2012–13 FC Barcelona season
| Lowest home attendance | 37,607 vs Córdoba (10 January 2013) | |||
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| Average home league attendance | 73,282 (including Joan Gamper Trophy) | |||
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The 2012–13 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 113th in existence and the club's 82nd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. The season marked the managerial debut of Tito Vilanova, who served as Pep Guardiola's longtime assistant. Vilanova assumed management of the club after Guardiola, who had managed Barcelona for the prior four seasons, declined to renew his contract.[1]
Barcelona finished first in
Season overview
May/June
On 29 May, Barcelona announced their first pre-season match to be against
On 1 June, Barcelona announced Brazilian
On 28 June, Barcelona and Valencia CF reached an agreement on the transfer of left back Jordi Alba for €14 million. The player joined the team after UEFA Euro 2012 and signed a five-year deal.[5]
July
On 7 July, Barcelona announced that
On 10 July, the
On 13 July, Barcelona announced that the pre-season match on 28 July would be played against
On 24 July, Barcelona opened their pre-season with a 2–1 victory over Hamburg at the Imtech Arena. Goals scored by Dani Alves and Gerard Deulofeu to set off a victorious debut for Vilanova.[10] Defender Marc Muniesa left the match with a torn ACL in his right knee in the 52nd minute that could possibly see him miss the rest of the season.[11] The next day, Barcelona doctors confirmed that Muniesa will miss up to six months due to the injury picked up the day before.[12]
On 27 July, Barcelona informed the
On 28 July, Barcelona defeated Raja Casablanca 8–0 in Tangier with Lionel Messi supplying a hat-trick while Alexis Sánchez added another two goals while Dani Alves, Sergi Gómez, and Deulofeu scored one each.[14]
On 30 July, Barcelona announced they accepted the rescheduled date of the Supercopa de Catalunya after the Catalan Football Association proposed the match to be played on 26 September 2012. They also stated that they would play the strongest team possible as chosen by the manager.[15]
August
On 4 August, Barcelona defeated Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 in penalty shoot-out after a 2–2 draw in regular time for the Trophée de Paris in Paris. Rafinha and Lionel Messi scored the two goals which was kicked off by Eric Abidal, who took the ceremonial kick off.[16]
On 8 August, Barcelona defeated Manchester United 2–0 in a best-of-three penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw after regular time. Víctor Valdés saved a Wayne Rooney penalty in the first half of stoppage time, while Jordi Alba made his debut for Barcelona in the second half of the match.[17]
On 11 August, Barcelona defeated Dinamo București 2–0 with goals by Lionel Messi and Ibrahim Afellay. The two long-time injured Barça players, David Villa (fractured tibia) and Andreu Fontàs (torn ACL), made their returns.[18]
On 18 August, Barcelona and English club Arsenal reached an agreement on the transfer of Cameroon midfielder Alex Song for €19 million. The player signed a five-year deal with an €80 million release clause.[19]
On 19 August, Barcelona started their 2012–13 La Liga season with 5–1 home win over Real Sociedad with two goals by Lionel Messi and one each by
On 20 August, Barcelona suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of
On 23 August, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in the first leg of the Supercopa de España, 3–2, with goals by Pedro, Lionel Messi and
On 26 August, Barcelona came back from a 1–0 half-time deficit to defeat
On 29 August, the RFEF Competition Committee suspended manager Tito Vilanova after he was ejected in the Osasuna match for what the referee deemed as "angrily protesting a play of the match, after he had been warned by the assistant referee." Barça are set to appeal the suspension.[28] Later that day, Barça were defeated in the second leg of the Supercopa de España 2–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu and lost the tie on away goals. Real Madrid jumped out to a 2–0 lead within the first 20 minutes and the comeback was made even tougher for Barça after the sending off of Adriano in the 28th minute. Lionel Messi scored his sixth goal of the season off a free-kick and has scored in all four competitive matches to start the season for Barcelona.[29] Alex Song made his debut for Barcelona with a perfect passing statistic.[30]
On 30 August,
On 31 August, Barcelona and Schalke 04 agreed on a loan of Ibrahim Afellay to the German club until 30 June 2013.[33]
September
On 2 September, Barcelona defeated Valencia 1–0 at the Camp Nou to start the league season unbeaten before the FIFA international break. Adriano scored the lone goal in the 23rd minute.[34]
On 12 September, Barcelona announced that midfielder Andrés Iniesta would be out 10–15 days with a pulled abductor in his right leg which he picked up during the Georgia–Spain match the day before.[35]
On 15 September, Barcelona defeated
On 19 September, Barcelona made their Champions League debut for the season with a 3–2 home victory over Spartak Moscow. Cristian Tello contributed the opening goal and Lionel Messi the two winning goals, while Dani Alves scored an own goal for the visitors.[39] Early in the first half, Barça's CB Gerard Piqué suffered a sprained left foot and will be out for two to three weeks.[40]
On 22 September, Barcelona defeated Granada at home 2–0 behind a goal from Xavi late in the 87th minute and an own goal in stoppage time to seal the victory.[41]
On 28 September, Lionel Messi won his third consecutive Onze d'Or presented by the French magazine Onze Mondial. With 47.45% of the votes, Messi beat out Cristiano Ronaldo and Atlético Madrid forward Radamel Falcao for the trophy.[42]
On 29 September, Barcelona came from two goals down to claim a 3–2 victory over Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. After Sevilla took a 2–0 lead, two goals by Cesc Fàbregas and one by substitute David Villa in injury time kept Barça on their perfect start to the league season.[43] In the same match, Thiago picked up a knee injury that will sideline him for up to eight weeks.[44]
October
On 2 October, Barcelona defeated Benfica at the Estádio da Luz with 2–0 scoreline to stay unbeaten at the top of the group. Alexis Sánchez and Cesc Fàbregas contributed the winning goals, while Sergio Busquets was sent off in the 89th minute.[45] Late in the second half of the game, Carles Puyol suffered yet another injury when he landed awkwardly and dislocated his left elbow.[46] He is expected to be out for eight weeks.[47]
On 7 October, Barcelona drew their first game of the season with a 2–2 at home against Real Madrid. Both goals came from Lionel Messi, bringing him just one goal short of the all time Clásico scoring record of 18 goals by Alfredo Di Stéfano.[48] Early in the match, Dani Alves picked up a hamstring injury in his left leg and will be out for three weeks.[49]
On 15 October, Barcelona announced defender Andreu Fontàs would be loan out to Mallorca until the end of the season.[50]
On 20 October, Barcelona took a wild match in A Coruña, beating Deportivo de La Coruña 5–4 at the Estadio Riazor. A hat-trick by Lionel Messi gave the visitors all the hard earned three points in where they raced out to a three-goal lead within the first 20 minutes of the match.[51]
On 23 October, Barcelona defeated Celtic 2–1 at home. A goal by Andrés Iniesta at the end of the first half and a Jordi Alba goal in the closing seconds helped Barcelona to take away the win[52] in Xavi's 150th international game with Barcelona.[53]
On 27 October, Barcelona defeated Rayo Vallecano with a dominating scoreline of 5–0 in Vallecas. Leo Messi scored a brace, while David Villa, Xavi and Cesc Fàbregas contributed with a goal each. This win equalled Barcelona's best start in the La Liga.[54]
On 30 October, Barcelona started their Copa del Rey defence with a victory in Vitoria-Gasteiz over Alavés in the first leg with a 3–0 win. Goals from David Villa, Andrés Iniesta and Cesc Fàbregas gave Barça the victory.[55]
November
On 3 November, Barcelona defeated
On 7 November, Barcelona suffered their first Champions League loss of the season with a 2–1 loss in Glasgow against Celtic. The lone goal by Lionel Messi came in the closing minutes of the game. This loss marked Barça's first away defeat in the Champions League Group Stage since 2006.[58]
On 11 November, Barcelona defeated Mallorca 4–2 at the
On 16 November, Barcelona announced that
On 17 November, Barcelona defeated Zaragoza with 3–1 at home with another brace by Lionel Messi and Alex Song's first goal for Barça.[62]
On 18 November, Marc Bartra pulled the adductor in his right leg during a training session and will be sidelined for 15–20 days.[63]
On 20 November, Barcelona defeated Spartak Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium 3–0. One goal by Dani Alves and two by Lionel Messi helped Barça to qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League with one game left to play.[64]
On 25 November, Barcelona defeated Levante in the Ciutat de València 4–0. A brace by Lionel Messi and one goal each by Cesc Fàbregas and Andrés Iniesta, the latter also contributing three assists, as well as a penalty save by Víctor Valdés kept Barça on top of La Liga. For over 60 minutes Barcelona played with only La Masia graduates, after Dani Alves came off injured after 13 minutes.[65]
On 28 November, Barcelona defeated Alavés with 3–1 at home. One goal by Adriano and two by David Villa helped Barça to advance to the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, where they will face Córdoba.[66] With the brace, David Villa passed the 300 career goals mark to 301 goals as a professional, including club and country, Spain.[67]
On 29 November, FIFA announced the three finalists for the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or to be presented on 7 January 2013: Lionel Messi and Andrés Iniesta from Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid.[68] This marks the third season in a row that at least two finalist are from Barcelona and the six year in a row that Messi makes the final three.
December
On 1 December, Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao 5–1 at home with two goals by Lionel Messi and one each by Gerard Piqué, Adriano, and Cesc Fàbregas.[69] With this win Barça set up the best ever start of any team in La Liga.[70] Messi's two goals made him equalize with César Rodríguez as Barcelona's top scorers in La Liga with 190 goals.[71]
On 5 December, Barcelona played their first goalless game of the season, drawing 0–0 against Benfica at home. Shortly after coming on, Lionel Messi had to be carried off on a stretcher after twisting his knee.[72] It was later revealed that Messi picked up a contusion on the outside of his left knee.[73]
On 9 December, Barcelona defeated Real Betis in the Benito Villamarín 2–1. With two more goals by Lionel Messi, Barça continued their undefeated run in away games to start La Liga season to eight matches.[74] Those goals also sent Messi's tally to 86 in 2012, overtaking German striker Gerd Müller's record of 85 goals in a calendar year in 1972.[75] Early in the game, Cesc Fàbregas was subbed off with a torn biceps femoris in his left thigh and will be sidelined for three-to-four weeks.[76]
On 12 December, Barcelona defeated Córdoba at the Nuevo Arcángel 2–0. Both goals were scored by Lionel Messi in his first Copa del Rey game of the season.[77]
On 16 December, Barcelona defeated Atlético Madrid at home 4–1. Two goals by Lionel Messi and one each by Adriano and Sergio Busquets. This victory helped Barça to draw nine points clear at the top of the table, and Messi's goals brought his record up to 90 for the year.[78]
On 17 December, Cristian Tello extended his contract with Barcelona until 30 June 2016, with a set buyout clause of €10 million.[79]
On 18 December, Barcelona announced the renewal of contracts with Carles Puyol and Xavi until 2016 and Lionel Messi until 2018.[80]
On 19 December, Barcelona's Medical Services announced that manager Tito Vilanova was to undergo surgery on the following day after a routine check-up revealed that he suffered a parotid ailment relapse, which he was operated on a year previous.[81] During the recovery time, assistant coach Jordi Roura will lead Barça.[82]
On 20 December,
On 22 December, Barcelona won their last match of the year at the
On 23 December, Barcelona announced that backup goalkeeper José Manuel Pinto came to an agreement with the club to extend his contract for another year until 30 June 2014.[85]
January
On 6 January, Barcelona won their first match of the year at home, against Espanyol 4–0. Two goals by Pedro and one each by Xavi and Lionel Messi were scored in the first 30 minutes of the game.[86]
On 7 January, Lionel Messi was announced the
On 10 January, Barcelona beat Córdoba in the return leg of the Copa del Rey at home by 5–0, with one goal scored by Thiago and two each by David Villa and Alexis Sánchez. With an aggregate score of 7–0, Barça went through to the quarter-finals, where they will face Málaga.[90] Early in the second half of the game, Sergi Roberto was subbed off with a tear in his left hamstring and will be out of action for four weeks.[91]
On 13 January, Barcelona beat Málaga at the La Rosaleda Stadium 3–1, with goals by Lionel Messi, Cesc Fàbregas and Thiago. With this win, Barça ended the first round of the season with a record-breaking 55 out of a possible 57 points.[92]
On 16 January, Barcelona drew 2–2 against Málaga at home in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. Goals by Lionel Messi and Carles Puyol were scored within one minute of each other.[93]
On 18 January, Barcelona announced that goalkeeper Víctor Valdés will not be extending his contract any further after his current contract expires on 30 June 2014.[94]
On 19 January, Barcelona lost their first league game away against Real Sociedad at the Anoeta Stadium, 3–2. After leading by two goals from Messi and Pedro, Gerard Piqué was sent off with a second yellow and Sociedad turned the game around and scored the winning goal in the dying minutes.[95]
On 24 January, Barcelona defeated Málaga in the La Rosaleda 4–2, with goals by Pedro, Piqué, Iniesta and Messi. With an aggregate score of 6–4, Barça went through to the Copa del Rey semi-finals, where they will face Real Madrid.[96]
On 27 January, Barcelona defeated Osasuna at home 5–1 with four goals by Messi and one from Pedro.[97] With those goals, Messi broke the 200-goal barrier in La Liga, becoming the youngest player to archive that feat at just 25 years and 217 days of age.[98][99]
On 30 January, Barcelona drew 1–1 against Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabéu in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals. The lone Barça goal was scored by Cesc Fàbregas.[100]
On 31 January, Barcelona and
February
On 3 February, Barcelona drew their second league match of the season and their second season match in a row. A 1–1 draw against Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium saw Messi scoring the only goal through a penalty.[103] Xavi, who was substituted in injury time of the match, was diagnosed the following day with a hamstring injury and will be sidelined for 15 days.[104] Barcelona faced Milan in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 at the San Siro and lost 2–0, with goals coming from Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari.[105]
On 21 February, Barcelona announced that defender Eric Abidal is fit to play for the first time since receiving a liver transplant in April 2012.[106] On 24 February, Barcelona defeated Sevilla 2–1 at Camp Nou with goals from David Villa and Lionel Messi.[107] On 26 February, Barcelona were defeated by Real Madrid 3–1, 4–2 on aggregate, at the Camp Nou and were knocked out of Copa del Rey contention. [108]
March
On 2 March, Barcelona lost to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu by a score of 2–1. This was Barcelona's second loss against Real Madrid in a week. Four days later, Víctor Valdés was handed a four-match league ban after receiving a double yellow card for verbally abusing a referee following his team's defeat in the Clásico in the weekend fixture.[109]
On 9 March, Barcelona defeated Deportivo de La Coruña 2–0 with goals from Alexis Sánchez and Lionel Messi.[110] On 12 March, Barcelona defeated Milan 4–0, 4–2 on aggregate, and entered the quarter-finals of the Champions League with goals from David Villa, Jordi Alba and a brace from Lionel Messi.[111] On 17 March, Barcelona defeated Rayo Vallecano 3–1 at Camp Nou with Messi scoring two and Villa scoring one goal.[112] On 30 March, Barça drew 2–2 with Celta de Vigo with Messi and Cristian Tello scoring one goal each.[113]
April
On 2 April, Barça drew 2–2 against Paris Saint-Germain in France in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final, the goals coming from Messi and Xavi via a penalty.[114]
On 10 April, Barça drew 1–1 against PSG at home in the Camp Nou in the Champions League quarter-final second leg. Pedro scored the all-important equaliser, which put Barça through to the semi-finals on the away goals rule.[115] The draw for the semi-finals of the Champions League was held on 12 April, with Barça drawing with Bayern Munich.[116]
On 14 April, Barcelona defeated Zarozoga 3–0 away from home. [117] A 1–0 win over Levante on 20 April means that Barcelona need a maximum of six more points to secure the 2012–13 La Liga title.
On 23 April, Barcelona lost to Bayern 4–0 away at the Allianz Arena in Munich, their largest defeat in Europe in 16 years. On 1 May, in the second leg at home, they lost 3–0. With an aggregate score of 7–0, they were knocked out of the Champions League in the semi-finals.
May
On 5 May, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 4–2 at home with two goals by Lionel Messi and one each by David Villa and Alexis Sánchez with one more win to secure the La Liga title.
On 11 May, Barcelona clinched their 22nd La Liga title after Real Madrid's draw against Espanyol at the
On 30 May, French defender Eric Abidal called a press conference to announce his departure from the club after six seasons.[118] Although admitting he wanted to see out his career as a Barça player, the club ultimately decided not to renew his contract.
Players
Squad information
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 
|
Víctor Valdés (4th captain) | 31 | EU | 2002 | 535 | 0 | 2018 | Youth system | From Youth system |
| 2 | RB
|
|
Dani Alves | 30 | EU | 2008 | 255 | 16 | 2015 | €32M | Second nationality: Spain |
| 3 | CB
|
|
Gerard Piqué | 26 | EU | 2008 | 227 | 16 | 2015 | €5M | From Youth system |
| 4 | CM
|
|
Cesc Fàbregas | 26 | EU | 2011 | 96 | 29 | 2016 | €34M | From Youth system |
| 5 | CB
|
|
Carles Puyol (captain) | 35 | EU | 1999 | 581 | 16 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 6 | CM
|
|
Xavi (vice-captain) | 33 | EU | 1998 | 677 | 80 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 7 | FW |
|
David Villa | 31 | EU | 2012 | 77 | 33 | 2016 | €40M | |
| 8 | CM
|
|
Andrés Iniesta (3rd captain) | 29 | EU | 2002 | 455 | 47 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 9 | FW | 
|
Alexis Sánchez | 24 | Non-EU | 2011 | 87 | 26 | 2016 | €26M | |
| 10 | FW | 
|
Lionel Messi (5th captain) | 25 | Non-EU | 2004 | 379 | 313 | 2018 | Youth system | Second nationality: Spain |
| 11 | CM
|
|
Thiago | 22 | EU | 2009 | 101 | 11 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 12 | CM
|
|
Jonathan dos Santos | 23 | EU | 2009 | 25 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | Second nationality: Spain |
| 13 | GK |
|
José Manuel Pinto | 37 | EU | 2008 | 64 | 0 | 2014 | €0.5M | |
| 14 | CB
|
|
Javier Mascherano | 28 | EU | 2010 | 138 | 0 | 2016 | €22M | Second nationality: Italy |
| 15 | CB
|
|
Marc Bartra | 22 | EU | 2010 | 24 | 1 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 16 | CM
|
|
Sergio Busquets | 24 | EU | 2008 | 236 | 8 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 17 | FW |
|
Pedro |
25 | EU | 2008 | 214 | 68 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 18 | LB
|
|
Jordi Alba | 24 | EU | 2012 | 44 | 5 | 2017 | €14M | From Youth system |
| 19 | RB
|
|
Martín Montoya | 22 | EU | 2011 | 36 | 2 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| 21 | LB
|
|
Adriano | 28 | EU | 2010 | 105 | 10 | 2017 | €9.5M | Second nationality: Spain |
| 22 | LB
|
|
Eric Abidal | 33 | EU | 2007 | 193 | 2 | 2013 | €9M | |
| 25 | CM
|
|
Alex Song | 25 | EU | 2012 | 34 | 1 | 2017 | €19M | Second nationality: France |
| 37 | FW |
|
Cristian Tello | 21 | EU | 2011 | 56 | 15 | 2016 | Youth system |
- Last updated: 1 June 2013
- Source: FCBarcelona.com, Players in / out, Wikipedia players' articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport)
From the youth system
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Transfers in
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | DF |
|
Jordi Alba | 23 | EU | Valencia | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | €14M | FCBarcelona.com |
| 25 | DM
|
|
Alex Song | 24 | EU | Arsenal 
|
Transfer | Summer | 2017 | €19M | FCBarcelona.com |
Total spending: 
€33 million
Transfers out
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | MF | 
|
Seydou Keita
|
32 | EU | Dalian Aerbin
 |
End of contract | Summer | Free | FCBarcelona.com |
| 20 | FW | 
|
Ibrahim Afellay | 26 | EU | Schalke 04 
|
Loan | Summer | N/A | FCBarcelona.com |
| 24 | CB
|
|
Andreu Fontàs | 22 | EU | Mallorca | Loan | Summer | N/A | FCBarcelona.com |
| – | FW |
|
Keirrison | 23 | Non-EU | Coritiba
|
Loan | Summer | Free | FCBarcelona.com |
| – | DF |
|
Henrique | 25 | Non-EU | Palmeiras
|
Contract termination | Summer | Free | FCBarcelona.com |
| 23 | FW |
|
Isaac Cuenca | 21 | EU | Ajax
|
Loan | Winter | N/A | FCBarcelona.com |
Total income: 
€0
Expenditure: €33 million
Club
Current technical staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| First team head coach | Tito Vilanova |
| Assistant coach | Jordi Roura |
| Goalkeeping coach | José Ramón de la Fuente |
| Physical fitness coach | Aureli Altimira |
| Director of football | Andoni Zubizarreta |
Last updated: 15 June
Source: FC Barcelona Official Website
Statistics
Player statistics
 | This Section possibly contains original research. (June 2017) |
| Total | Champions League | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Others1 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N |
Pos. |
Name |
Nat. |
GS |
App |
Gls |
Min |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
Notes |
| 1 | GK | Valdés |
|
44 | 44 | 3960 | 11 | 31 | 2 | |||||||
| 13 | GK | Pinto |
|
16 | 16 | 1440 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
| 2 | RB
|
Alves |
|
43 | 44 | 1 | 3754 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | CB
|
Piqué |
|
41 | 44 | 3 | 3625 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 5 | CB
|
Puyol |
|
20 | 22 | 2 | 1627 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 |  Source
| |||
| 15 | CB
|
Bartra |
|
8 | 15 | 904 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |||||||
| 18 | LB
|
Alba |
|
41 | 44 | 5 | 3757 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 19 | RB
|
Montoya |
|
16 | 22 | 1683 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 21 | FB | Adriano |
|
27 | 32 | 6 | 2115 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 22 | LB
|
Abidal |
|
2 | 4 | 184 | 4 | |||||||||
| 26 | CB
|
Muniesa |
|
|||||||||||||
| 29 | LB
|
Planas |
|
2 | 108 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | CM
|
Fàbregas |
|
41 | 44 | 13 | 3235 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 6 | CM
|
Xavi |
|
41 | 43 | 7 | 3667 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 8 | CM
|
Iniesta |
|
40 | 42 | 5 | 3509 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11 | CM
|
Thiago |
|
20 | 32 | 3 | 1907 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | CM
|
Jonathan |
|
1 | 5 | 184 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 14 | DM
|
Mascherano |
|
36 | 38 | 3264 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 16 | DM
|
Busquets |
|
39 | 41 | 1 | 3454 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 25 | DM
|
Song |
|
25 | 28 | 1 | 2398 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 28 | CM
|
Roberto |
|
4 | 5 | 331 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 30 | CM
|
Rafinha |
|
1 | 1 | 57 | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 | SS
|
Villa |
|
26 | 38 | 14 | 2265 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 9 | SS
|
Sánchez |
|
28 | 42 | 8 | 2626 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | SS
|
Messi |
|
44 | 50 | 60 | 4096 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 | SS
|
Pedro
|
|
39 | 42 | 8 | 3406 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 27 | SS
|
Deulofeu |
|
2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 37 | SS
|
Tello |
|
16 | 30 | 8 | 1633 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |||
Source:
Ordered by position in ascending shirt number.
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Note: The Time Played is not updated yet.
Goal scorers
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | La Liga | UEFA Champions League | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | FW |
|
Messi | 46 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 60 |
| 7 | FW |
|
Villa | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | MF
|
|
Fàbregas | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | FW |
|
Sánchez | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | FW |
|
Pedro
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 37 | FW |
|
Tello | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | MF
|
|
Xavi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 21 | DF |
|
Adriano | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | MF
|
|
Iniesta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | DF |
|
Alba | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | DF |
|
Piqué | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | MF
|
|
Thiago | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF |
|
Puyol | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF |
|
Alves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF
|
|
Busquets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | DF |
|
Montoya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | MF
|
|
Song | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 112 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 155 | |||
Last updated: 26 May 2013
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Barcelona first squad during the season.
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| 2 | DF |
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Dani Alves | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF |
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Piqué | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | MF |
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Fàbregas | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | DF |
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Puyol | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF |
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Xavi | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW |
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David Villa | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF |
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A. Iniesta | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |
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Alexis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | FW |
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Messi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | MF |
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Thiago | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | MF |
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Jonathan | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | GK |
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Pinto | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | MF |
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Mascherano | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||
| 15 | DF |
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Bartra | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | MF |
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Sergio | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 17 | FW |
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Pedro
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| 18 | DF |
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Jordi Alba | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | DF |
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Montoya | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | DF |
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Adriano | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 22 | DF |
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| 25 | MF |
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A. Song | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 27 | FW |
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| 28 | MF |
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S. Roberto | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | DF |
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Planas | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | MF |
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Rafinha | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | FW |
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Tello | ||||||||||||||||
Last updated: 5 May 2013
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Fair Play award
This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspects such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to determine the best fair play, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.
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| 1 | Barcelona | 34 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 426 | 22 | – | – | 70 |
| 2 | Valladolid | 34 | 70 | 3 | 0 | – | 15 | – | – | 81 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 85 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | – | – | 92 |
Source: La Liga Fair Play Award Standings
Last updated: 9 May 2013
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 24 July 2012 HSV 125th Anniversary | Hamburger SV | 1–2 | Barcelona | Hamburg, Germany |
| 18:00 CEST | Arslan  20' |
Report | Dani Alves 5' Deulofeu 38' |
Stadium: Germany ) |
| 28 July 2012 Summer Tour | Raja Casablanca  | 0–8 | Barcelona | Tangier, Morocco |
| 23:59 CEST | Report | Sánchez 12', 40' Rafinha  31'Messi 34', 37', 45'Dani Alves 58' (pen.)Gómez 87'Deulofeu 89' |
Stadium: ) |
| 4 August 2012 Tournoi de Paris | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–2 (1–4 p) | Barcelona | Paris, France |
| 19:45 CEST | Ibrahimović 60' (pen.) Camara 82' |
Report | Rafinha 6' Messi 54' (pen.) |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 48,712 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (France) |
| Penalties | ||||
| 8 August 2012 Super Matchen | Barcelona | 0–0 (2–0 p) | Manchester United | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 20:00 CEST | Busquets 70' |
Report | Scholes 32' Nani 70' |
Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 47,141 Referee: Martin Balko (Slovakia) |
| Penalties | ||||
Xavi  Piqué |
 Nani Young |
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| Note: Shoot-out was three penalties per team instead of five. | ||||
| 11 August 2012 Summer of Champions' Cup | Dinamo București  | 0–2 | Barcelona | Bucharest, Romania |
| 19:45 CEST | Ba 74' |
Report | Messi 4' Afellay 90+2' |
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Cristi Balaj (Romania) |
| 20 August 2012 Sampdoria | Barcelona, Spain | |||
| 22:00 CEST | Report | Soriano 1' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 55,498 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Spain) |
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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| Supercopa de España | Final | Runners-up | 23 August 2012 | 29 August 2012 |
| La Liga | — | 1st | 19 August 2012 | 1 June 2013 |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 30 October 2012 | 26 February 2013 |
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Semi-finals | 19 September 2012 | 1 May 2013 |
Updated to match played 11 May 2013
Source: Competitions
Supercopa de España
| 23 August 2012 First leg | Barcelona | 3–2 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 22:30 CEST | 77' |
Report | Alonso 11' Arbeloa 44'Albiol 50'Ronaldo 54'Di María 84' |
Stadium: Aragon) |
| Note: Barcelona head coach Tito Vilanova, Real Madrid head coach José Mourinho, Mesut Özil, Marcelo, and David Villa were originally suspended for this match but were all pardoned by the RFEF president Ángel María Villar.[119] | ||||
| 29 August 2012 Second leg | Real Madrid | 2–1 (4a–4 agg.) | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 22:30 CEST | Higuaín 11' Ronaldo 19'Pepe 21'Arbeloa 37'Khedira 63'Ramos 73' |
Report | Mascherano 14' Adriano  28'Messi 45'Piqué 50' |
Stadium: Valencian Community ) |
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 115 | 40 | +75 | 100 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid
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38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 103 | 42 | +61 | 85 | |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 76 | |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Valencia | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Since the 2012–13 Copa del Rey champions Atlético Madrid and runners-up Real Madrid qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams qualified for the group stage, play-off round, and third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League respectively.[120]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 115 | 40 | +75 | 100 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 15 | +48 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 25 | +27 |
Last updated: 26 May 2013.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Matches
| 19 August 2012 1 | Barcelona | 5–1 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona |
| 21:00 | 84', 84' |
Report | Castro 9' Prieto 34'De la Bella 71'Ansotegi 83' |
Stadium: Castille and León ) |
| 26 August 2012 2 | Osasuna | 1–2 | Barcelona | Pamplona |
| 19:00 | 87' |
Report | Busquets 36' Messi 76', 80'Piqué 79'Puyol 81' |
Stadium: Asturias) |
| Note: Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova was sent off in the 71st minute for "angrily protesting after being warned."[123] | ||||
| 2 September 2012 3 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Valencia | Barcelona |
| 21:30 | Piqué 13' Adriano 23' |
Report | Guardado 29' Albelda 64'Rami 88' |
Stadium: Basque Country ) |
| 15 September 2012 4 | Getafe | 1–4 | Barcelona | Getafe |
| 20:00 | ) | Report | Busquets 23' Adriano 32'Piqué 38'Messi 74' (pen.), 78'Villa 90+1' |
Stadium: ) |
| 22 September 2012 5 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Granada | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Gómez ) 90+2' (o.g. |
Report | Gómez 72' |
Stadium: Community of Madrid ) |
| 29 September 2012 6 | Sevilla | 2–3 | Barcelona | Seville |
| 22:00 | Trochowski 27' Rakitić 28'Negredo 48'Medel 72'Botía 90+5' |
Report | 90+3' |
Stadium: Valencian Community ) |
| 7 October 2012 Real Madrid | Barcelona | |||
| 19:50 | 54' |
Report | Ronaldo 23', 66' Alonso 43'Özil 56'Pepe 78'Arbeloa 89' |
Stadium: Basque Country ) |
| 20 October 2012 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 4–5 | Barcelona | A Coruña |
| 22:00 | ) | Report | Alba 3' Tello 8'Messi 18', 43', 77', 85'Mascherano 21'  49'Iniesta 39'Fàbregas 77' |
Stadium: Andalusia) |
| Note: In the 77th minute Cesc Fàbregas was booked for entering the field of play without the referee's permission with the intention of celebrating a goal by his team after being substituted.[124] |
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| 27 October 2012 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 0–5 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 22:00 | 71' |
Report | Alba 5' Villa 20'Messi 48', 89'Xavi 78'Fàbregas 80' |
Stadium: Paco Jémez was booked in the 77th minute. |
| 3 November 2012 10 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Celta Vigo | Barcelona |
| 18:00 | Adriano 21' Villa 26'Alba 61'Bartra 73' |
Report | Bermejo 24' Aspas 62'Oubiña 72' |
Stadium: Andalusia ) |
| 11 November 2012 11 | Palma | |||
| 17:50 | ) | Report | Xavi 28' Messi 44', 70'Tello 45'Busquets 57' |
Stadium: Galicia ) |
| 17 November 2012 12 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Zaragoza | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Messi 16', 60' Song 28' |
Report | Montañés 24' Zuculini 48' |
Stadium: Valencian Community ) |
| 25 November 2012 13 | Levante | 0–4 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 21:00 | Barkero 87' |
Report | Messi 47', 52' Iniesta 57'Fàbregas 63', 74'Puyol 86' |
Stadium: Andalusia ) |
| 1 December 2012 14 | Barcelona | 5–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Piqué 22' Messi 25', 70'Busquets 26'Adriano 45+1'Fàbregas 57' |
Report | De Marcos 34' Iturraspe 55'Ibai 65'Herrera 90+2' |
Stadium: Valencian Community ) |
| 9 December 2012 15 | Real Betis | 1–2 | Barcelona | Seville |
| 21:00 | Nacho 89' |
Report | Pedro 76' |
Stadium: Community of Madrid ) |
| 16 December 2012 16 | Barcelona | 4–1 | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona |
| 21:00 | Adriano 36' Busquets 45'Messi 57', 88'Thiago 85' |
Report | Falcao 31' Suárez 47' |
Stadium: Basque Country ) |
| 22 December 2012 17 | Valladolid | 1–3 | Barcelona | Valladolid |
| 18:00 | 89' |
Report | Thiago 40' Xavi 43'Messi 59'Tello 90+4' |
Stadium: Aragon ) |
| 6 January 2013 18 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Espanyol | Barcelona |
| 19:00 | ) | Report | Casilla 28' Baena 53'Stuani 74'Moreno 85' |
Stadium: Extremadura ) |
| 13 January 2013 19 | Málaga | 1–3 | Barcelona | Málaga |
| 21:00 | Camacho 54' Buonanotte 89' |
Report | Messi 27' Fàbregas 50', 64'Busquets 68'Thiago 83' |
Stadium: Basque Country ) |
| 19 January 2013 20 | Real Sociedad | 3–2 | Barcelona | San Sebastián |
| 18:00 | I. Martínez 36' Castro 41'Mascherano 62' (o.g.)Illarramendi 79'Agirretxe 90+1'Griezmann 90+3' |
Report | 74' |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 32,076 Referee: Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) |
| 27 January 2013 21 | Barcelona | 5–1 | Osasuna | Barcelona |
| 19:00 | Pedro 41' |
Report | 51' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 65,594 Referee: Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
| Note: Osasuna manager José Luis Mendilibar was booked in the 32nd minute. |
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| 3 February 2013 22 | Valencia | 1–1 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 19:00 | Banega 34' Cissokho 40'Soldado 47'Guardado 76' |
Report | Mascherano 23' Messi 39' (pen.) |
Stadium: Castille and León ) |
| 10 February 2013 23 | Barcelona | 6–1 | Getafe | Barcelona |
| 12:00 | Sánchez 6' Messi 13'Song 58'Villa 58'Tello 79'Iniesta 90'Piqué 90+2' |
Report | Lopo 39' Castro 42'Vázquez 83' |
Stadium: Galicia ) |
| 16 February 2013 24 | Granada | 1–2 | Barcelona | Granada |
| 20:00 | Ighalo 26' Siqueira 34'Nyom 69' |
Report | Messi 50', 73' Thiago 88' |
Stadium: Community of Madrid ) |
| 23 February 2013 25 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Sevilla | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Villa 51' Messi 59' |
Report | Navarro 33' Botía 41', 86' |
Stadium: Community of Madrid ) |
| 2 March 2013 Real Madrid | 2–1 | Barcelona | Madrid | |
| 16:00 | Benzema 6' Ramos 51', 82'Coentrão 61'Morata 68'Arbeloa 90+2' |
Report | Messi 18' Alba 55'Piqué 58'Thiago 64'Dani Alves 90+1'Iniesta 90+3' |
Stadium: Basque Country) |
| Note: Víctor Valdés was sent off after the match ended for insulting the referee.[125] | ||||
| 9 March 2013 27 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Sánchez 37' Puyol 70'Song 83'Messi 87' |
Report | Aguilar 70' |
Stadium: Andalusia ) |
| 17 March 2013 28 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Rayo Vallecano | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Villa 25' Messi 40', 56'Pinto 90+1' |
Report | 70' |
Stadium: Castille and León ) |
| 30 March 2013 29 | Celta Vigo | 2–2 | Barcelona | Vigo |
| 18:00 | Cabral 32' Insa 38'Oubiña 41', 88'Lago 62'Fernández 87' |
Report | Fàbregas 25' Tello 43'Sánchez 64'Messi 73'Busquets 88' |
Stadium: Valencian Community ) |
| 6 April 2013 30 | Barcelona | 5–0 | Mallorca | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Fàbregas 20', 37', 46' Sánchez 22', 38', 75' |
Report | Alfaro 64' |
Stadium: Asturias ) |
| 14 April 2013 31 | Zaragoza | 0–3 | Barcelona | Zaragoza |
| 19:00 | Álvaro 82' |
Report | Thiago 20' Tello 39', 53'Sánchez 71'Dani Alves 83' |
Stadium: Andalusia ) |
| 20 April 2013 32 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Levante | Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Song 65' Fàbregas 84' |
Report | López 89' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 70,957 Referee: Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) |
| 27 April 2013 33 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 18:00 | Susaeta 27' Herrera 40', 90'Gurpegui 87'De Marcos 90+3' |
Report | Fàbregas 35' Adriano 55'Messi 67'Sánchez 69' |
Stadium: Galicia ) |
| 5 May 2013 34 | Barcelona | 4–2 | Real Betis | Barcelona |
| 21:00 | Sánchez 9' Adriano 45'Villa 56'Messi 60', 71' |
Report | Pérez 43', 54' |
Stadium: Aragon ) |
| 12 May 2013 35 | Atlético Madrid | 1–2 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 19:00 | Falcao 51' Insúa 90' |
Report | Sánchez 72', 72' Fàbregas 74'Gabi 80' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Andalusia ) |
| 19 May 2013 36 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Valladolid | Barcelona |
| 21:00 | ) | Report | Pérez ) 90' (pen. |
Stadium: Galicia ) |
| 26 May 2013 37 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Barcelona | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 20:00 | 88' |
Report | 88' |
Stadium: Andalusia ) |
| 1 June 2013 38 | Barcelona | 4–1 | Málaga | Barcelona |
| 21:00 | Villa 3' Fàbregas 14'Montoya 16'Iniesta 52' |
Report | Morales 56' |
Stadium: Valencian Community ) |
Copa del Rey
Kickoff times are in CET.
Round of 32
| 30 October 2012 First leg | Alavés | 0–3 | Barcelona | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 22:00 | Guzmán 62' Luismi 84' |
Report | Villa 40' Iniesta 51'Fàbregas 83', 88' |
Stadium: Mendizorroza Attendance: 19,840 Referee: J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
| 28 November 2012 Second leg | Barcelona | 3–1 (6–1 agg.) | Alavés | Barcelona |
| 21:30 | Adriano 35' Villa 56', 59' |
Report | Jaume 10' Viguera 17'García 55' |
Stadium: Community of Madrid ) |
Round of 16
| 12 December 2012 Córdoba | ||||
| 20:00 | Dubarbier 34' Vico 62' |
Report | Messi 11', 74' |
Stadium: Community of Madrid ) |
| 10 January 2013 Second Leg | Barcelona | 5–0 (7–0 agg.) | Córdoba | Barcelona |
| 21:30 | Thiago 17' Villa 21', 26'Sánchez 55', 85'Mascherano 63'Montoya 67' |
Report | Stadium: Canary Islands ) |
Quarter-finals
| 16 January 2013 First leg | Barcelona | 2–2 | Málaga | Barcelona |
| 21:30 | Sánchez 10' Messi 29', 34'Puyol 30' |
Report | 90+4' |
Stadium: Castile and León ) |
| 24 January 2013 Second leg | Málaga | 2–4 (4–6 agg.) | Barcelona | Málaga |
| 22:00 | Joaquín 12' Iturra 14'Eliseu 26'Weligton 39'Santa Cruz 68' |
Report | Pedro 8' Busquets 32'Alba 39'Fàbregas 45+1'Piqué 49'Mascherano 68'Iniesta 76'Messi 80'Dani Alves 82' |
Stadium: Valencian Community ) |
Semi-finals
| 30 January 2013 Real Madrid | 1–1 | Barcelona | Madrid | |
| 21:00 | Carvalho 16' Callejón 42'Varane 82'Alonso 90' |
Report | Piqué 1' Fàbregas 50'Dani Alves 72'Puyol 85' |
Stadium: Aragon) |
| Note: Tito Vilanova missed the match due to health problems. Assistant coach Jordi Roura managed Barcelona in his place. | ||||
| 26 February 2013 Real Madrid | Barcelona | |||
| 21:00 | Piqué 12' Puyol 40'Alba 89' |
Report | Ronaldo 13' (pen.), 57' Arbeloa 37'Varane 68' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 95,002 Referee: Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) |
| Note: Tito Vilanova missed the match due to health problems. Assistant coach Jordi Roura managed Barcelona in his place. | ||||
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Barcelona
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Celtic
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Benfica
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 |  Spartak Moscow
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 |
| 19 September 2012 1 | Barcelona | 3–2 | Spartak Moscow | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 CEST | Tello 14' Song 34'Messi 71', 80' |
Report | 77' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 82,241 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) |
| 2 October 2012 2 | Benfica | 0–2 | Barcelona | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:45 CEST | Bruno César 38' Matić 86'Jardel 90' |
Report | 89' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,847 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
| 23 October 2012 3 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Celtic | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 CEST | Iniesta 45' Mascherano 71'Adriano 80'Alba 90+4' |
Report | 90+1' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 77,781 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
| 7 November 2012 4 | Celtic | 2–1 | Barcelona | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 20:45 CET | Wanyama 21' Miku 41'Watt 83' |
Report | Song 13' Alba 65'Messi 90+1' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,841[126][127][128] Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
| 20 November 2012 5 | Spartak Moscow | 0–3 | Barcelona | Moscow, Russia |
| 18:00 CET | Rafael Carioca 62' Källström 90+2' |
Report | 90' |
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 67,325 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
| 5 December 2012 6 | Barcelona | 0–0 | Benfica | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 CET | Rafinha 49' Adriano 60' |
Report | Nolito 43' Garay 56'Luisão 59'Matić 78' |
Stadium: Norway ) |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
| 20 February 2013 Milan  | 2–0 | Barcelona | Milan, Italy | |
| 20:45 CET | Mexès 25' Boateng 57'Muntari 81'Traoré 90' |
Report | Busquets 55' Piqué 57' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 79,532 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) |
Quarter-finals
| 2 April 2013 First leg | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–2 | Barcelona | Paris, France |
| 20:45 CEST | Beckham 65' Ibrahimović 79', 87'Matuidi 65', 90+4'Sirigu 88' |
Report | Piqué 18' Messi 38'Alba 62'Mascherano 75'Dani Alves 85'Xavi 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,336 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
| 10 April 2013 Second leg | Barcelona | 1–1 (3 (a) –3 agg.) | Paris Saint-Germain | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 CEST | Pedro 71' |
Report | Pastore 50' Lavezzi 80' Thiago Silva 86' Beckham 89' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 96,022 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
| Note: 3–3 on aggregate, Barcelona won on away goals. | ||||
Semi-finals
| 23 April 2013 First leg | Bayern Munich | 4–0 | Barcelona | Munich, Germany |
| 20:45 CEST | Müller 25', 82' Gómez 37', 49'Martínez 46'Robben 73'Schweinsteiger 87' |
Report | Bartra 39' Sánchez 86'Alba 89'Iniesta 90+2' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
| 1 May 2013 Second leg | Barcelona | 0–3 (0–7 agg.) | Bayern Munich | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 CEST | Dani Alves 45+1' Piqué 79' |
Report | Robben 32', 48' Piqué 72' (o.g.)Müller 76' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 95,877 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
Copa Catalunya
| 17 April 2013 Semi-finals | Gimnàstic | 0–1 | Barcelona | Tarragona |
| 21:30 | Report | Lombán 14' (pen.) |
Stadium: Nou Estadi )Referee: Victor Manuel Sánchez Rico (Catalonia |
| 29 May 2013 Final | Espanyol | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Barcelona | Lleida |
| 21:30 | Simão 19' |
Report | Fàbregas 89' |
Stadium: Camp d'Esports Attendance: 12,620 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia) |
| Penalties | ||||
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