VallecanoBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
9 April 1994 33CD Logroñes0-0FC BarcelonaLogroño
Report
16 April 1994 34FC Barcelona3-1Valencia CFBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
23 April 1994 35Celta de Vigo0-4FC BarcelonaVigo
Report Stadium: Estadio Balaidos
1 May 1994 36FC Barcelona4-0Sporting de GijonBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
7 May 1994 37Real Madrid0-1FC BarcelonaMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
14 May 1994 38FC Barcelona5-2Sevilla CFBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou

Copa del Rey
Main article: 1993–94 Copa del Rey

Round of 16
4 January 1994 First LegSporting de Gijón0–3BarcelonaEl Molinón, Gijón
20:30 Amor  2'
Sergi  8'
Salinas  28'		 Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Brito Arceo
12 January 1994 Second LegBarcelona1–1Sporting de GijónCamp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Salinas  3' Ablanedo  11' Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Merino González

Quarter-finals
26 January 1994 First LegReal Betis0–0BarcelonaEstadio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla
21:00 Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Raúl García de Loza
3 February 1994 Second LegBarcelona0–1Real BetisCamp Nou, Barcelona
21:00 Juanito  29' Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Juan Manuel Brito Arceo

Supercopa de España
Main article: 1993 Supercopa de España
Main article: El Clásico
2 December 1993 Real Madrid3–1BarcelonaSantiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
21:00 Alfonso  35', 89'
Zamorano  55'		 Stoichkov  17' Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ansuátegui Roca
16 December 1993 Barcelona1–1Real MadridCamp Nou, Barcelona
21:15 Bakero  65' Zamorano  21' Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega

European Cup

First round
15 September 1993 First LegDynamo Kyiv 3–1 BarcelonaRepublikan, Kiev
19:00 Shkapenko  5'
Leonenko  45' (pen.), 56'		 Report Koeman  28' (pen.) Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Philip Don (England)
29 September 1993 Second LegBarcelona 4–1 Dynamo KyivCamp Nou, Barcelona
21:00 Laudrup  9'
Bakero  17', 47'
Koeman  67'		 Report Rebrov  28' Attendance: 88,600
Referee: Angelo Amendolia (Italy)

Second round
20 October 1993 First LegBarcelona 3–0 Austria WienCamp Nou, Barcelona
21:00 Koeman  37' (pen.), 73'
Estebaranz  89'		 Report Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
3 November 1993 Second LegAustria Wien 1–2 BarcelonaErnst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
19:35 Ogris  39' Report Stoichkov  5', 77' Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jim McCluskey (Scotland)

UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 1993–94 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barcelona 6 4 2 0 13 3 +10 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Monaco 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 7
3 Spartak Moscow 6 1 3 2 6 12 −6 5
4 Galatasaray 6 0 2 4 1 10 −9 2
Source: UEFA
24 November 1993 Round 1Galatasaray 0–0 BarcelonaAli Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
21:30 Report Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)
8 December 1993 Round 2Barcelona 2–0 AS MonacoCamp Nou, Barcelona
20:30 Beguiristain  15', 26' Report Attendance: 89,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
2 March 1994 Round 3Spartak Moscow 2–2 BarcelonaLuzhniki Stadium, Moscow
20:00 Rodionov  77'
Karpin  88'		 Report Stoichkov  11'
Romário  67'		 Attendance: 61,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
16 March 1994 Round 4Barcelona 5–1 Spartak MoscowCamp Nou, Barcelona
20:30 Stoichkov  33'
Amor  75'
Koeman  77', 80'
Romário  86' (pen.)		 Report Karpin  3' Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
30 March 1994 Round 5Barcelona 3–0 GalatasarayCamp Nou, Barcelona
20:30 Amor  21'
Koeman  70' (pen.)
Eusebio  77'		 Report Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Les Mottram (Scotland)
13 April 1994 Round 6AS Monaco 0–1 BarcelonaStade Louis II, Monaco
20:30 Report Stoichkov  13' Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)

Semi-final
27 April 1994 Barcelona 3–0 PortoCamp Nou, Barcelona
20:30 Stoichkov  10', 35'
Koeman  72'		 Report Attendance: 98,000
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

Final
18 May 1994 Milan 4–0 BarcelonaOlympic Stadium, Athens
21:15 Massaro  22', 45+2'
Savićević  47'
Desailly  58'		 Report Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Philip Don (England)

See also

References
  1. http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1993-941.html
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