2008–09 Fc Barcelona Season
In 2008–09, FC Barcelona started a new era with a new manager, former captain and Barcelona B coach Pep Guardiola, who led the team to the first treble in Spanish football history.
After selling off high-profiled players such as Deco and Ronaldinho, Barcelona played scintillating football throughout the season, winning the Copa del Rey, La Liga, and the UEFA Champions League. This team is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in football history.
| 2008–09 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 FC Barcelona players celebrating their historic treble-winning campaign, 2009 | ||||
| President | Joan Laporta | |||
| Head Coach | Pep Guardiola | |||
| Stadium | Camp Nou | |||
| La Liga | 1st | |||
| Copa del Rey | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Samuel Eto'o (30) All: Lionel Messi (38) | |||
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Pre-season and friendlies
v 
Barcelona
Barcelona | 24 July 2008 Friendly | Hibernian  | 0–6 | Barcelona | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Guðjohnsen  5', 17'Messi 15'Pedro 27'Bojan 48'Touré 69' | Stadium: Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 23,390 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) |
v Barcelona
Barcelona | 26 July 2008 Friendly | Dundee United | 1–5 | Barcelona | Dundee, Scotland |
| 16:00 BST | Buaben 26' | Report | Henry 27' Messi 51', 75', 78'Eto'o 61' | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Dougie McDonald (Scotland) |
v Barcelona
Barcelona | 30 July 2008 Memorial Artemio Franchi | Fiorentina  | 1–3 | Barcelona | Florence, Italy |
| 20:45 CEST | Pazzini 68' | Report | Touré  10'Puyol 28'Jeffrén 47'Bojan 72' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 40,428 Referee: Saccanni Dimantova (Italy) |
v Barcelona
Barcelona | 3 August 2008 US Tour | Guadalajara  | 2–5 | Barcelona | Chicago, United States |
| 18:00 CDT | Padilla 58' Araujo 69'Hernández 88' | Report | Xavi 25' Hleb 45'Eto'o 48', 72'Bojan 55'Cáceres 89' | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 40,717 Referee: Alex Prus |
v Barcelona
Barcelona | 6 August 2008 US Tour | New York Red Bulls  | 2–6 | Barcelona | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States |
| 19:00 EST | Stammler 30' Rojas 60' | Report | Xavi 17' Eto'o 18', 43'Márquez 24'Jeffrén 80'Pedro 85' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 38,152 Referee: Kevin Stott |
v Barcelona
Barcelona | 16 August 2008 Joan Gamper Trophy | Boca Juniors  | 1–2 | Barcelona | Barcelona, Spain |
| 22:00 CEST | Castromán 44' Vargas 52'Roncaglia 55'Viatri 72' | Report | Córcoles 30' Busquets 57'Piqué 89'Puyol 90+2'Eto'o 90+5' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 71,210 Referee: González Vázquez |
v Barcelona
Barcelona | 9 September 2008 Semi-finals | Sant Andreu | 3–1 | Barcelona | La Ràpita, Spain |
| Oriol 9', 77' Martí 28' | Report | Busquets 20' | Stadium: La Devesa Referee: Del Pino |
Source : FC Barcelona
Players
Squad information
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | Víctor Valdés (VC) | 27 | EU | 2002 | 260 | 0 | 2010 | Youth system | |
| 2 | DF |  | Martín Cáceres | 22 | Non-EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | €16.5M | |
| 3 | DF | | Gerard Piqué | 22 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system | Bought from Manchester United for €5M |
| 4 | DF | | Rafael Márquez | 30 | EU | 2003 | 200 | 8 | 2012 | €5M | |
| 5 | DF | | Carles Puyol (captain) | 31 | EU | 1999 | 270 | 4 | 2010 | Youth system | |
| 6 | MF | | Xavi (VC) | 29 | EU | 1998 | 288 | 28 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| 7 | FW |  | Eiður Guðjohnsen | 30 | EU | 2006 | 72 | 13 | 2010 | €12M | |
| 8 | MF | | Andrés Iniesta (VC) | 25 | EU | 2002 | 211 | 17 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| 9 | FW |  | Samuel Eto’o | 28 | EU | 2004 | 108 | 78 | 2010 | €27M | |
| 10 | FW | | Lionel Messi | 21 | EU | 2004 | 109 | 54 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| 11 | FW | | Bojan | 18 | EU | 2007 | 54 | 12 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 13 | GK | | José Manuel Pinto | 33 | EU | 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2010 | €0.5M | |
| 14 | FW |  | Thierry Henry | 31 | EU | 2007 | 59 | 31 | 2011 | €24M | |
| 15 | MF |  | Seydou Keita | 29 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | €14M | |
| 16 | DF |  | Sylvinho | 35 | EU | 2004 | 92 | 3 | 2009 | €2M | |
| 18 | DF | | Gabriel Milito | 28 | EU | 2007 | 27 | 1 | 2011 | €17M | |
| 20 | DF | | Dani Alves | 26 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | €29M | |
| 21 | MF |  | Alexander Hleb | 28 | Non-EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | €15M | |
| 22 | DF | | Eric Abidal | 29 | EU | 2007 | 40 | 0 | 2011 | €15M | |
| 24 | MF |  | Yaya Touré | 26 | Non-EU | 2007 | 32 | 2 | 2012 | €9M | Under Bosman ruling |
| 25 | GK | | Albert Jorquera | 30 | EU | 2003 | 17 | 0 | 2010 | Youth system | |
| 27 | FW | | Pedro | 21 | EU | 2008 | 2 | 0 | Undisclosed | Youth system | |
| 28 | MF | | Sergio Busquets | 20 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 29 | DF | | Víctor Sánchez | 21 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | Undisclosed | Youth system |
- Source: FC Barcelona and footballdatabase.com
Players in and out
In
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | MF | | Keita | 28 | EU | Sevilla | Transfer  | Summer | 2012 | €14M | Barcelona.cat |
| 3 | DF | | Piqué | 21 | EU | Manchester United  | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | €5M | Barcelona.cat |
| 13 | GK | | Pinto | 32 | EU | Celta de Vigo | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | €0.5M | Barcelona.cat |
| 2 | DF | | Cáceres | 21 | Non-EU | Villarreal | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | €16.5M | Barcelona.cat |
| 20 | DF | | Alves | 25 | EU | Sevilla | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | €29M + €6M in variables | Barcelona.cat |
| 21 | MF | | Hleb | 27 | Non-EU | Arsenal | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | €11.8M | Barcelona.cat |
| 12 | DF | | Henrique | 21 | Non-EU | Palmeiras | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | €8M + €2M in variables | Barcelona.cat |
| 28 | MF | | Busquets | 20 | EU | Barcelona B | Promote | Summer | 2013 | Free |
Total spending: 
€88M
Out
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | DF | | Edmílson | 31 | EU | Villarreal | Contract Termination  | Summer | Free | Barcelona.cat |
| 11 | DF | | Zambrotta | 31 | EU | Milan | Transfer | Summer | €9M + €2M in variables | Barcelona.cat |
| 17 | FW | | Dos Santos | 19 | EU | Tottenham Hotspur | Transfer | Summer | €6M + €5M in variables | Barcelona.cat |
| 21 | DF | | Thuram | 36 | EU | Retired | Contract Termination | Summer | Free | Barcelona.cat |
| 18 | FW | | Ezquerro | 31 | EU | Osasuna | Contract Termination | Summer | Free | Barcelona.cat |
| 20 | MF |  | Deco | 30 | EU | Chelsea | Transfer | Summer | €10M | Barcelona.cat |
| 10 | FW | | Ronaldinho | 28 | EU | Milan | Transfer | Summer | €21M + €4M in variables | Barcelona.cat |
| 12 | DF | | Henrique | 21 | Non-EU | Bayer Leverkusen  | Loan → | Summer | N/A | Barcelona.cat |
| 23 | DF | | Oleguer | 28 | EU | Ajax  | Transfer | Summer | €3M + €2.25M in variables | Barcelona.cat |
| 26 | MF | | Crosas | 20 | EU | Celtic | Transfer | Summer | €0.5M + €0.8M in variables | Barcelona.cat |
Total income: 
€49.5M
Squad stats
| Total | Champions League | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa Catalunya | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 1 | GK | | V. Valdés | 49 | 49 | 14 | 35 | |||||||
| 20 | DF | | Dani Alves | 52 | 54 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | DF | | Puyol | 41 | 45 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | DF | | Piqué | 44 | 45 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 22 | DF | | Abidal | 31 | 32 | 5 | 25 | 2 | ||||||
| 24 | MF | | Touré Yaya | 39 | 43 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 6 | MF | | Xavi | 49 | 54 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | | A. Iniesta | 38 | 43 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 10 | FW | | Messi | 41 | 51 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 9 | FW | | Eto'o | 46 | 52 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 4 | |||
| 14 | FW | | Henry | 36 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | GK | | Pinto | 11 | 11 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
| 25 | GK | | Jorquera | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 41 | GK | | Oier | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | DF | | M. Cáceres | 16 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 7 | ||||||
| 4 | DF | | Márquez | 36 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 16 | DF | | Sylvinho | 22 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 8 | ||||
| 18 | DF | | Milito | |||||||||||
| 29 | DF | | V. Sánchez | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| 37 | DF | | Botía | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 46 | DF | | Muniesa | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 15 | MF | | Keita | 29 | 46 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 21 | MF | | Hleb | 19 | 36 | 9 | 19 | 8 | ||||||
| 28 | MF | | Sergio B. | 31 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 30 | MF | | Vázquez | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 35 | MF | | Abraham | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 44 | MF | | Thiago | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 45 | MF | | Xavi Torres | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 7 | FW | | Gudjohnsen | 17 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 11 | FW | | Bojan | 18 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 27 | FW | | Pedro | 6 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 31 | FW |  | Jeffrén | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Disciplinary record
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name |  |  |  | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | V. Valdés | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | GK | | Pinto | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | | Dani Alves | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | | Piqué | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | | Márquez | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | | Puyol | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | | Abidal | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | DF | | M. Cáceres | 3 | 1 | ||
| 24 | MF | | Touré Yaya | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | | Xavi | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | | Busquets | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | | A. Iniesta | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | | Keita | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | MF | | V. Sánchez | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | | Eto'o | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | | Henry | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | | Bojan | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | | Messi | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | | Gudjohnsen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Club
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Pep Guardiola |
| Assistant coach | Tito Vilanova |
| Goalkeeping coach | Juan Carlos Unzué |
| Physical fitness coach | Lorenzo Buenaventura |
| Lead fitness coach | Paco Seirul·lo |
| Field work | Aureli Altimira |
| Strength work | Francesc Cos |
Source: FC Barcelona
Competitions
Overall
As in nine out of the last ten seasons, Barcelona was present in all major competitions. First division and Copa del Rey in Spain and UEFA Champions League in Europe.
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | — | Winner | 31 August 2008 | 31 May 2009 |
| Champions League | Third qualifying round | Winner | 13 August 2008 | 27 May 2009 |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | Winner | 28 October 2008 | 13 May 2009 |
Source: Competitions
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 105 | 35 | +70 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 83 | 52 | +31 | 78 | |
| 3 | Sevilla | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 70 | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
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) Champions
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) Champions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 105 | 35 | +70 | 87 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 14 | +47 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 |
Last updated: 8 May.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
Matches
All kickoff times are in CEST. Win Draw Loss
| 31 August 2008 1 | Numancia | 1–0 | Barcelona | Soria |
| 19:00 | Mario 13' | (Report) | Puyol 42' Eto'o 80' | Stadium: Los Pajaritos Attendance: 9,500 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 13 September 2008 2 | Barcelona | 1–1 | Racing Santander | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Messi 71' (pen.) Iniesta 87' | (Report) | Pinillos 37' Munitis 60'Serrano 62'Lacen 66'Christian 70'Jonathan 77'Valera 88'Luccin 92' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 54,678 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
| 21 September 2008 3 | Sporting Gijón | 1–6 | Barcelona | Gijón |
| 21:00 | Cámara 7' Carmelo 41'Maldonado 50'Gerard  56' | (Report) | Xavi 27' Eto'o 33'Jorge 49' (o.g.)Iniesta 70'Messi 85', 90' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 23,481 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila |
| 24 September 2008 4 | Barcelona | 3–2 | Real Betis | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Touré 13' Eto'o 17', 23'Guðjohnsen 80'Busquets 84' | (Report) | Vega 43' Monzón 59'José Mari 67'Capi 73'Aurélio 85' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 55,727 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez |
| 27 September 2008 5 | Espanyol | 1–2 | Barcelona | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Nenê 12'  45' Coro 20'Martínez 53'Chica 55'Jarque 90+8' | (Report) | Busquets 6' Valdés 20'Henry 84' Messi 90+13' (pen.) | Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 31,660 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
| 4 October 2008 6 | Barcelona | 6–1 | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Márquez 3', 54' Eto'o 5' (pen.), 17'Messi 8'Guðjohnsen 28'Henry 62', 72' | (Report) | Rodríguez 9', 13' López 32'Heitinga 33'Ujfaluši 52' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,232 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 19 October 2008 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 19:00 | Amorebieta 39' Orbaiz 49'Balenziaga 79' | (Report) | Márquez 50' Eto'o 63', 90'Busquets 89' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 25 October 2008 8 | Barcelona | 5–0 | Almería | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Eto'o 5', 20', 23' Henry 13'Alves 36' | (Report) | Negredo 28' Crusat 29'Ortiz 43'Soriano 80' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 63,566 Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull |
| 1 November 2008 9 | Málaga | 1–4 | Barcelona | Málaga |
| 20:00 | Apoño 4' Baha 7'Duda 12' | (Report) | Xavi 5', 53' Messi 19'Alves 54'Touré 75'Busquets 79'Weligton 80' (o.g.) | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
| 8 November 2008 10 | Barcelona | 6–0 | Real Valladolid | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Eto'o 12', 30', 42', 44' Touré 20'Guðjohnsen 71'Henry 83' | (Report) | Dorado 74' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 58,276 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 16 November 2008 11 | Recreativo Huelva | 0–2 | Barcelona | Huelva |
| 21:00 | Sisi 37' Arzo 71'Beto 90+1' | (Report) | Alves 32' Messi 50'Eto'o 71'Keita 85' | Stadium: Nuevo Colombino Attendance: 19,860 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa |
| 23 November 2008 12 | Barcelona | 1–1 | Getafe | Barcelona |
| 19:00 | Alves 6' Eto'o 65'Keita 71'Puyol 91' | (Report) | Manu 19' Gavilán 22'Granero 30'Licht 41'Rafa 90' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 65,249 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez |
| 29 November 2008 13 | Sevilla | 0–3 | Barcelona | Seville |
| 22:00 | Luís Fabiano 86' | (Report) | Eto'o 20', 30' Márquez 62'Piqué 76'Messi 71', 90+2' | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 45,500 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 6 December 2008 14 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Valencia | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Henry 20', 28', 79' Alves 46' | (Report) | Albiol 6' Albelda 38'Villa 67'Miguel 72'Del Horno 73' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 82,889 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 13 December 2008 15 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Márquez 40' Eto'o 83', 84'Messi 90', 90+1' | (Report) | Metzelder 21' Ramos 26'Drenthe 41'Salgado 68'Casillas 90' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 96,059 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
| 21 December 2008 16 | Villarreal | 1–2 | Barcelona | Villarreal |
| 19:00 | Cani 47' Franco 79'Pires 87'Cazorla 88' | (Report) | Keita 54' Henry 66'Piqué 70' 74'Puyol 75'Xavi 75' | Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez |
| 3 January 2009 17 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Mallorca | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Henry 30', 36' Márquez 49'Xavi 64'Alves 73'Iniesta 75'Touré 90+2' | Report | Aduriz 15', 57' Josemi 36' 90'Suárez 43'Lux 68'Varela 73'Arango 75' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 60,399 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
| 11 January 2009 18 | Osasuna | 2–3 | Barcelona | Pamplona |
| 21:00 | Flaño 62' Josetxo 69'Pandiani 72' | (Report) | Abidal 32' Eto'o 44'Valdés 69'Xavi 80'Messi 84'Busquets 90+3' | Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 19,800 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 17 January 2009 19 | Barcelona | 5–0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Messi 21' Henry 27', 82'Eto'o 41', 86' (pen.) | (Report) | Aranzubia 84' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 65,145 Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago |
| 24 January 2009 20 | Barcelona | 4–1 | Numancia | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Xavi 24' Messi 49', 75'Eto'o 52'Piqué 65'Henry 70' | (Report) | Dimas 23' Barkero 60'Palacios 58' 80'Del Pino 81'Ortega 90' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 47,330 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa |
| 1 February 2009 21 | Racing Santander | 1–2 | Barcelona | Santander |
| 17:00 | Munitis 22' Žigić 31', 55' (pen.) | (Report) | Messi 65', 80' Alves 76'Márquez 54' 87'Piqué 31' 90+3' | Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero Attendance: 22,251 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 8 February 2009 22 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Sporting Gijón | Barcelona |
| 19:00 | Eto'o 23', 40' Abidal 45'Henry 56'Alves 65' | (Report) | Gerard 10' Matabuena 37'Mateo 67'Míchel 73' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 69,341 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
| 14 February 2009 23 | Real Betis | 2–2 | Barcelona | Seville |
| 20:00 | Oliveira 17' Melli 18'González 24'Emaná 45'Juanma 82' | (Report) | Piqué 35' Eto'o 45+3', 84'Busquets 76' | Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Attendance: 55,500 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 21 February 2009 24 | Barcelona | 1–2 | Espanyol | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Piqué 21' Keita 38'Eto'o 40'Busquets 51'Xavi 56'Touré 62', 73'Puyol 76' | (Report) | Pareja 17' García 40'De la Peña 50', 54'Jarque 53'Sánchez 61'Alonso 88'Tamudo 90+2' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 76,942 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro |
| 1 March 2009 25 | Atlético Madrid | 4–3 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 19:00 | Forlán 32', 79' (pen.) Heitinga 46'García 48'Agüero 56', 88'Assunção 66' | (Report) | Henry 18', 73' Messi 30', 90+2'Alves 57' | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez |
| 7 March 2009 26 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Busquets 16', 69' Messi 31' (pen.)Eto'o 50'Iniesta 58' | (Report) | Martínez 21' Orbaiz 47'Amorebieta 59'Toquero 85' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,074 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 15 March 2009 27 | Almería | 0–2 | Barcelona | Almería |
| 21:00 | Acasiete 21' Ortiz 75'Negredo 85' | (Report) | Bojan 52', 55' | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 9,333 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González |
| 22 March 2009 28 | Barcelona | 6–0 | Málaga | Barcelona |
| 19:00 | Xavi 18' Messi 24'Henry 32'Alves 33', 50'Eto'o 43', 56'Guðjohnsen 80' | (Report) | Nacho 17' Lolo 28'Gámez 35' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,178 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
| 4 April 2009 29 | Real Valladolid | 0–1 | Barcelona | Valladolid |
| 20:00 | Aguirre 20' | (Report) | Eto'o 40' | Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Attendance: 26,512 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa |
| 11 April 2009 30 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Recreativo Huelva | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Iniesta 1' Morris 67' (o.g.) | (Report) | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 56,831 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 18 April 2009 31 | Getafe | 0–1 | Barcelona | Getafe |
| 20:00 | Contra 35' Granero 65'Mario 71'Cortés 78' | (Report) | Messi 19' Busquets 35'Alves 87' | Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Alvárez |
| 22 April 2009 32 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Sevilla | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Iniesta 2' Eto'o 16'Abidal 35'Xavi 48'Henry 54'Alves 75' | (Report) | Navarro 41' Mosquera 62' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 98,722 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González |
| 25 April 2009 33 | Valencia | 2–2 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 22:00 | Silva 22' Maduro 43', 52'Hernández 45+1'Baraja 55'Marchena 64'Alexis 84' | (Report) | Messi 24' Valdés 40'Iniesta 42'Henry 86' | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
| 2 May 2009 34 | Real Madrid | 2–6 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 22:00 | Higuaín 13' Ramos 25', 55'Marcelo 45'Van der Vaart 73' | (Report) | Henry 17', 57' Puyol 20', 38'Abidal 22'Messi 35', 74'Piqué 82' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 10 May 2009 35 | Barcelona | 3–3 | Villarreal | Barcelona |
| 19:00 | Keita 11' Eto'o 36'Alves 45+1', 83'Abidal 76' | (Report) | Llorente 22', 90+1' Godín 49'Rossi 57'Fernández 77' (pen.), 89' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 92,722 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 17 May 2009 36 | Mallorca | 2–1 | Barcelona | Palma |
| 19:55 | Arango 73' Santana 77'Ayoze 87' | (Report) | Eto'o 9' Bojan 45'Torres 75' | Stadium: Iberostar Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 23 May 2009 37 | Barcelona | 0–1 | Osasuna | Barcelona |
| 19:55 | Abidal 33' Guðjohnsen 38'Bojan 72'Muniesa 76' | (Report) | Pandiani 26' Monreal 84' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 77,331 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
| 30 May 2009 38 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1–1 | Barcelona | A Coruña |
| 22:00 | Bodipo 31' Sergio 54' | (Report) | Bojan 44' Eto'o 89' | Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 34,600 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
Copa del Rey
Round of 32
| 28 October 2008 First leg | Benidorm | 0–1 | Barcelona | Benidorm |
| 21:00 CEST | Bardal 20' Castell 41'Moreno 73'Morcillo 79' | (Report) | Cáceres 47' Bojan 55'Abidal 69' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor Attendance: 6,000 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero |
| 12 November 2008 Second leg | Barcelona | 1–0 (2–0 agg.) | Benidorm | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CET | Messi 86' | (Report) | Moreno 20' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 23,422 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez |
Round of 16
| 6 January 2009 First leg | Atlético Madrid | 1–3 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 20:00 CET | Sinama Pongolle 21' Simão 38'Maniche 38'Pernía 41'Assunção 51'Heitinga 56'Ujfaluši 68', 86'Banega 89' | (Report) | Messi 11', 57' (pen.), 79' Cáceres 67'Busquets 69' | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 54,851 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 14 January 2009 Second leg | Barcelona | 2–1 (5–2 agg.) | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona |
| 22:00 CET | Bojan 28' Touré 63'Guðjohnsen 76' | (Report) | Sinama Pongolle 23' García 24'Camacho 35'Perea 78' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 46,482 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González |
Quarter-finals
| 21 January 2009 First leg | Espanyol | 0–0 | Barcelona | Barcelona |
| 22:00 CET | García 17' Hurtado 48'Béranger 85'Smiljanić 89' | (Report) | Cáceres 45' Sánchez 65' | Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 21,600 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
| 29 January 2009 Second leg | Barcelona | 3–2 (3–2 agg.) | Espanyol | Barcelona |
| 21:30 CET | Busquets 32' Bojan 34', 48'Piqué 56' | (Report) | Chica 37' Coro 58'Callejón 64'Jarque 69' 90+1' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 78,443 Referee: Megía Dávila |
Semi-finals
| 5 February 2009 First leg | Barcelona | 2–0 | Mallorca | Barcelona |
| 21:30 CET | Touré 22' Henry 34', 44'Márquez 73' | (Report) | Webó 6' Ayoze 26'Josemi 72'Suárez 75'Nunes 83'Trejo 89' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 52,932 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
| 4 March 2009 Second leg | Mallorca | 1–1 (1–3 agg.) | Barcelona | Palma |
| 21:00 CET | Castro 45' Ramis 60'Josemi 29' 65'Corrales 70'Keita 85' | (Report) | Touré 34' Pinto 36'Piqué 50'Cáceres 50'Messi 81' | Stadium: Iberostar Attendance: 23,142 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
Final
| 13 May 2009 Final | Athletic Bilbao | 1–4 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 21:30 CEST | Toquero 8' López 29'Lertxundi 35' | Report | Touré 21' 31' Keita 49'Messi 50' 54'Bojan 57'Xavi 64' | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Medina Cantalejo |
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
v 
Wisła Kraków
Wisła Kraków | 13 August 2008 First leg | Barcelona | 4–0 | Wisła Kraków | Barcelona, Spain |
| 21:45 | Eto'o 17', 83' Xavi 25'Henry 50' | Report | Cantoro 15' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 56,786 Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland) |
v Barcelona
Barcelona | 26 August 2008 Second leg | Wisła Kraków | 1–0 (1–4 agg.) | Barcelona | Kraków, Poland |
| 20:45 | Brożek 44' Cléber 51'Boguski 53' | Report | Henry 90+2' | Stadium: Stadion Miejski in Kraków Attendance: 20,700 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 |  Basel | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
v 
Sporting CP
Sporting CP | 16 September 2008 1 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Sporting CP | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 | Márquez 21' Eto'o 60' (pen.)Piqué 70'Xavi 87' | Report | Tonel 72' Rochemback 85' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 58,354 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
v Barcelona
Barcelona | 1 October 2008 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–2 | Barcelona | Donetsk, Ukraine |
| 20:45 | Ilsinho 45' Srna 47'Fernandinho 58'Chyhrynskyi 69'Brandão 88' | Report | Xavi 41' Keita 78'Messi 87', 90+4'Márquez 88'Iniesta 90+3' | Stadium: RSK Olimpiyskyi Attendance: 25,300 Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
v Barcelona
Barcelona | 22 October 2008 3 | Basel | 0–5 | Barcelona | Basel, Switzerland |
| 20:45 | Rubio 43' Abraham 86' | Report | Messi 4' Busquets 15'Bojan 22', 46'Xavi 48' | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
v 
Basel
Basel | 4 November 2008 4 | Barcelona | 1–1 | Basel | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 | Messi 62' | Report | Derdiyok 82' Costanzo 89' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 49,479 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania) |
v Barcelona
Barcelona | 26 November 2008 5 | Sporting CP | 2–5 | Barcelona | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:45 | Caneira 54' Veloso 65'Liédson 66'Patrício 71' | Report | Henry 14' Piqué 17'Busquets 33'Messi 49'Márquez 63'Caneira 67' (o.g.)Bojan 73' (pen.) | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 31,765 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy) |
v 
Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk | 9 December 2008 6 | Barcelona | 2–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 | Bojan 50' Sylvinho 59'Busquets 83' | Report | Hladkyy 31', 58', 87' Hübschman 65'Fernandinho 76'Brandão 86'Luiz Adriano 87'Kucher 89'Pyatov 90+1' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 22,763 Referee: Mike Riley (England) |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
v Barcelona
Barcelona | 24 February 2009 First leg | Lyon | 1–1 | Barcelona | Lyon, France |
| 20:45 | Juninho 7' Toulalan 24'Grosso 32'Cris 87' | Report | Alves 34' Puyol 61'Busquets 63'Henry 67' | Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,258 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
v 
Lyon
Lyon | 10 March 2009 Second leg | Barcelona | 5–2 (6–3 agg.) | Lyon | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 | Henry 25', 27', 45+1' Messi 40'Eto'o 43'Keita 90+5' | Report | Cris 12' Makoun 44', 70'Juninho 35' 90+1', 48'Delgado 49'Grosso 64'Toulalan 76' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 86,368 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
Quarter-finals
v 
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich | 8 April 2009 First leg | Barcelona | 4–0 | Bayern Munich | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 | Messi 9', 38', 17' Eto'o 12'Henry 43'Márquez 90' | Report | Lell 48' Demichelis 57' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 93,219 Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
| Note: Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola was ejected in the 18th minute. | ||||
v Barcelona
Barcelona | 14 April 2009 Second leg | Bayern Munich | 1–1 (1–5 agg.) | Barcelona | Munich, Germany |
| 20:45 | Lúcio 36' Demichelis 42'Ribéry 47'Borowski 82'Lell 84' | Report | Alves 18' Puyol 25'Keita 73' | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
Semi-finals
v 
Chelsea
Chelsea | 28 April 2009 First leg | Barcelona | 0–0 | Chelsea | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 | Touré 37' Puyol 74' | Report | Alex 26' Ballack 29' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 95,231 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
v Barcelona
Barcelona | 6 May 2009 Second leg | Chelsea | 1–1 (1–1a agg.) | Barcelona | London, England |
| 20:45 | Essien 9' 74' Alex 77'Ballack 90+6'Drogba 90+9' | Report | Alves 30' Abidal 66'Eto'o 90+1'Iniesta 90+3' 90+4' | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,857 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
Final
v Manchester United
Manchester United | 27 May 2009 Final | Barcelona | 2–0 | Manchester United | Rome, Italy |
| 20:45 CEST | Eto'o 10' Piqué 16'Messi 70' | [Report] | Ronaldo 78' Scholes 80'Vidić 90+3' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 62,467 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
Record
| Competition | Won | Draw | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| League | 27 | 6 | 5 |
| Copa del Rey | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| UCL | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Friendly | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 13 | 7 |
References
External links
- FC Barcelona official website
- English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
- ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page Archived 7 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Footballdatabase.com: FC Barcelona (Spain) profile
- UEFA Champions League
- Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional
- Federació Catalana de Futbol Archived 23 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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