2011–12 FC Barcelona season

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Real Madrid
(21 April 2012)
Lowest home attendance37,374 vs BATE Borisov
(6 December 2011)
Average home league attendance75,212 (including
Joan Gamper Trophy)

The 2011–12 season was

non-profit organization for a five-and-a-half-year, €170 million deal.[1] The agreement with UNICEF continued and their name had been moved to the lower back portion of the shirt.[2]
This season also introduced a new away kit in black while the third kit was retained from last season.

Barcelona were unable to defend two major trophies: they finished as runners-up in Liga, nine points behind winners

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.[5][6]

Season overview

May/June

On 31 May, Sevilla confirmed it had exercised its right to purchase defender Martín Cáceres, who spent the 2010–11 season on loan with the club from Barcelona. Barcelona received €4.10 million in compensation after making the loan permanent.[7]

July

On 2 July, Barcelona parted ways with midfielder Víctor Sánchez after both parties agreed to rescind the player's contract. Sánchez made 14 appearances with the first team in the 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 seasons. He was loaned to Xerez for the 2009–10 season and at Getafe for the 2010–11 season.[8]

On 4 July, defender Andreu Fontàs was promoted to the first team after spending the previous season filling in for an injured Eric Abidal, who had been diagnosed with a liver tumour.[9]

On 21 July, Barcelona completed the transfer of

winger Alexis Sánchez from Italian club Udinese. The deal is for five years and the cost of the transfer is €26 million with variable cost of €11.5 million.[10]

On 22 July, Barcelona transferred

Roma for €10 million and the agreement includes an obligatory re-purchase clause to be exercised by Barcelona at the end of the 2012–13 season, for a cost of €13 million. Roma may override this re-purchase at this time by paying the club an additional €28 million.[11]

August

On 3 August,

Sporting CP made official the signing of another Barcelona's La Masia graduate, winger Jeffrén, on a five-year deal. The transfer deal was worth €3.7 million and includes a €30 million buyout clause.[12]

On 4 August, Barcelona and

centre-back Gabriel Milito reached an agreement to terminate his contract after four years with the team. He then signed with Argentine club Independiente.[13]

On 14 August, both Barcelona and English club

Real Madrid kicked off the 2011–12 season with a 2–2 draw at the Santiago Bernabéu in the first leg of the 2011 Supercopa de España in front of a full house.[19]

On 17 August, Barcelona won the Supercopa de España with a thrilling 3–2 win and a 5–4 aggregate over rivals Real Madrid. The match ended with several

sending offs for a brawl started after Barcelona players deemed a tackle by Marcelo on Cesc Fàbregas to be dangerous play. David Villa, Mesut Özil and Marcelo all received their marching orders after calm was restored. Real Madrid manager José Mourinho and Barça's assistant Tito Vilanova were also involved in a small physical altercation.[20] Goals from Andrés Iniesta and a brace, including the game winner, by Lionel Messi
assured Barça started their season with a trophy by claiming their tenth Supercopa all time.

On 19 August, the

Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) have yet to agree on a guaranteed fund to protect players' wages in the event of their clubs being declared insolvent.[21] The strike forced Spanish league games scheduled for the weekend of 20 and 21 August, including Barcelona's season opener against Málaga
, to be postponed.

On 25 August, Lionel Messi was voted the winner of the inaugural

UEFA Best Player in Europe Award for the 2010–11 season over teammate Xavi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.[22]

On 26 August, Barcelona won the UEFA Super Cup with a 2–0 victory over Portuguese outfit

fourth UEFA Super Cup trophy all time and saw Fàbregas score his first goal with a Barcelona shirt in the 88th minute.[23]

September

On 10 September, back from the

Dani Estrada.[25]

On 13 September, Barcelona opened their UEFA Champions League campaign with a 2–2

Milan at the Camp Nou. Midfielder Andrés Iniesta left in the 38th minute with a tore femoral biceps on his left leg and will miss approximately a month.[27]

On 17 September, after two consecutive draws Barcelona trashed Osasuna 8–0 at Camp Nou. Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick and lead Barça to their biggest win of the season.[28] Osasuna coach José Luis Mendilibar stated, "we've caught them very angry due to their so-called mini-crisis,"[29] while Barça's coach Pep Guardiola stated in regards to the mini-crisis, "the day I see them not running, that their bellies are full, I'll sit here to tell you all [media]. When we play bad, believe me I'll come here and tell you all. But I did not have that sensation."[30]

On 28 September, Barcelona defeated

Dynama Stadium in their first meeting in Group H of the Champions League. Lionel Messi scored a brace and tied László Kubala for 2nd place on the all-time goals scoring list for Barcelona with 194 goals.[32]

October

On 2 October, Barcelona defeated Sporting de Gijón 0–1[33] at El Molinón to take over first place in La Liga's standings for the first time this season. A lone goal by Adriano was enough to see the team go top by goal difference over Levante.

On 19 October, Barcelona notched its second Champions League victory of the season by defeating Czech side Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 at the Camp Nou.[34]

On 22 October, Barça were held scoreless for the first time in the young season by a heroic performance from Sevilla goalkeeper Javi Varas. The match ended with a scoreless draw after Lionel Messi's penalty kick was saved by Varas in injury time. The match towards the end was marred by a small brawl between Frédéric Kanouté and Cesc Fàbregas as the latter took offense to Kanouté kicking the ball from the penalty spot after Messi had placed it to take the spot kick.[35] After the match, Fàbregas was accused of racially abusing Kanouté, which the player vehemently denied and at the end both players apologized over the incident by telephone.[36]

On 25 October, Barcelona traveled to

Los Cármenes to take on Granada where they escaped with a 0–1 victory after a 33rd-minute goal from a free-kick by Xavi.[37] Barça also lost forward Pedro for approximately three weeks due to strained tendons in his left ankle.[38]

November

On 1 November, the 23-men shortlist for the

Synot Tip Arena with a hat-trick by Messi and assured their progress into the knock-out stage. With the three goals, he surpassed the 200-goal mark as a Barcelona player in Pep Guardiola's 200th game as first team manager.[40] Goalkeeper Víctor Valdés broke the team record for most minutes without conceding a goal at 877 consecutive minutes. He surpasses Miguel Reina record of 824 minutes set in the 1972–73 season.[41]

On 9 November, the first leg of the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey was moved up due to Barcelona's involvement in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in December. Barça won the match 0–1 with a strike outside the area by Andrés Iniesta in the 42nd minute.[42]

On 22 November, assistant coach Tito Vilanova was successfully operated for problem in his

Milan at the San Siro 2–3 in a thrilling European encounter to win Group H.[44]

On 26 November, Barça lost its first official match of the season with a 1–0 defeat at Getafe with a goal by

Juan Valera in the 67th minute.[45] The defeat leaves Barcelona 6 points behind Real Madrid with 2 matches to go for the first el Clásico
of the season.

December

On 10 December, the first Clásico of the season was contested at the Bernabéu with Barça securing a 1–3 victory over their great rivals. Real Madrid's forward Karim Benzema scored the fastest goal in Clásico history after getting one past goalkeeper Víctor Valdés off two deflections 24 seconds into the match. Within 30 minutes, Barça equalized with a strike from Alexis followed by a goal by Fàbregas, making it three years running that their big summer transfers score in the first Clásico of the season.[46]

On 15 December, David Villa

Al-Sadd.[47] The injury will sideline the player for four-to-six months, possibly causing him to miss UEFA Euro 2012.[48]

On 18 December, Barcelona claimed the Club World Cup with a 0–4 victory over Brazilian club Santos in Japan. A brace from Lionel Messi and strikes from Xavi and Fabregas gave Barça their fifth title in 2011 and their second title in this competition.[49]

On 22 December, Barcelona defeated L'Hospitalet in the second leg of the Copa del Rey 9–0[50] (10–0 aggregate). Strikes from Pedro, Iniesta, Xavi, Thiago, Cristian Tello and Isaac Cuenca sealed what was another superb display of talent and command on the pitch by the Catalans. The latter three scored a brace each and the win helped the team proceed to the next round of the competition where they face Osasuna at Camp Nou in a first leg Round of 16 tie.

January

On 4 January, Barça started off the year with a 4–0 victory over Osasuna in their Round of 16 tie at the Camp Nou.[51] Lionel Messi came off the bench to score two goals in the last 20 minutes after he was left off the team sheet earlier in the day due to the flu.[52]

On 8 January, the

right back Dani Alves was racially abused by the Espanyol fans throughout the match and prompted the Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino to "condemn the actions of his fans."[54]

On 9 January, Lionel Messi was awarded the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or[55] and Pep Guardiola received the FIFA Coach of the Year[56] award in Zürich. With the award, Messi wins his third consecutive Ballon d'Or, joining Michel Platini, Marco van Basten and Johan Cruyff as the only three-time winners, and the first since Platini to win it three consecutive years.[57]

On 11 January, Barça and French club

left back Maxwell for €4 million.[58]

On 12 January, Barcelona defeated Osasuna 1–2

CB Andreus Fontàs will miss the rest of the year when he suffered a torn ACL in the 14th minute of play.[60] Pedro will also be sidelined for ten days due to a minor hamstring injury.[61]

On 15 January, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 4–2 to remain five points back in second place in La Liga table.[62] With the victory, Pep Guardiola notched his 100th win in the Primera División, only needing 132 matches to accomplish the feat.[63]

On 18 January, Barça defeated Real Madrid at the Bernabéu in consecutive months, by a 1–2 scoreline. Goals by defenders Carles Puyol and Eric Abidal secured the comeback victory in the first leg.[64] The match did not end without some controversy as Real Madrid's defender Pepe seemed to have stepped on Lionel Messi's hand while the latter was sitting on the ground. The player escaped without sanction from the referee even though the action was viewed by every camera angle at the stadium.[65]

On 22 January, the postponed Week 1 match against Málaga due to the player's strike was played at La Rosadela with Barça taking a 1–4 victory.[66] A Lionel Messi hat-trick provided all three points for Barcelona to keep pace on Real Madrid for the title.

On 25 January, Barcelona eliminated Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey with a 2–2[67] draw at Camp Nou to win the tie 4–3 on aggregate and reached their 50th semi-final all time in the competition.[68]

On 29 January, Barça were held to a scoreless draw by

El Madrigal to put them seven points behind league leaders Real Madrid.[69] Two days later, Isaac Cuenca extended his contract until 30 June 2015 and was officially promoted to the first-team.[70]

February

On 8 February, Barcelona defeated

2009 final against Athletic Bilbao
.

On 11 February, Barcelona suffered their second loss of the season, 3–2 to Osasuna in Pamplona. With the loss, the team continued to show their struggles in the league away from the Camp Nou, dropping ten points behind leaders Real Madrid.[72]

On 14 February, Barcelona defeated Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena with a 3–1 win in their Champions League first leg encounter to move closer to qualifying for the quarter-finals. Alexis Sánchez scored his first two goals in the Champions League in first start.[73]

On 19 February, Barcelona notched their 15th win in La Liga against Valencia with a 5–1[74] scoreline at Camp Nou to keep pace with Real Madrid. Lionel Messi celebrated his 200th match in La Liga by scoring four goals.[75]

On 26 February, Barcelona defeated Atlético Madrid with a 1–2[76] scoreline at the Vicente Calderón. Lionel Messi was booked in the eighth minute for a handball and will miss his first match in his career due to cards accumulation.[77]

March

On 3 March, Barcelona defeated Sporting Gijón with a 3–1 score despite playing with ten men for more than half-an-hour after Gerard Piqué was sent off for throwing his boot at the Sporting de Gijón kit man at the start of the second half.[78]

On 7 March, Barcelona defeated Bayer Leverkusen 7–1[79] with Lionel Messi becoming the first player to score five goals in a match in the Champions League era. Cristian Tello made a great debut in the competition by scoring his first two goals to complete the Barça rout.

On 11 March, Barcelona defeated Racing de Santander 0–2 in Cantabria to notch their 18th win in La Liga. The goals were scored by Lionel Messi to take his season total to 50 goals with more than two months left in the season.[80]

On 15 March, Barcelona announced that defender Eric Abidal will have "a liver transplant as a result of the progress of his liver disease" and will miss the rest of the season. No further information was made available "at the express wish of the player, the club requested the utmost respect for the right to privacy and confidentiality".[81]

On 17 March, Barcelona defeated Sevilla 0–2 at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. The first goal was scored off a stunning freekick by Xavi in the 17th minute and the second by Messi in the 24th minute after a great display of team passing.[82]

On 20 March, Barcelona beat Granada 5–3

César as the all-time top scorer for the club in competitive matches.[84]

On 28 March, Barcelona and Milan finished 0–0 at San Siro in their first leg quarter-finals encounter in the Champions League.[85] The next day, Barça filed a complaint with UEFA over the state of the pitch after both clubs agreed it would be in suitable conditions to play.[86] Guardiola said, "it is bad for the spectacle, but to be champions we must overcome all adversities. We have done this many times, although people say otherwise."[87]

April

On 3 April, Barcelona advanced to its fifth consecutive Champions League semi-finals with a 3–1 victory (3–1 on aggregate) over Milan.[88] Lionel Messi scored two penalties to take his season tally to 14 goals and set a new record in the Champions League era.

On 4 April, Barcelona announced that

Barcelona B defender Marc Muniesa signed an extension to his contract and will be promoted to the first team for the 2012–13 season.[89]

On 10 April, Barcelona defeated Getafe 4–0[90] at Camp Nou to sleep one point behind league leaders Real Madrid. The victory was dedicated to defender Eric Abidal who underwent a liver transplant, from players and coaches at the post-game press conference.[91]

On 14 April, Barcelona came back to defeat Levante 1–2 at the Ciutat de València.[92] Lionel Messi lead with a brace and took his tally to 41 goals in the league, that left him tied with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo for the league lead. They also surpassed the record of 40 goals in a season set by Cristiano Ronaldo last season.[93]

On 18 April, Barcelona lost its first match in this season's Champions League, 1–0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London. Even though they dominated every aspect of the match, they were defeated at the stroke of half-time by the lone goal scored by Didier Drogba.[94]

On 21 April, Barcelona lost their second game in row after being defeated at Camp Nou by fierce rival Real Madrid with a scoreline of 1–2 in El Clásico. Sami Khedira, Alexis Sánchez and Cristiano Ronaldo provided the goals.[95]

On 24 April, Barcelona drew 2–2 with Chelsea in the 2nd leg semi-final of the Champions League at the Camp Nou. Sergio Busquets and Andrés Iniesta put Barcelona up 2–0 by the 44th minute as the Spanish club again dominated possession from the start, owning 73% for the game. In between those goals, Chelsea captain John Terry was given a straight red card for putting his knee into the back of Alexis Sánchez, as Barcelona seemed well on its way to reach a third final in four years making a Chelsea fightback look even more unlikely. But Ramires lobbed a shot right before half-time giving the advantage back to his team on aggregate, and the Spanish giants never found a way to recover after the break. After Lionel Messi blasted a penalty off the crossbar in the 59th minute and came close once again with another, Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech making a diving effort to slightly alter the ball's path to the post. Substitute Fernando Torres dribbled round Víctor Valdés to score in added time to make it 2–3 on aggregate and sealed Barcelona's elimination from Europe.[96]

On 27 April, manager Pep Guardiola announced he would step down as coach at the end of the season. His record of 13 trophies in four seasons has made him the most successful coach in Barcelona's history.[97] At the press conference in which Barcelona confirmed Guardiola's exit, the team also announced that he would be succeeded by current assistant Tito Vilanova. Vilanova will begin leading the first team at the start of the 2012–13 season.[98]

May

On 2 May, Barcelona defeated Málaga 4–1

1972–73 season.[100]

On 5 May, Barcelona took the second leg of the derbi barceloní with a 4–0[101] victory over Espanyol. Lionel Messi scored four times and became the first player in La Liga to score 50 goals in a season.[102] It was also an emotional farewell match for Guardiola in his last home game as Barça's manager.[103]

On 12 May, Barcelona drew their last league game of the season at the

European Golden Boot as the league's top scorer[105] and Víctor Valdés claimed the Zamora Trophy.[106]

On 25 May, Barcelona claimed its 26th Copa del Rey with a 0–3 victory over Athletic Bilbao at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid. Pedro scored twice while Messi added the third in the seventh final contested between the two teams.[107]

Players

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Spain Víctor Valdés (2nd VC) 30 EU 2002 457 0 2014 Youth system
2
RB
 Brazil Dani Alves 29 EU 2008 208 15 2015 €32M Second nationality: Spain
3
CB
 Spain Gerard Piqué 25 EU 2008 183 13 2015 €5M Originally from youth system
4
CM
 Spain Cesc Fàbregas 25 EU 2011 49 15 2016 €29M Originally from youth system
5
CB
 Spain Carles Puyol (captain) 34 EU 1999 559 14 2013 Youth system
6
CM
 Spain Xavi (vice-captain) 32 EU 1998 629 73 2016 Youth system
7 ST Spain David Villa 30 EU 2010 76 32 2015 €40M
8
LW
 Spain Andrés Iniesta (3rd VC) 28 EU 2002 408 41 2015 Youth system
9
RW
 Chile Alexis Sánchez 23 Non-EU 2011 41 15 2016 €26M
10 FW Argentina Messi 24 EU 2004 268 179 2016 Youth system Second nationality: Spain
11
CM
 Spain Thiago 21 EU 2009 65 8 2015 Youth system Second nationality: Brazil
13 GK Spain José Manuel Pinto 36 EU 2008 48 0 2013 €0.5M
14
CB
 Argentina Javier Mascherano 27 EU 2010 97 0 2014 €19M Second nationality: Italy
15
CM
 Mali Seydou Keita 32 EU 2008 188 22 2014 €14M Second nationality: France
16
DM
 Spain Sergio Busquets 23 EU 2008 191 7 2015 Youth system
17 FW Spain Pedro 24 EU 2008 169 58 2016 Youth system
20
AM
 Netherlands Ibrahim Afellay 26 EU 2011 34 2 2015 €3M Second nationality: Morocco
21
LB
 Brazil Adriano 27 EU 2010 71 4 2014 €9.5M Second nationality: Spain
22
LB
 France Eric Abidal 32 EU 2007 188 2 2013 €9M
23 ST Spain Isaac Cuenca 21 EU 2012 30 4 2015 Youth system
24
CB
 Spain Andreu Fontàs 22 EU 2009 16 1 2015 Youth system

Total squad cost: €187.5M[original research?]

From the youth system

Updated 13 August 2011[108]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU

 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas 24 EU Arsenal England Transfer Summer 2016 €34M FCBarcelona.cat
9 FW Chile Alexis Sánchez 22 Non-EU Udinese Italy Transfer Summer 2016 €26M + variables FCBarcelona.cat
MF Belarus Alexander Hleb 30 Non-EU Birmingham England Loan return Summer 2012
MF Belarus Alexander Hleb 30 Non-EU VfL Wolfsburg Germany Loan return Winter 2012
DF Brazil Henrique 24 Non-EU Racing Santander Loan return Summer 2013
FW Brazil Keirrison 22 Non-EU Santos Brazil Loan return Summer 2014
FW Brazil Keirrison 23 Non-EU Cruzeiro Brazil Loan return Winter 2014
MF Spain Víctor Sánchez 23 EU Getafe Loan return Summer undisclosed
DF Uruguay Martín Cáceres 24 Non-EU Sevilla Loan return Summer undisclosed

Total spending: Decrease €60 million

Transfers out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU

 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
— DF Uruguay Martín Cáceres 24 Non-EU Sevilla Transfer Summer €3M FCBarcelona.cat
— MF Spain Víctor Sánchez 23 EU
Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland
 Released Summer Free FCBarcelona.cat
—
CB
 Brazil Henrique 24 Non-EU
Palmeiras Brazil
 Loan Summer N/A FCBarcelona.cat
9 FW Spain Bojan 20 EU
Roma Italy
 Transfer Summer €12M FCBarcelona.cat
11 FW Venezuela Jeffrén 23 EU
Sporting CP Portugal
 Transfer Summer €3.75M FCBarcelona.cat
18
CB
 Argentina Gabriel Milito 30 EU
Independiente Argentina
 Released Summer Free FCBarcelona.cat
— FW Brazil Keirrison 22 Non-EU Cruzeiro Brazil Loan Summer N/A [1]
— MF Belarus Alexander Hleb 30 Non-EU Wolfsburg Germany Loan Summer Free AS.com
19
LWB
 Brazil Maxwell 30 EU Paris Saint-Germain France Transfer Winter €4M FCBarcelona.com
— MF Belarus Alexander Hleb 30 Non-EU
Krylia Sovetov Samara Russia
 Released Winter Free FCBarcelona.cat
— FW Brazil Keirrison 23 Non-EU
Coritiba Brazil
 Loan Winter N/A FCBarcelona.com

Total income: Increase €21.75 million.

Expenditure: Decrease €38.25 million

Club

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Pep Guardiola
Assistant coach Tito Vilanova
Goalkeeping coach Juan Carlos Unzué
Physical fitness coach Lorenzo Buenaventura
Director of football Andoni Zubizarreta

Last updated: 23 June
Source: FC Barcelona Official Website

Statistics

Player statistics

Total UEFA Champions League La Liga Copa del Rey Others
N
 Pos.
 Name
 Nat.
 GS
 App
 Gls
 Min
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 Notes
1 GK Víctor Valdés Spain 51 51 4410 11 35 5
13 GK Pinto Spain 13 13 1170 1 3 9
2
RB
 Dani Alves Brazil 46 52 3 4036 10 33 2 5 1 4 Injured - broken collarbone Source
3
CB
 Gerard Piqué Spain 32 38 2 2712 5 22 2 8 3
5
CB
 Carles Puyol Spain 40 44 5 3292 9 26 3 7 2 2 Injured - knee injury Source
21 FB Adriano Brazil 30 40 3 2520 7 26 1 3 4 2
22
LB
 Eric Abidal France 35 38 1 3119 6 22 5 1 5 Injured - Liver transplant Source
24
CB
 Andreu Fontàs Spain 5 6 369 1 1 3 1 Injured - torn anterior cruciate ligament – out for season Source
26
CB
 Marc Muniesa Spain 3 66 2 1
32
CB
 Marc Bartra Spain 1 2 113 1 1
35
RB
 Martín Montoya Spain 6 10 1 640 1 1 7 2
4
AM
 Cesc Fàbregas Spain 38 48 15 3252 9 1 28 9 8 3 3 2
6
CM
 Xavi Spain 45 51 14 3551 9 1 31 10 7 2 4 1
8
CM
 Andrés Iniesta Spain 39 46 8 3004 8 3 27 2 6 2 5 1
11
CM
 Thiago Spain 32 45 4 2866 7 27 2 8 2 3
14
DM
 Javier Mascherano Argentina 49 52 4403 10 31 6 5
15
CM
 Seydou Keita Mali 22 42 4 2171 9 26 3 3 4 1
16
DM
 Sergio Busquets Spain 46 52 2 3865 10 1 31 1 8 3
20
AM
 Ibrahim Afellay Netherlands 1 5 126 1 4
28
CM
 Jonathan dos Santos Mexico 3 8 313 2 3 3
29
CM
 Martí Riverola Spain 1 11 1
30
CM
 Sergi Roberto Spain 3 4 2 318 1 1 1 2 1
34 MF Rafinha Brazil 1 2 85 1 1
7
SS
 David Villa Spain 17 24 9 1556 4 3 15 5 1 4 1 Injured - fractured tibia – out for the season Source
9
SS
 Alexis Sánchez Chile 31 41 15 2521 6 2 25 12 7 1 3
10
SS
 Lionel Messi Argentina 57 60 73 5042 11 14 37 50 7 3 5 6
17
SS
 Pedro Spain 32 48 13 2754 9 4 29 5 5 4 5
23
RW
 Isaac Cuenca Spain 20 30 4 1811 7 16 2 6 2 1
27 FW Gerard Deulofeu Spain 2 47 1 1
37 FW Cristian Tello Spain 5 22 7 575 3 2 15 3 4 2
–
LB
 Maxwell Brazil 6 12 1 666 3 7 1 1 1
Last updated: 25 May
Source: 2011–12 Stats
Ordered by position in ascending shirt number.
0 shown as blank
1 Other Competitions: Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup

Italic: denotes no longer with club.

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.

N P Nat. Name La Liga Champions League Copa del Rey Others Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Spain Víctor Valdés 4 1 5
13 GK Spain José Manuel Pinto 1 1
2 DF Brazil Dani Alves 7 2 3 1 1 12 2
3 DF Spain Gerard Piqué 7 1 1 1 9 1
5 DF Spain Carles Puyol 4 2 1 7
21 DF Brazil Adriano 2 2
22 DF France Eric Abidal 1 1
24 DF Spain Andreu Fontàs
35 DF Spain Martín Montoya 2 2
4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas 6 2 8
6 MF Spain Xavi 1 1 1 3
8 MF Spain Andrés Iniesta 3 1 1 1 6
11 MF Spain Thiago 4 1 1 6
14 MF Argentina Javier Mascherano 8 1 2 1 1 12 1
15 MF Mali Seydou Keita 4 1 5
16 MF Spain Sergio Busquets 8 1 1 10
20 MF Netherlands Ibrahim Afellay
28 MF Mexico Jonathan dos Santos
30 MF Spain Sergi Roberto 1 1
7 FW Spain David Villa 1 1 1 2 1
9 FW Chile Alexis Sánchez 3 1 4
10 FW Argentina Lionel Messi 6 2 1 9
17 FW Spain Pedro 4 1 5
23 FW Spain Isaac Cuenca 1 1 1 3
27 FW Spain Gerard Deulofeu
37 FW Spain Cristian Tello 1 1
– DF Brazil Maxwell 1 1

Last updated: 25 May
Source: Competitive matches and LFP.com, sportec.es
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Italic: denotes no longer with club.

Pre-season and friendlies

23 July 2011 Summer Tour Hajduk Split Croatia 0–0 Spain Barcelona Split, Croatia
20:30 CEST Report Stadium:
Poljud Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Goran Gabrilo (Croatia
)
26 July 2011
Internacional
Munich, Germany
18:15 CEST Thiago 15'
Busquets Yellow card 45'
Dos Santos 62'		 Report Moledo Yellow card 32'
Nei 55'
Tinga Yellow card 67'
Leandro Damião 85'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Penalties
Carmona soccer ball with check mark
Jeffrén soccer ball with red X
Armando
soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark
João Paulo
soccer ball with red X Zé Mário
27 July 2011
Audi Cup Final
 Bayern Munich Germany 0–2 Spain Barcelona Munich, Germany
20:45 CEST Report Thiago 42', 75' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
30 July 2011
EDT
 Dos Santos Yellow card 30'
Thiago 70'		 Report Nani 22'
Owen 76'		 Stadium:
FedExField
Attendance: 81,107
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States
)
3 August 2011
EDT
 Villa 4' Report Fabián 60', 63'
Casillas 72'
Verduzco 90+2'		 Stadium:
Sun Life Stadium
Attendance: 70,080
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States
)
6 August 2011
CDT
 Villa 24'
Busquets Yellow card 61'
Keita 89'		 Report Medina Yellow card 45' Stadium:
Cowboys Stadium
Attendance: 60,807
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States
)
22 August 2011
Napoli
Barcelona, Spain
19:00 CEST Fàbregas 26'
Keita 31'
Pedro 62'
Messi 66', 77'		 Report Lavezzi Yellow card 37'
Ruiz Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 78,002
Referee: Álvarez Izquierdo [es] (Catalonia)

Competitions

Supercopa de España

Main article: 2011 Supercopa de España
See also: El Clásico
14 August 2011 First leg
Real Madrid
2–2 Barcelona Madrid
22:00 CEST Özil 13'
Khedira Yellow card 32'
Alonso 54', Yellow card 78'
Coentrão Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Villa 36'
Messi 45'
Sánchez Yellow card 55'
Dani Alves Yellow card 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 Yellow card 42'
Messi 45', 88'
Mascherano Yellow card 54'
Valdés Yellow card 90+3'
Villa Red card 90+5'[109]		 Report Ronaldo 20', Yellow card 54'
Khedira Yellow card 28'
Marcelo Yellow card 55' Red card 90+4'
Pepe Yellow card 62'
Ramos Yellow card 76'
Benzema 82'
Coentrão Yellow card 84'
Özil Red card 90+5'[110]		 Stadium:
Andalusia
)

UEFA Super Cup

Main article: 2011 UEFA Super Cup
26 August 2011 Final Barcelona Spain 2–0 Portugal Porto Monaco
20:45 CEST Messi 39'
Iniesta Yellow card 51'
Fàbregas 87'		 Report C. Rodríguez Yellow card 30'
Rolando Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 86'
Guarín Yellow card 82' Red card 90'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 18,048
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2011 FIFA Club World Cup
Barcelona
14 December 2011
Al-Sadd Qatar
0–4 Spain Barcelona Yokohama, Japan
11:30 CET Majid Yellow card 62'
Kasola Yellow card 80'		 Report Adriano 25', 43'
Keita 64'
Maxwell 81'		 Stadium:
El Salvador
)
Santos Brazil v Spain Barcelona
18 December 2011
Final
 Santos Brazil 0–4 Spain Barcelona Yokohama, Japan
11:30 CET Ganso Yellow card 73'
Dracena Yellow card 75'		 Report Messi 17', 82'
Xavi 24'
Piqué Yellow card 39'
Fàbregas 45'
Mascherano Yellow card 71'		 Stadium:
Uzbekistan
)

La Liga

Main article: 2011–12 La Liga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 38 32 4 2 121 32 +89 100 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Barcelona 38 28 7 3 114 29 +85 91
3 Valencia 38 17 10 11 59 44 +15 61
4 Málaga 38 17 7 14 54 53 +1 58 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Atlético Madrid 38 15 11 12 53 46 +7 56 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
Source: ESPN
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Atlético Madrid won the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League and thus secured the title holder spot in the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


Results by round

Round2345678910111213141516171819121222324252627282929313233343536203738
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWDWDWWWDWWDWLWWWDWWDWLWWWWWWWWWWWLWWWD
Position24342113322222222222222222222222222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

====Matches====

29 August 2011 2 Barcelona 5–0 Villarreal Barcelona
21:00 Thiago 24'
Mascherano Yellow card 33'
Fàbregas Yellow card 35', 44'
Sánchez 46', Yellow card 48'
Messi 51', 73'		 Report
Wakaso Yellow card 84'
Marchena
Yellow card 88'		 Stadium:
Castile and León
)
10 September 2011 3 Real Sociedad 2–2 Barcelona San Sebastián
18:00
Cadamuro-Bentaïba
Yellow card 82'		 Report Xavi 10'
Fàbregas 11'
Busquets Yellow card 62'
Messi Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium:
Valencian Community
)
17 September 2011 4 Barcelona 8–0 Osasuna Barcelona
20:00 Messi 5', 41', 79'
Fàbregas 13'
Villa 34', 76', Yellow card 36'
Rovérsio 40' (o.g.)
Xavi 57'		 Report Lamah Yellow card 44'
García Yellow card 48'
Ibrahima Yellow card 74'
Timor Yellow card 82'
Damià Yellow card 83'		 Stadium:
Asturias
)
21 September 2011 5 Valencia 2–2 Barcelona Valencia
22:00
Jonas Yellow card 87'
Alba
Red card 90+1'		 Report Pedro 14'
Fàbregas 77'
Mascherano Yellow card 88'		 Stadium:
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 Yellow card 71'		 Report Perea Yellow card 72' Stadium:
Basque Country
)
2 October 2011 7 Sporting Gijón 0–1 Barcelona Gijón
20:00 Cases Yellow card 34'
Castro Yellow card 87'		 Report Adriano 12'
Pedro Yellow card 50'
Busquets Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium:
Aragon
)
15 October 2011 8 Barcelona 3–0 Racing Santander Barcelona
20:00 Messi 11', 68'
Xavi 27'		 Report
Diop Yellow card 21'
Bedia
Yellow card 80'		 Stadium:
Valencian Community
)
22 October 2011 9 Barcelona 0–0 Sevilla Barcelona
22:00 Mascherano Yellow card 45+2'
Iniesta Yellow card 75'
Fàbregas Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Navas Yellow card 42'
Navarro Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 90+7'
Varas Yellow card 57'
Medel Yellow card 66'
Cáceres Yellow card 68'
Fazio Yellow card 90'
Kanouté Yellow card 90+3' Red card 90+4'
Escudé Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium:
Basque Country
)
25 October 2011 10 Granada 0–1 Barcelona Granada
20:00 Uche Yellow card 3'
Romero Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 53'
F. Rico Yellow card 36'
Benítez Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Nyom Yellow card 87'		 Report Dani Alves Yellow card 26'
Xavi 33'
Busquets Yellow card 62'
Cuenca Yellow card 66'
Keita Yellow card 90'		 Stadium:
Asturias
)
29 October 2011 11 Barcelona 5–0 Mallorca Barcelona
20:00 Messi 13' (pen.), 21', 30'
Cuenca 50'
Dani Alves Yellow card 74', 90+2'		 Report Nsue Yellow card 12'
Bigas Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium:
Andalusia
)
6 November 2011 12 Athletic Bilbao 2–2 Barcelona Bilbao
20:00 Herrera 20', Yellow card 22'
Martínez Yellow card 48'
Iturraspe Yellow card 53'
Amorebieta Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Piqué 80' (o.g.)		 Report Fàbregas 24'
Piqué Yellow card 63'
Messi 90+1'		 Stadium:
Andalusia
)
19 November 2011 13 Barcelona 4–0 Zaragoza Barcelona
20:00 Piqué 18', Yellow card 61'
Messi 43'
Puyol 54'
Villa 75'
Dani Alves Yellow card 88'		 Report[permanent dead link] Lanzaro Yellow card 26'
Juárez Yellow card 28'
Micael Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 66,692
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
26 November 2011 14 Getafe 1–0 Barcelona Getafe
22:00
Valera 68'
Castro Yellow card 71'
Lopo
Yellow card 78'		 Report Maxwell Yellow card 19'
Piqué Yellow card 44'
Busquets Yellow card 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 Yellow card 80'
Piqué Yellow card 84'		 Report
Jordi Yellow card 45'
Arribas
Yellow card 60'		 Stadium:
Basque Country
)
3 December 2011 15 Barcelona 5–0 Levante Barcelona
20:00 Fàbregas 3', 32', Yellow card 45'
Cuenca 36'
Messi 53'
Sánchez 59'
Valdés Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Venta Yellow card 26'
Ballesteros Yellow card 32'
Del Horno Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 79,361
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes [es] (Cantabria)
10 December 2011
Real Madrid
1–3 Barcelona Madrid
22:00 Benzema 1'
Alonso Yellow card 26'
Diarra Yellow card 61'
Pepe Yellow card 63'
Ramos Yellow card 70'		 Report Sánchez Yellow card 27', 30'
Messi Yellow card 37'
Piqué Yellow card 48'
Xavi 53'
Fàbregas 66'		 Stadium:
Andalusia
)
8 January 2012
18
 Espanyol 1–1 Barcelona Cornellà de Llobregat
21:30 Romaric Yellow card 45+1'
Rodríguez Yellow card 70'
Vázquez Yellow card 76', 86'
S. García Yellow card 86'
Amat Yellow card 90'
Forlín Yellow card 90+1'
Casilla Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Messi Yellow card 14'
Fàbregas 16'		 Stadium:
Castile and León
)
15 January 2012 19 Barcelona 4–2 Real Betis Barcelona
21:30 Xavi 10'
Messi 12', 86' (pen.), Yellow card 44'
Puyol Yellow card 49'
Iniesta Yellow card 69'
Sánchez 75'		 Report
Dorado
Yellow card 85'		 Stadium:
Galicia
)
22 January 2012 1 Málaga 1–4 Barcelona Málaga
18:00
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
Rodríguez
Yellow card 84'		 Report Thiago Yellow card 89'
Dani Alves Yellow card 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 Yellow card 34'
Vela 73'
Llorente Yellow card 88'		 Stadium:
Aragon
)
11 February 2012 23 Osasuna 3–2 Barcelona Pamplona
20:00 Lekić 5', 22'
R. García 56', Yellow card 61'
Puñal Yellow card 70'		 Report Roberto Yellow card 16'
Sánchez Yellow card 36', 51'
Dani Alves Yellow card 57'
Tello 73'
Valdés Yellow card 85'
Mascherano Yellow card 90+1' Yellow-red card 90+6'		 Stadium:
Andalusia)
Note: Manager Pep Guardiola was shown Yellow card 86' and Mascherano shown second Yellow card after the final whistle.[111]
19 February 2012 24 Barcelona 5–1 Valencia Barcelona
21:30 Messi 22', 27', 76', 85'
Xavi 90+1'		 Report Albelda Yellow card 4'
Piatti 9'
R. Costa Yellow card 34'
Soldado Yellow card 65'		 Stadium:
Castile and León
)
26 February 2012 25 Atlético Madrid 1–2 Barcelona Madrid
18:00 Falcao Yellow card 23', 49'
Juanfran Yellow card 25'
Turan Yellow card 30', Yellow card 85'
Tiago Yellow card 60'
Koke Yellow card 74'		 Report Messi Yellow card 8', 81'
Dani Alves 36', Yellow card 70'
Fàbregas Yellow card 45'
Sánchez Yellow card 76'
Busquets Yellow card 90'		 Stadium:
Basque Country
)
3 March 2012 26 Barcelona 3–1 Sporting Gijón Barcelona
20:00 Iniesta 42', Yellow card 47'
Piqué Red card 46'
Xavi Yellow card 71', 88'
Keita Yellow card 77', 79'
Dani Alves Yellow card 82'		 Report Ayoze Yellow card 28'
Canella Yellow card 29'
Barral 49', Yellow card 81'
De las Cuevas Yellow card 64'
Castro Yellow card 73'
Carmelo Yellow card 74'
Eguren Yellow card 79'
Gálvez Yellow card 84'		 Stadium:
Community of Madrid
)
11 March 2012 27
Santander
18:00
Álvaro Yellow card 55'
Cisma Yellow card 55'
Diop Yellow card 56'
Stuani
Yellow card 88'		 Report Messi 29', 56' (pen.) Stadium:
Community of Madrid
)
17 March 2012 28 Sevilla 0–2 Barcelona Seville
20:00 Spahić Yellow card 17'
Escudé Yellow card 50'
Medel Yellow card 76'		 Report Xavi 17'
Messi 24'
Piqué Yellow card 31'
Adriano Yellow card 80'
Pedro Yellow card 83'		 Stadium:
Castile and León
)
20 March 2012 29 Barcelona 5–3 Granada Barcelona
21:00 Xavi 4'
Messi 17', 67', 86'
Keita Yellow card 48'
Tello 82'
Mascherano Yellow card 89'		 Report
Abel
Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 62,401
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes [es] (Cantabria)
24 March 2012 30
Palma
18:00
Pereira Yellow card 27'
Ramis
Yellow card 40'		 Report Messi 25'
Thiago Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 56'
Piqué 79'
Puyol Yellow card 88'		 Stadium:
Valencian Community)
Note: Thiago's second Yellow card in the 56th minute was withdrawn by the Competition Committee on 29 March.[112]
31 March 2012 31 Barcelona 2–0 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
22:00 Iniesta 40'
Messi 58' (pen.)
Busquets Yellow card 66'		 Report Toquero Yellow card 52'
Iturraspe Yellow card 56'
Martínez Yellow card 58'		 Stadium:
Valencian Community
)
7 April 2012 32 Zaragoza 1–4 Barcelona Zaragoza
20:00 Zuculini Yellow card 27'
Aranda 30'
Abraham Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 45'
Micael Yellow card 58'
Lanzaro Yellow card 82'		 Report Valdés Yellow card 23'
Puyol 36'
Messi 39', 86' (pen.)
Keita Yellow card 43'
Adriano Yellow card 58'
Fàbregas Yellow card 89'
Pedro 90+2'
Thiago Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium:
Castile and León
)
10 April 2012 33 Barcelona 4–0 Getafe Barcelona
21:00 Sánchez 13', 73'
Messi 44', Yellow card 51'
Pedro 75'		 Report Gavilán Yellow card 78' Stadium:
Castile and León
)
14 April 2012 34 Levante 1–2 Barcelona Valencia
22:00
Valdo Yellow card 70'
Juanfran
Yellow card 71'		 Report Busquets Yellow card 23'
Adriano Yellow card 39'
Messi 64', 72' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes [es] (Cantabria)
21 April 2012
Real Madrid
Barcelona
20:00 Busquets Yellow card 15'
Sánchez 70'
Mascherano Yellow card 86'		 Report Khedira 17'
Pepe Yellow card 43'
Alonso Yellow card 47'
Ronaldo 73'
Özil Yellow card 77'
Granero Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 99,252
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
29 April 2012 36 Rayo Vallecano 0–7 Barcelona Vallecas
21:30
Tito Yellow card 36'
Arribas Yellow card 45+2'
Michu
Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Messi 16', 90'
Sánchez 26'
Keita 38'
Pedro 47', 87', Yellow card 53'
Thiago 77'		 Stadium:
Basque Country
)
2 May 2012 20 Barcelona 4–1 Málaga Barcelona
20:00 Puyol 13'
Messi 35' (pen.), 59' (pen.), 64'
Pedro Yellow card 67'
Fàbregas Yellow card 82'		 Report Rondón 26'
Camacho Yellow card 57'
Duda Yellow card 58'		 Stadium:
Castile and León
)
5 May 2012
37
 Barcelona 4–0 Espanyol Barcelona
21:00 Messi 12', 64' (pen.), 74', 79' (pen.)
Busquets Yellow card 20'
Montoya Yellow card 71'
Tello Yellow card 84'
Puyol Yellow card 89'		 Report
Gómez
Yellow card 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 Yellow card 81'
Cañas Yellow card 90'		 Report Busquets 8'
Dani Alves Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 53'
Keita 90+1'		 Stadium:
Valencian Community
)

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2011–12 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 Yellow card 38' Report Iniesta 41' Stadium:
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 Yellow card 54' Stadium:
Castille and León
)

Round of 16

4 January 2012 First leg Barcelona 4–0 Osasuna Barcelona
22:00 Fàbregas 14', 18', Yellow card 17'
Cuenca Yellow card 31'
Messi 73', 90+2'		 Report
Sergio
Yellow card 44'		 Stadium:
Andalusia
)
12 January 2012 Second leg Osasuna 1–2
(1–6 agg.)		 Barcelona Pamplona
22:00 Calleja Yellow card 36'
Lekić 41'		 Report Sánchez 49'
Roberto 72'		 Stadium:
Community of Madrid
)

Quarter-finals

18 January 2012 First leg Real Madrid 1–2 Barcelona Madrid
22:00 Ronaldo 11'
Pepe Yellow card 17'
Coentrão Yellow card 59'
Callejón Yellow card 68'
Carvalho Yellow card 87'		 Report Piqué Yellow card 20'
Puyol 49', Yellow card 79'
Busquets Yellow card 55'
Abidal 77'		 Stadium:
Asturias
)
25 January 2012 Second leg Barcelona 2–2
(4–3 agg.)		 Real Madrid Barcelona
22:00 Pedro 43'
Messi Yellow card 45'
Dani Alves 45+3'
Puyol Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Diarra Yellow card 27'
Ramos Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 88'
Casillas Yellow card 45+2'
Ronaldo Yellow card 54', 68'
Benzema 72'
Coentrão Yellow card 81'
Granero Yellow card 90'
Callejón Yellow card 90+1'
Pepe Yellow card 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', Yellow card 27'
Banega Yellow card 34'
Albelda Yellow card 46'
Ruiz Yellow card 52'
Alba Yellow card 74'
Mathieu
Yellow card 87'		 Report Puyol 35'
Mascherano Yellow card 41'
Pinto Yellow card 80'		 Stadium:
Castille and León
)
8 February 2012 Second leg Barcelona 2–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Valencia Barcelona
21:00 Fàbregas 16', Yellow card 69'
Xavi 81'
Thiago Yellow card 82'
Dani Alves Yellow card 86'		 Report Aduriz Yellow card 22'
Feghouli Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 76'
Ruiz Yellow card 51'		 Stadium:
Andalusia
)

Final

Main article:
2012 Copa del Rey Final
25 May 2012 Final Athletic Bilbao 0–3 Barcelona Madrid
22:00 Susaeta Yellow card 40'
Iraola Yellow card 43'		 Report Pedro 3', 25'
Messi 20'
Xavi Yellow card 66'
Iniesta Yellow card 71'		 Stadium:
Andalusia
)

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 1 0 20 4 +16 16 Advance to knockout phase
2
Milan
 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9
3 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 5 Transfer to Europa League
4 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 0 2 4 2 14 −12 2
Source: Soccerway
28 September 2011 2 BATE Borisov Belarus 0–5 Spain Barcelona Minsk, Belarus
20:45 CEST Simić Yellow card 80' Report Valadzko 19' (o.g.)
Pedro 22'
Messi 38', 55'
Dani Alves Yellow card 77'
Villa 90'		 Stadium:
Dynama Stadium
Attendance: 29,555
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany
)
19 October 2011 3 Barcelona Spain 2–0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST Iniesta 10'
Villa 82'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 74,376
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
1 November 2011 4 Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 0–4 Spain Barcelona Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 CET Pilař Yellow card 16'
Čišovský Red card 22'
Limberský Yellow card 60'
Pavlík Yellow card 72'
Jiráček Yellow card 75'
Horváth Yellow card 76'		 Report Messi 24' (pen.), 45+2', 90+2'
Dani Alves Yellow card 49'
Fàbregas 72'		 Stadium:
Synot Tip Arena
Attendance: 20,145
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria
)
Barcelona
23 November 2011
Milan Italy
2–3 Spain Barcelona Milan, Italy
20:45 CET Ibrahimović 20'
Aquilani Yellow card 24'
Nesta Yellow card 30'
Van Bommel Yellow card 34'
Boateng 54'
Zambrotta Yellow card 86'		 Report Van Bommel 14' (o.g.)
Messi Yellow card 31', 31' (pen.)
Puyol Yellow card 43'
Abidal Yellow card 45+3'
Xavi 63'
Mascherano Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 78,927
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Spain v Belarus BATE Borisov
6 December 2011 6 Barcelona Spain 4–0 Belarus BATE Borisov Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET Roberto 35'
Montoya 60'
Pedro 63', 88' (pen.)		 Report Yurevich Yellow card 44' Stadium:
William Collum (Scotland
)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16
14 February 2012 First leg Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–3 Spain Barcelona Leverkusen, Germany
20:45 CET Schwaab Yellow card 8'
Kadlec 52'
Ćorluka Yellow card 53'
Castro Yellow card 80'		 Report Sánchez 41', 55'
Thiago Yellow card 87'
Messi 88'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,400
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
7 March 2012 Second leg Barcelona Spain 7–1
(10–2 agg.)		 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET Messi 25', 43', 49', 58', 85'
Tello 55', 62'		 Report Rolfes Yellow card 12'
Castro Yellow card 45'
Bellarabi 90+1'		 Stadium:
Norway
)
Quarter-finals
Barcelona
28 March 2012
Milan Italy
0–0 Spain Barcelona Milan, Italy
20:45 CET Seedorf Yellow card 23'
Nesta Yellow card 58'
Ambrosini Yellow card 70'		 Report Keita Yellow card 61' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 76,169
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Semi-finals
Chelsea England v Spain Barcelona
18 April 2012 First leg Chelsea England 1–0 Spain Barcelona London, England
20:45 CET Drogba 45+2', Yellow card 86'
Ramires Yellow card 69'		 Report Pedro Yellow card 71'
Busquets Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,039
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
24 April 2012 Second leg Barcelona Spain 2–2
(2–3 agg.)		 England Chelsea Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET Busquets 35'
Iniesta 43', Yellow card 50'
Messi soccer ball with red X 49’, Yellow card 71'		 Report Mikel Yellow card 32'
Terry Red card 37'
Ramires Yellow card 44', 45+1'
Ivanović Yellow card 48'
Čech Yellow card 59'
Lampard Yellow card 72'
Meireles Yellow card 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

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