2011–12 Fc Barcelona Season
The 2011–12 season was FC Barcelona's 112th in existence and the club's 81st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
Barcelona debuted their new and first paid shirt sponsor Qatar Foundation after an agreement was reached in 2010 with the non-profit organization for a five-and-a-half-year, €170 million deal. The agreement with UNICEF continued and their name had been moved to the lower back portion of the shirt. This season also introduced a new away kit in black while the third kit was retained from last season.
| 2011–12 season | ||||
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| President | Sandro Rosell | |||
| Head coach | Pep Guardiola | |||
| Stadium | Camp Nou | |||
| La Liga | 2nd | |||
| Copa del Rey | Winners | |||
| Supercopa de España | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Semi-finals | |||
| UEFA Super Cup | Winners | |||
| FIFA Club World Cup | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lionel Messi (50) All: Lionel Messi (73) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 99,252 vs Real Madrid (21 April 2012) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 37,374 vs BATE Borisov (6 December 2011) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 75,212 (including Joan Gamper Trophy) | |||
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Barcelona were unable to defend two major trophies: they finished as runners-up in Liga, nine points behind winners Real Madrid, who finished with a record 100 points, and their UEFA Champions League campaign ended after a 3–2 aggregate defeat in the semi-finals to eventual winners Chelsea. Pep Guardiola stepped down as head coach at the conclusion of the season, which ended on a high as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 3–0 in the Copa del Rey final at the Vicente Calderón.
Barcelona's under-19 squad played in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series. After finishing first in their group during the group stage, they were eliminated by Ajax in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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. 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. 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.
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.
September
On 10 September, back from the FIFA international break, Barcelona could only draw 2–2 with Real Sociedad at Anoeta. 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.
On 13 September, Barcelona opened their UEFA Champions League campaign with a 2–2 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.
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. Osasuna coach José Luis Mendilibar stated, "we've caught them very angry due to their so-called mini-crisis," 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."
On 28 September, Barcelona defeated BATE Borisov 0–5 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.
October
On 2 October, Barcelona defeated Sporting de Gijón 0–1 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.
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. 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.
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. Barça also lost forward Pedro for approximately three weeks due to strained tendons in his left ankle.
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. 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. 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.
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.
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. The next day, Barcelona defeated Milan at the San Siro 2–3 in a thrilling European encounter to win Group H.
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. 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.
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. The injury will sideline the player for four-to-six months, possibly causing him to miss UEFA Euro 2012.
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.
On 22 December, Barcelona defeated L'Hospitalet in the second leg of the Copa del Rey 9–0 (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. 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.
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. 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."
On 9 January, Lionel Messi was awarded the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or and Pep Guardiola received the FIFA Coach of the Year 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.
On 11 January, Barça and French club Paris Saint-Germain agreed to the transfer of Brazilian left back Maxwell for €4 million.
On 12 January, Barcelona defeated Osasuna 1–2 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. Pedro will also be sidelined for ten days due to a minor hamstring injury.
On 15 January, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 4–2 to remain five points back in second place in La Liga table. With the victory, Pep Guardiola notched his 100th win in the Primera División, only needing 132 matches to accomplish the feat.
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. 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.
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. 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 draw at Camp Nou to win the tie 4–3 on aggregate and reached their 50th semi-final all time in the competition.
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. Two days later, Isaac Cuenca extended his contract until 30 June 2015 and was officially promoted to the first-team.
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. 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.
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.
On 19 February, Barcelona notched their 15th win in La Liga against Valencia with a 5–1 scoreline at Camp Nou to keep pace with Real Madrid. Lionel Messi celebrated his 200th match in La Liga by scoring four goals.
On 26 February, Barcelona defeated Atlético Madrid with a 1–2 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.
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.
On 7 March, Barcelona defeated Bayer Leverkusen 7–1 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.
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".
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.
On 20 March, Barcelona beat Granada 5–3 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.
On 28 March, Barcelona and Milan finished 0–0 at San Siro in their first leg quarter-finals encounter in the Champions League. 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. 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."
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. 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.
On 10 April, Barcelona defeated Getafe 4–0 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.
On 14 April, Barcelona came back to defeat Levante 1–2 at the Ciutat de València. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
May
On 2 May, Barcelona defeated Málaga 4–1 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.
On 5 May, Barcelona took the second leg of the derbi barceloní with a 4–0 victory over Espanyol. Lionel Messi scored four times and became the first player in La Liga to score 50 goals in a season. It was also an emotional farewell match for Guardiola in his last home game as Barça's manager.
On 12 May, Barcelona drew their last league game of the season at the Benito Villamarín 2–2 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 and Víctor Valdés claimed the Zamora Trophy.
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.
Players
Squad information
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  | Víctor Valdés (2nd VC) | 30 | EU | 2002 | 457 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| 2 | RB |  | Dani Alves | 29 | EU | 2008 | 208 | 15 | 2015 | €32M | Second nationality: Spain |
| 3 | CB | | Gerard Piqué | 25 | EU | 2008 | 183 | 13 | 2015 | €5M | Originally from youth system |
| 4 | CM | | Cesc Fàbregas | 25 | EU | 2011 | 49 | 15 | 2016 | €29M | Originally from youth system |
| 5 | CB | | Carles Puyol (captain) | 34 | EU | 1999 | 559 | 14 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 6 | CM | | Xavi (vice-captain) | 32 | EU | 1998 | 629 | 73 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 7 | ST | | David Villa | 30 | EU | 2010 | 76 | 32 | 2015 | €40M | |
| 8 | LW | | Andrés Iniesta (3rd VC) | 28 | EU | 2002 | 408 | 41 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 9 | RW |  | Alexis Sánchez | 23 | Non-EU | 2011 | 41 | 15 | 2016 | €26M | |
| 10 | FW |  | Messi | 24 | EU | 2004 | 268 | 179 | 2016 | Youth system | Second nationality: Spain |
| 11 | CM | | Thiago | 21 | EU | 2009 | 65 | 8 | 2015 | Youth system | Second nationality: Brazil |
| 13 | GK | | José Manuel Pinto | 36 | EU | 2008 | 48 | 0 | 2013 | €0.5M | |
| 14 | CB | | Javier Mascherano | 27 | EU | 2010 | 97 | 0 | 2014 | €19M | Second nationality: Italy |
| 15 | CM |  | Seydou Keita | 32 | EU | 2008 | 188 | 22 | 2014 | €14M | Second nationality: France |
| 16 | DM | | Sergio Busquets | 23 | EU | 2008 | 191 | 7 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 17 | FW | | Pedro | 24 | EU | 2008 | 169 | 58 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 20 | AM |  | Ibrahim Afellay | 26 | EU | 2011 | 34 | 2 | 2015 | €3M | Second nationality: Morocco |
| 21 | LB | | Adriano | 27 | EU | 2010 | 71 | 4 | 2014 | €9.5M | Second nationality: Spain |
| 22 | LB |  | Eric Abidal | 32 | EU | 2007 | 188 | 2 | 2013 | €9M | |
| 23 | ST | | Isaac Cuenca | 21 | EU | 2012 | 30 | 4 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 24 | CB | | Andreu Fontàs | 22 | EU | 2009 | 16 | 1 | 2015 | Youth system |
- Last updated: 25 May 2012
- Source: FCBarcelona.cat, Players in / out, Wikipedia players' articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport)
Total squad cost: €187.5M[original research?]
From the youth system
Updated 13 August 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers in
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | MF | | Cesc Fàbregas | 24 | EU | Arsenal  | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €34M | FCBarcelona.cat |
| 9 | FW | | Alexis Sánchez | 22 | Non-EU | Udinese  | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €26M + variables | FCBarcelona.cat |
| MF |  | Alexander Hleb | 30 | Non-EU | Birmingham | Loan return | Summer | 2012 | |||
| MF | | Alexander Hleb | 30 | Non-EU | VfL Wolfsburg  | Loan return | Winter | 2012 | |||
| DF | | Henrique | 24 | Non-EU | Racing Santander | Loan return | Summer | 2013 | |||
| FW | | Keirrison | 22 | Non-EU | Santos | Loan return | Summer | 2014 | |||
| FW | | Keirrison | 23 | Non-EU | Cruzeiro | Loan return | Winter | 2014 | |||
| MF | | Víctor Sánchez | 23 | EU | Getafe | Loan return | Summer | undisclosed | |||
| DF |  | Martín Cáceres | 24 | Non-EU | Sevilla | Loan return | Summer | undisclosed |
Total spending: 
€60 million
Transfers out
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | | Martín Cáceres | 24 | Non-EU | Sevilla | Transfer | Summer | €3M | FCBarcelona.cat |
| — | MF | | Víctor Sánchez | 23 | EU | Neuchâtel Xamax  | Released | Summer | Free | FCBarcelona.cat |
| — | CB | | Henrique | 24 | Non-EU | Palmeiras | Loan | Summer | N/A | FCBarcelona.cat |
| 9 | FW | | Bojan | 20 | EU | Roma | Transfer | Summer | €12M | FCBarcelona.cat |
| 11 | FW |  | Jeffrén | 23 | EU | Sporting CP  | Transfer | Summer | €3.75M | FCBarcelona.cat |
| 18 | CB | | Gabriel Milito | 30 | EU | Independiente | Released | Summer | Free | FCBarcelona.cat |
| — | FW | | Keirrison | 22 | Non-EU | Cruzeiro | Loan | Summer | N/A | [1] |
| — | MF | | Alexander Hleb | 30 | Non-EU | Wolfsburg | Loan | Summer | Free | AS.com |
| 19 | LWB | | Maxwell | 30 | EU | Paris Saint-Germain | Transfer | Winter | €4M | FCBarcelona.com |
| — | MF | | Alexander Hleb | 30 | Non-EU | Krylia Sovetov Samara  | Released | Winter | Free | FCBarcelona.cat |
| — | FW | | Keirrison | 23 | Non-EU | Coritiba | Loan | Winter | N/A | FCBarcelona.com |
Total income: 
€21.75 million.
Expenditure: €38.25 million
Club
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
This Section possibly contains original research. (June 2017) |
| Total | UEFA Champions League | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Others | ||||||||||||
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| N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Víctor Valdés | | 51 | 51 | 4410 | 11 | 35 | 5 | |||||||
| 13 | GK | Pinto | | 13 | 13 | 1170 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | RB | Dani Alves | | 46 | 52 | 3 | 4036 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |  Source | ||
| 3 | CB | Gerard Piqué | | 32 | 38 | 2 | 2712 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | CB | Carles Puyol | | 40 | 44 | 5 | 3292 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Source | ||
| 21 | FB | Adriano | | 30 | 40 | 3 | 2520 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 22 | LB | Eric Abidal | | 35 | 38 | 1 | 3119 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Source | |||
| 24 | CB | Andreu Fontàs | | 5 | 6 | 369 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Source | |||||
| 26 | CB | Marc Muniesa | | 3 | 66 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 32 | CB | Marc Bartra | | 1 | 2 | 113 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 35 | RB | Martín Montoya | | 6 | 10 | 1 | 640 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| 4 | AM | Cesc Fàbregas | | 38 | 48 | 15 | 3252 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 6 | CM | Xavi | | 45 | 51 | 14 | 3551 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| 8 | CM | Andrés Iniesta | | 39 | 46 | 8 | 3004 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| 11 | CM | Thiago | | 32 | 45 | 4 | 2866 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 14 | DM | Javier Mascherano | | 49 | 52 | 4403 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 5 | ||||||
| 15 | CM | Seydou Keita | | 22 | 42 | 4 | 2171 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 16 | DM | Sergio Busquets | | 46 | 52 | 2 | 3865 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 20 | AM | Ibrahim Afellay | | 1 | 5 | 126 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 28 | CM | Jonathan dos Santos |  | 3 | 8 | 313 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 29 | CM | Martí Riverola | | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 30 | CM | Sergi Roberto | | 3 | 4 | 2 | 318 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 34 | MF | Rafinha | | 1 | 2 | 85 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 7 | SS | David Villa | | 17 | 24 | 9 | 1556 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Source | |
| 9 | SS | Alexis Sánchez | | 31 | 41 | 15 | 2521 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | SS | Lionel Messi | | 57 | 60 | 73 | 5042 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| 17 | SS | Pedro | | 32 | 48 | 13 | 2754 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 23 | RW | Isaac Cuenca | | 20 | 30 | 4 | 1811 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 27 | FW | Gerard Deulofeu | | 2 | 47 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 37 | FW | Cristian Tello | | 5 | 22 | 7 | 575 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
| – | LB | Maxwell | | 6 | 12 | 1 | 666 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
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
Barcelona | 23 July 2011 Summer Tour | Hajduk Split  | 0–0 | Barcelona | Split, Croatia |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Poljud Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Goran Gabrilo (Croatia) |
Internacional | 26 July 2011 Audi Cup Semi-final | Barcelona | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Internacional | Munich, Germany |
| 18:15 CEST | Thiago  15'Busquets  45'Dos Santos 62' | Report | Moledo 32' Nei 55'Tinga 67'Leandro Damião 85' | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
| Penalties | ||||
Villa  Dos Santos Carmona Jeffrén  Armando | Kléber Leandro Damião João Paulo Zé Mário | |||
Barcelona | 27 July 2011 Audi Cup Final | Bayern Munich | 0–2 | Barcelona | Munich, Germany |
| 20:45 CEST | Report | Thiago 42', 75' | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
Manchester United | 30 July 2011 World Football Challenge | Barcelona | 1–2 | Manchester United | Landover, 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) |
Guadalajara | 3 August 2011 World Football Challenge | Barcelona | 1–4 | Guadalajara | Miami 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) |
América | 6 August 2011 World Football Challenge | Barcelona | 2–0 | América | Arlington, 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) |
Competitions
Supercopa de España
| 14 August 2011 First leg | Real Madrid | 2–2 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 22:00 CEST | Özil 13' Khedira 32'Alonso 54', 78'Coentrão 90+1' | Report | Villa 36' Messi 45'Sánchez 55'Dani Alves 90+3' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 81,177 Referee: Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
| 17 August 2011 Second leg | Barcelona | 3–2 (5–4 agg.) | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 23:00 CEST | Iniesta 15' Xavi 42'Messi 45', 88'Mascherano 54'Valdés 90+3'Villa  90+5' | 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) |
UEFA Super Cup
Porto | 26 August 2011 Final | Barcelona | 2–0 | Porto | Monaco |
| 20:45 CEST | Messi 39' Iniesta 51'Fàbregas 87' | Report | C. Rodríguez 30' Rolando 65'  86'Guarín 82' 90' | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 18,048 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
FIFA Club World Cup
Barcelona | 14 December 2011 Semi-finals | Al-Sadd  | 0–4 | Barcelona | Yokohama, Japan |
| 11:30 CET | Majid 62' Kasola 80' | Report | Adriano 25', 43' Keita 64'Maxwell 81' | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 66,298 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
Barcelona | 18 December 2011 Final | Santos | 0–4 | Barcelona | Yokohama, Japan |
| 11:30 CET | Ganso 73' Dracena 75' | Report | Messi 17', 82' Xavi 24'Piqué 39'Fàbregas 45'Mascherano 71' | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 68,166 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
La Liga
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 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results by round
====Matches====
| 29 August 2011 2 | Barcelona | 5–0 | Villarreal | Barcelona |
| 21:00 | Thiago 24' Mascherano 33'Fàbregas 35', 44'Sánchez 46', 48'Messi 51', 73' | Report | Zapata 20' Wakaso 84'Marchena 88' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,097 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez [es] (Castile and León) |
| 10 September 2011 3 | Real Sociedad | 2–2 | Barcelona | San Sebastián |
| 18:00 | Agirretxe 59' Griezmann 60'Cadamuro-Bentaïba 82' | Report | Xavi 10' Fàbregas 11'Busquets 62'Messi 90+3' | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community) |
| 17 September 2011 4 | Barcelona | 8–0 | Osasuna | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Messi 5', 41', 79' Fàbregas 13'Villa 34', 76', 36'Rovérsio 40' (o.g.)Xavi 57' | Report | Lamah 44' García 48'Ibrahima 74'Timor 82'Damià 83' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 70,549 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias) |
| 21 September 2011 5 | Valencia | 2–2 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 22:00 | Abidal 12' (o.g.) Rami 15'Hernández 23'Soldado 37'Canales 53'Jonas 87'Alba 90+1' | Report | Pedro 14' Fàbregas 77'Mascherano 88' | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 52,250 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) |
| 24 September 2011 6 | Barcelona | 5–0 | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Villa 9' Miranda 15' (o.g.)Messi 26', 78', 90+1'Piqué 71' | Report | Perea 72' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 83,154 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro [es] (Basque Country) |
| 2 October 2011 7 | Sporting Gijón | 0–1 | Barcelona | Gijón |
| 20:00 | Cases 34' Castro 87' | Report | Adriano 12' Pedro 50'Busquets 90+3' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon) |
| 15 October 2011 8 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Racing Santander | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Messi 11', 68' Xavi 27' | Report | Diop 21' Bedia 80' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 82,225 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez [es] (Valencian Community) |
| 22 October 2011 9 | Barcelona | 0–0 | Sevilla | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Mascherano 45+2' Iniesta 75'Fàbregas 90+4' | Report | Navas 42' Navarro 54' 90+7'Varas 57'Medel 66'Cáceres 68'Fazio 90'Kanouté 90+3' 90+4'Escudé 90+7' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 82,743 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Basque Country) |
| 25 October 2011 10 | Granada | 0–1 | Barcelona | Granada |
| 20:00 | Uche 3' Romero 35' 53'F. Rico 36'Benítez 63' 90+2'Nyom 87' | Report | Dani Alves 26' Xavi 33'Busquets 62'Cuenca 66'Keita 90' | Stadium: Los Cármenes Attendance: 22,000 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias) |
| 29 October 2011 11 | Barcelona | 5–0 | Mallorca | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Messi 13' (pen.), 21', 30' Cuenca 50'Dani Alves 74', 90+2' | Report | Nsue 12' Bigas 90+1' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 80,635 Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero [es] (Andalusia) |
| 6 November 2011 12 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 20:00 | Herrera 20', 22' Martínez 48'Iturraspe 53'Amorebieta 69' 90+1'Piqué 80' (o.g.) | Report | Fàbregas 24' Piqué 63'Messi 90+1' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,000 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero [es] (Andalusia) |
| 19 November 2011 13 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Zaragoza | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Piqué 18', 61' Messi 43'Puyol 54'Villa 75'Dani Alves 88' | Report[permanent dead link] | Lanzaro 26' Juárez 28'Micael 63' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 66,692 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) |
| 26 November 2011 14 | Getafe | 1–0 | Barcelona | Getafe |
| 22:00 | Lacen 24' Casquero 47'Valera 68'Castro 71'Lopo 78' | Report | Maxwell 19' Piqué 44'Busquets 89' | Stadium: Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 13,600 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
| 29 November 2011 17 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Barcelona |
| 21:00 | Sánchez 29', 41' Villa 43'Messi 50'Valdés 80'Piqué 84' | Report | Bangoura 39' Jordi 45'Arribas 60' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 53,775 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa [es] (Basque Country) |
| 3 December 2011 15 | Barcelona | 5–0 | Levante | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Fàbregas 3', 32', 45' Cuenca 36'Messi 53'Sánchez 59'Valdés 90+1' | Report | Venta 26' Ballesteros 32'Del Horno 42' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 79,361 Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes [es] (Cantabria) |
| 10 December 2011 16 | Real Madrid | 1–3 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 22:00 | Benzema 1' Alonso 26'Diarra 61'Pepe 63'Ramos 70' | Report | Sánchez 27', 30' Messi 37'Piqué 48'Xavi 53'Fàbregas 66' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 85,400 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) |
| 8 January 2012 18 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Barcelona | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 21:30 | Romaric 45+1' Rodríguez 70'Vázquez 76', 86'S. García 86'Amat 90'Forlín 90+1'Casilla 90+3' | Report | Messi 14' Fàbregas 16' | Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 35,122 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez [es] (Castile and León) |
| 15 January 2012 19 | Barcelona | 4–2 | Real Betis | Barcelona |
| 21:30 | Xavi 10' Messi 12', 86' (pen.), 44'Puyol 49'Iniesta 69'Sánchez 75' | Report | Castro 32' Iriney 43'Sevilla 46'Santa Cruz 52'Mario 60' 70'Matilla 81'Dorado 85' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 69,889 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva [es] (Galicia) |
| 22 January 2012 1 | Málaga | 1–4 | Barcelona | Málaga |
| 18:00 | Camacho 62' Rondón 85' | Report | Messi 33', 51', 81' Sánchez 48' | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 22,572 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) |
| 28 January 2012 21 | Villarreal | 0–0 | Barcelona | Villarreal |
| 22:00 | Musacchio 30' Ruben 38'Senna 68'Joselu 77'Rodríguez 84' | Report | Thiago 89' Dani Alves 90+2' | Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,000 Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes [es] (Cantabria) |
| 4 February 2012 22 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Tello 8' Messi 72' | Report | I. Martínez 34' Vela 73'Llorente 88' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 52,646 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon) |
| 11 February 2012 23 | Osasuna | 3–2 | Barcelona | Pamplona |
| 20:00 | Lekić 5', 22' R. García 56', 61'Puñal 70' | Report | Roberto 16' Sánchez 36', 51'Dani Alves 57'Tello 73'Valdés 85'Mascherano 90+1' 90+6' | Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 17,283 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero [es] (Andalusia) |
| Note: Manager Pep Guardiola was shown 86' and Mascherano shown second after the final whistle. | ||||
| 19 February 2012 24 | Barcelona | 5–1 | Valencia | Barcelona |
| 21:30 | Messi 22', 27', 76', 85' Xavi 90+1' | Report | Albelda 4' Piatti 9'R. Costa 34'Soldado 65' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 74,240 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez [es] (Castile and León) |
| 26 February 2012 25 | Atlético Madrid | 1–2 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 18:00 | Falcao 23', 49' Juanfran 25'Turan 30', 85'Tiago 60'Koke 74' | Report | Messi 8', 81' Dani Alves 36', 70'Fàbregas 45'Sánchez 76'Busquets 90' | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa [es] (Basque Country) |
| 3 March 2012 26 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Sporting Gijón | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Iniesta 42', 47' Piqué 46'Xavi 71', 88'Keita 77', 79'Dani Alves 82' | Report | Ayoze 28' Canella 29'Barral 49', 81'De las Cuevas 64'Castro 73'Carmelo 74'Eguren 79'Gálvez 84' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 72,442 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) |
| 11 March 2012 27 | Racing Santander | 0–2 | Barcelona | Santander |
| 18:00 | Francis 11' Babacar 23'Álvaro 55'Cisma 55'Diop 56'Stuani 88' | Report | Messi 29', 56' (pen.) | Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 18,885 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid) |
| 17 March 2012 28 | Sevilla | 0–2 | Barcelona | Seville |
| 20:00 | Spahić 17' Escudé 50'Medel 76' | Report | Xavi 17' Messi 24'Piqué 31'Adriano 80'Pedro 83' | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 44,500 Referee: José Luis González González [es] (Castile and León) |
| 20 March 2012 29 | Barcelona | 5–3 | Granada | Barcelona |
| 21:00 | Xavi 4' Messi 17', 67', 86'Keita 48'Tello 82'Mascherano 89' | Report | Ighalo 10' Bénitez 34'Mainz 55'Cortés 59'Siqueira 62' (pen.), 89' (pen.)Hurtado 64'Gómez 66'Geijo 90+1'Abel 90+3' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 62,401 Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes [es] (Cantabria) |
| 24 March 2012 30 | Mallorca | 0–2 | Barcelona | Palma |
| 18:00 | Pereira 27' Ramis 40' | Report | Messi 25' Thiago 36' 56'Piqué 79'Puyol 88' | Stadium: Iberostar Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez [es] (Valencian Community) |
| Note: Thiago's second in the 56th minute was withdrawn by the Competition Committee on 29 March. | ||||
| 31 March 2012 31 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Iniesta 40' Messi 58' (pen.)Busquets 66' | Report | Toquero 52' Iturraspe 56'Martínez 58' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 88,207 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community) |
| 7 April 2012 32 | Zaragoza | 1–4 | Barcelona | Zaragoza |
| 20:00 | Zuculini 27' Aranda 30'Abraham 35' 45'Micael 58'Lanzaro 82' | Report | Valdés 23' Puyol 36'Messi 39', 86' (pen.)Keita 43'Adriano 58'Fàbregas 89'Pedro 90+2'Thiago 90+4' | Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez [es] (Castile and León) |
| 10 April 2012 33 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Getafe | Barcelona |
| 21:00 | Sánchez 13', 73' Messi 44', 51'Pedro 75' | Report | Gavilán 78' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 76,041 Referee: José Luis González González [es] (Castile and León) |
| 14 April 2012 34 | Levante | 1–2 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 22:00 | Barkero 23' (pen.) Botelho 45'Iborra 67'Cabral 68'Valdo 70'Juanfran 71' | Report | Busquets 23' Adriano 39'Messi 64', 72' (pen.) | Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 23,000 Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes [es] (Cantabria) |
| 21 April 2012 35 | Barcelona | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Busquets 15' Sánchez 70'Mascherano 86' | Report | Khedira 17' Pepe 43'Alonso 47'Ronaldo 73'Özil 77'Granero 78' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 99,252 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) |
| 29 April 2012 36 | Rayo Vallecano | 0–7 | Barcelona | Vallecas |
| 21:30 | Trashorras 21' Núñez 34'Tito 36'Arribas 45+2'Michu 90+2' | Report | Messi 16', 90' Sánchez 26'Keita 38'Pedro 47', 87', 53'Thiago 77' | Stadium: Campo Vallecas Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro [es] (Basque Country) |
| 2 May 2012 20 | Barcelona | 4–1 | Málaga | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Puyol 13' Messi 35' (pen.), 59' (pen.), 64'Pedro 67'Fàbregas 82' | Report | Rondón 26' Camacho 57'Duda 58' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 67,854 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez [es] (Castile and León) |
| 5 May 2012 37 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Espanyol | Barcelona |
| 21:00 | Messi 12', 64' (pen.), 74', 79' (pen.) Busquets 20'Montoya 71'Tello 84'Puyol 89' | Report | Forlín 4' Sánchez 30'Álvarez 63'Vilà 63'Gómez 63' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 89,044 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
| 12 May 2012 38 | Real Betis | 2–2 | Barcelona | Seville |
| 22:00 | Castro 70', 73' Beñat 81'Cañas 90' | Report | Busquets 8' Dani Alves 32' 53'Keita 90+1' | Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez [es] (Valencian Community) |
Copa del Rey
Kickoff times are in CET.
Round of 32
| 9 November 2011 First leg | L'Hospitalet | 0–1 | Barcelona | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat |
| 22:00 | Viale 38' | Report | Iniesta 41' | Stadium: La Feixa Llarga Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid) |
| 22 December 2011 Second leg | Barcelona | 9–0 (10–0 agg.) | L'Hospitalet | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Pedro 13' (pen.) Iniesta 20'Thiago 24', 55' (pen.)Xavi 37'Tello 44', 64'Cuenca 49', 81' | Report | Viale 54' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 56,480 Referee: José Luis González González [es] (Castille and León) |
Round of 16
| 4 January 2012 First leg | Barcelona | 4–0 | Osasuna | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Fàbregas 14', 18', 17' Cuenca 31'Messi 73', 90+2' | Report | Nekounam 28' Sergio 44' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 64,124 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) |
| 12 January 2012 Second leg | Osasuna | 1–2 (1–6 agg.) | Barcelona | Pamplona |
| 22:00 | Calleja 36' Lekić 41' | Report | Sánchez 49' Roberto 72' | Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 12,498 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) |
Quarter-finals
| 18 January 2012 First leg | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 22:00 | Ronaldo 11' Pepe 17'Coentrão 59'Callejón 68'Carvalho 87' | Report | Piqué 20' Puyol 49', 79'Busquets 55'Abidal 77' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 83,500 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias) |
| 25 January 2012 Second leg | Barcelona | 2–2 (4–3 agg.) | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Pedro 43' Messi 45'Dani Alves 45+3'Puyol 90+1' | Report | Diarra 27' Ramos 33' 88'Casillas 45+2'Ronaldo 54', 68'Benzema 72'Coentrão 81'Granero 90'Callejón 90+1'Pepe 90+2' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 95,486 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
Semi-finals
| 1 February 2012 First leg | Valencia | 1–1 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 21:00 | Jonas 27', 27' Banega 34'Albelda 46'Ruiz 52'Alba 74'Mathieu 87' | Report | Puyol 35' Mascherano 41'Pinto 80' | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 51,800 Referee: José Luis González González [es] (Castille and León) |
| 8 February 2012 Second leg | Barcelona | 2–0 (3–1 agg.) | Valencia | Barcelona |
| 21:00 | Fàbregas 16', 69' Xavi 81'Thiago 82'Dani Alves 86' | Report | Aduriz 22' Feghouli 45' 76'Ruiz 51' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 69,476 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) |
Final
| 25 May 2012 Final | Athletic Bilbao | 0–3 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 22:00 | Susaeta 40' Iraola 43' | Report | Pedro 3', 25' Messi 20'Xavi 66'Iniesta 71' | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 54,960 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
| 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 |
Milan | 13 September 2011 1 | Barcelona | 2–2 | Milan | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 CEST | Pedro 36' Villa 50', 52'Dani Alves 70'Puyol 90+2' | Report | Pato 1' Van Bommel 18'Nesta 57'Thiago Silva 90+2' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 89,861 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
Barcelona | 28 September 2011 2 | BATE Borisov | 0–5 | Barcelona | Minsk, Belarus |
| 20:45 CEST | Simić 80' | Report | Valadzko 19' (o.g.) Pedro 22'Messi 38', 55'Dani Alves 77'Villa 90' | Stadium: Dynama Stadium Attendance: 29,555 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany) |
Viktoria Plzeň | 19 October 2011 3 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Viktoria Plzeň | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 CEST | Iniesta 10' Villa 82' | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 74,376 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) |
Barcelona | 1 November 2011 4 | Viktoria Plzeň | 0–4 | Barcelona | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 CET | Pilař 16' Čišovský 22'Limberský 60'Pavlík 72'Jiráček 75'Horváth 76' | Report | Messi 24' (pen.), 45+2', 90+2' Dani Alves 49'Fàbregas 72' | Stadium: Synot Tip Arena Attendance: 20,145 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria) |
Barcelona | 23 November 2011 5 | Milan | 2–3 | Barcelona | Milan, Italy |
| 20:45 CET | Ibrahimović 20' Aquilani 24'Nesta 30'Van Bommel 34'Boateng 54'Zambrotta 86' | Report | Van Bommel 14' (o.g.) Messi 31', 31' (pen.)Puyol 43'Abidal 45+3'Xavi 63'Mascherano 85' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,927 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
BATE Borisov | 6 December 2011 6 | Barcelona | 4–0 | BATE Borisov | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 CET | Roberto 35' Montoya 60'Pedro 63', 88' (pen.) | Report | Yurevich 44' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 37,374 Referee: William Collum (Scotland) |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Barcelona | 14 February 2012 First leg | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–3 | Barcelona | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 20:45 CET | Schwaab 8' Kadlec 52'Ćorluka 53'Castro 80' | Report | Sánchez 41', 55' Thiago 87'Messi 88' | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,400 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) |
Bayer Leverkusen | 7 March 2012 Second leg | Barcelona | 7–1 (10–2 agg.) | Bayer Leverkusen | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 CET | Messi 25', 43', 49', 58', 85' Tello 55', 62' | Report | Rolfes 12' Castro 45'Bellarabi 90+1' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,632 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
Quarter-finals
Barcelona | 28 March 2012 First leg | Milan | 0–0 | Barcelona | Milan, Italy |
| 20:45 CET | Seedorf 23' Nesta 58'Ambrosini 70' | Report | Keita 61' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 76,169 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
Milan | 3 April 2012 Second leg | Barcelona | 3–1 (3–1 agg.) | Milan | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 CET | Messi 11' (pen.), 41' (pen.) Iniesta 53'Mascherano 66'Cuenca 86' | Report | Antonini 10' Nocerino 32', 90+3'Nesta 40'Seedorf 41'Robinho 77'Mexès 90+1'López 90+2' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 94,629 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
Semi-finals
Barcelona | 18 April 2012 First leg | Chelsea | 1–0 | Barcelona | London, England |
| 20:45 CET | Drogba 45+2', 86' Ramires 69' | Report | Pedro 71' Busquets 76' | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,039 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
Chelsea | 24 April 2012 Second leg | Barcelona | 2–2 (2–3 agg.) | Chelsea | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 CET | Busquets 35' Iniesta 43', 50'Messi 49’, 71' | Report | Mikel 32' Terry 37'Ramires 44', 45+1'Ivanović 48'Čech 59'Lampard 72'Meireles 89'Torres 90+2' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 95,845 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
Copa Catalunya
| 8 August 2011 Semifinals | Girona | 1–2 | Barcelona | Tarragona |
| Saizar 32' | Report | Lobato 42' Riverola 57' | Stadium: Nou Estadi |
| 9 August 2011 Final | Barcelona | 0–3 | Espanyol | Tarragona |
| 21:45 | Report | Thievy 49', 53', 76' | Stadium: Nou Estadi Attendance: 5,800 Referee: David Miranda Torres |
References
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