2011–12 FC Barcelona season

113th season in existence of FC Barcelona October 2020 FC Barcelona Team 2011.jpg FC Barcelona players celebrating their FIFA Club World Cup victory Barcelona 2011–12 Sandro Rosell President Pep Guardiola Head coach Camp Nou La Liga 2nd Copa del Rey Winners Supercopa de España Winners UEFA Champions League Semi-finals UEFA Super Cup Winners FIFA Club World Cup Winners Lionel Messi (50) Lionel Messi (73) 99,252 vs Real Madrid(21 April 2012) 37,374 vs BATE Borisov(6 December 2011) 75,212 (includingJoan Gamper Trophy) _fcbarcelona1112h _fcbarcelona1112H(2) _fcbarcelona1112h _barcelona1112h 163DD3 163DD3 163DD3 163DD3 0000BB _fcbarcelona1112a _fcbarcelona1112A _fcbarcelona1112a _fcbarcelona1112a _fcbarcelona1112a 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 _barcelona1011a _barcelona1011a _barcelona1011a _barcelona1011a _barcelona1011a 78E7CB 78E7CB 78E7CB 78E7CB 78E7CB 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 season was FC Barcelona's 113th in existence and the club's 81st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona debuted their new and first paid shirt sponsor Qatar Foundation after an agreement was reached in 2010 with the non-profit organization for a five-and-a-half-year, €170 million deal.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/castellano/noticies/club/temporada10-11/12/13/n101213114565.html https://archive.today/20110923232643/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/castellano/noticies/club/temporada10-11/12/13/n101213114565.html dead 23 September 2011 Barça reach shirt sponsorship agreement with Qatar Foundation es FC Barcelona 13 December 2010 26 May 2011 The agreement with UNICEF continued and their name had been moved to the lower back portion of the shirt.http://shop.fcbarcelona.com/stores/barcelona/products/product_maxzoom.aspx?maximage=prd_maxzoom_barca-86264.jpg&intPID=86264 Barcelona 2011-12 shirts FC Barcelona 17 May 2011 26 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520230132/http://shop.fcbarcelona.com/stores/barcelona/products/product_maxzoom.aspx?maximage=prd_maxzoom_barca-86264.jpg&intPID=86264 20 May 2011 dead 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 Real Madrid, who finished with a record 100 points, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/02/real-madrid-beats-bilbao-la-liga-title-barcelona_n_1472847.html Real Madrid Win La Liga Title With 3-0 Victory Over Athletic Bilbao HuffPost HuffPost 2 May 2012 27 May 2012 and their UEFA Champions League campaign ended after a 3–2 aggregate defeat in the semi-finals to eventual winners Chelsea.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/champions-league/1-2-2nd-leg/fc-barcelona_chelsea Barça exit the CL. FCBarcelona.com 24 April 2012 2012-05-02 Pep Guardiola stepped down as head coach at the conclusion of the season, which ended on a high as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 3–0 in the Copa del Rey final at the Vicente Calderón. Barcelona's under-19 squad played in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series. After finishing first in their group during the group stage, they were eliminated by Ajax in the quarter-finals of the tournament.Fixtures, Results & Tables http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables NextGen Series 6 March 2012Barcelona 0 – 3 Ajax http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/Wed-08-02-12/Barcelona-vs-Ajax/Barcelona---Ajax NextGen Series 6 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120221025341/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/Wed-08-02-12/Barcelona-vs-Ajax/Barcelona---Ajax 21 February 2012 dead 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada10-11/05/31/n110531117809.html https://archive.today/20120730095000/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada10-11/05/31/n110531117809.html dead 30 July 2012 Cáceres makes permanent move to Sevilla FC Barcelona 31 May 2011 21 June 2011 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/07/02/n110702118241.html https://archive.today/20120730141336/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/07/02/n110702118241.html dead 30 July 2012 Sánchez leaves Barça FC Barcelona 2 July 2011 2 July 2011 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/07/04/n110704118272.html https://archive.today/20120731092615/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/07/04/n110704118272.html dead 31 July 2012 Fontàs promoted to 1st Team FC Barcelona 4 July 2011 7 July 2011 On 21 July, Barcelona completed the transfer of Chilean winger Alexis Sánchez from Italian club Udinese. The deal is for five years and the cost of the transfer is €26 million with variable cost of €11.5 million.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/07/21/n110614117999.html https://archive.today/20120801192643/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/07/21/n110614117999.html dead 1 August 2012 Barça sign Alexis Sánchez FC Barcelona 21 July 2011 21 July 2011 On 22 July, Barcelona transferred La Masia graduate Bojan to Italian outfit Roma for €10 million and the agreement includes an obligatory re-purchase clause to be exercised by Barcelona at the end of the 2012–13 season, for a cost of €13 million. Roma may override this re-purchase at this time by paying the club an additional €28 million.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/07/22/n110712118387.html https://archive.today/20120803184320/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/07/22/n110712118387.html dead 3 August 2012 Bojan transferred to AS Roma FC Barcelona 22 July 2011 22 July 2011 August On 3 August, Portuguese club Sporting CP made official the signing of another Barcelona's La Masia graduate, winger Jeffrén, on a five-year deal. The transfer deal was worth €3.7 million and includes a €30 million buyout clause.http://www.sporting.pt/Noticias/Futebol/Fut_Prof/notfutprof_futjeffrenaquisicao_030811_78816.asp Jeffrén makes Sporting switch Sporting.pt pt 3 August 2011 3 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121004132517/http://www.sporting.pt/Noticias/Futebol/Fut_Prof/notfutprof_futjeffrenaquisicao_030811_78816.asp 4 October 2012 dead On 4 August, Barcelona and Argentine centre-back Gabriel Milito reached an agreement to terminate his contract after four years with the team. He then signed with Argentine club Independiente.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/08/04/n110804118663.html https://archive.today/20120731110228/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/08/04/n110804118663.html dead 31 July 2012 Milito allowed to depart FC Barcelona 4 August 2011 4 August 2011 On 14 August, both Barcelona and English club Arsenal announced on their respective official websites an agreement for the transfer of Spanish international midfielder Cesc Fàbregas. The deal will cost Barcelona €29 million with €11 million in variables and end one of the longest transfer sagas in football.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-agree-terms-with-barca-for-fabregas Arsenal announces Fàbregas transfer. Arsenal.com 14 August 2011 14 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111006164919/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-agree-terms-with-barca-for-fabregas 6 October 2011 deadhttp://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/destacades/n110815118780.html https://archive.today/20130101062548/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/destacades/n110815118780.html dead 1 January 2013 Barça finally get Fàbregas. FC Barcelona 14 August 2011 14 August 2011 http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/cesc-barcelona/20110814dasdasftb_41/Tes Fàbregas' transfer detailed. AS.com es 14 August 2011 14 August 2011http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20110812/fc-barcelona/arsenal-cesc-barca-la-negociacion-mas-larga-del-mundo_54198935099.html Transfer 4 years in the making. Mundo Deportivo es 14 August 2011 14 August 2011http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/942813/arsenal-skipper-fabregas-finally-signs-for-barcelona?cc=5901 Transfer numbers. ESPN Soccernet 15 August 2011 15 August 2011 26 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121026145642/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/942813/arsenal-skipper-fabregas-finally-signs-for-barcelona?cc=5901 dead On the same day, Barcelona and Real Madrid kicked off the 2011–12 season with a 2–2 draw at the Santiago Bernabéu in the first leg of the 2011 Supercopa de España in front of a full house.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=330062&cc=5901 Draw to kick off the new season. ESPN Soccernet 14 August 2011 14 August 2011 26 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121026143109/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=330062&cc=5901 dead 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.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/330063?cc=5901 https://archive.today/20120723222238/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/330063?cc=5901 dead 23 July 2012 Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid ESPN Soccernet 17 August 2011 17 August 2011 Goals from Andrés Iniesta and a brace, including the game winner, by Lionel Messi assured Barça started their season with a trophy by claiming their tenth Supercopa all time. On 19 August, the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) went on strike due to unpaid wages for players in the top two divisions of Spanish football by clubs who have gone into financial administration. The AFE and Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) have yet to agree on a guaranteed fund to protect players' wages in the event of their clubs being declared insolvent.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/945843/la-liga-fixtures-postponed-by-strike?cc=5901 https://web.archive.org/web/20121102034007/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/945843/la-liga-fixtures-postponed-by-strike?cc=5901 dead 2 November 2012 La Liga strikes ESPN Soccernet 19 August 2011 20 August 2011 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.https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0250-0c50f3bb01f8-2230f3d90345-1000--messi-wins-uefa-best-player-in-europe-award/ Messi wins inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. UEFA 25 August 2011 25 August 2011 On 26 August, Barcelona won the UEFA Super Cup with a 2–0 victory over Portuguese outfit Porto in Monaco. The victory gave Barça their fourth UEFA Super Cup trophy all time and saw Fàbregas score his first goal with a Barcelona shirt in the 88th minute.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/supercopa_europa/final/jornada01/Barcelona_oporto/partit.html https://archive.today/20120802205203/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/supercopa_europa/final/jornada01/Barcelona_oporto/partit.html dead 2 August 2012 Barça wins UEFA Super Cup FC Barcelona 26 August 2011 26 August 2011 September On 10 September, back from the FIFA international break, Barcelona could only draw 2–2 with Real Sociedad at Anoeta.http://fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada03/Real_Sociedad_Barcelona/partit.html Draw after the international break. FC Barcelona 10 September 2011 10 September 2011 https://archive.today/20120710035847/http://fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada03/Real_Sociedad_Barcelona/partit.html 10 July 2012 dead Barça also lost Alexis Sánchez for approximately 6–8 weeks after the player tore his hamstring in his right leg after a tackle by Sociedad's Dani Estrada.http://fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/09/10/n110910119161.html Alexis injured. FC Barcelona 10 September 2011 10 September 2011 https://archive.today/20120707235306/http://fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/09/10/n110910119161.html 7 July 2012 dead On 13 September, Barcelona opened their UEFA Champions League campaign with a 2–2http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/champions_league/primera_fase/jornada01/grup_H/Barcelona_Milan/partit.html https://archive.today/20120730235557/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/champions_league/primera_fase/jornada01/grup_H/Barcelona_Milan/partit.html dead 30 July 2012 Draw in 1st CL match. FC Barcelona 13 September 2011 13 September 2011 draw against Milan at the Camp Nou. Midfielder Andrés Iniesta left in the 38th minute with a tore femoral biceps on his left leg and will miss approximately a month.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/09/13/n110913119212.html https://archive.today/20120802195803/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/09/13/n110913119212.html dead 2 August 2012 Iniesta to miss a month. FC Barcelona 13 September 2011 13 September 2011 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.http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20110917/fc-barcelona/8-0-un-gran-barca-despeja-dudas-con-una-goleada-a-osasuna_54217247690.html Barça humiliate Osasuna. Mundo Deportivo es 17 September 2011 18 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110923163702/http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20110917/fc-barcelona/8-0-un-gran-barca-despeja-dudas-con-una-goleada-a-osasuna_54217247690.html 23 September 2011 dead Osasuna coach José Luis Mendilibar stated, "we've caught them very angry due to their so-called mini-crisis,"http://www.marca.com/2011/09/17/futbol/equipos/osasuna/1316293662.html Mendilibar speaks about the trashing. Marca es 17 September 2011 18 September 2011 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."http://www.marca.com/2011/09/17/futbol/equipos/barcelona/1316294998.html Guardiola on the mini-crisis. Marca es 17 September 2011 18 September 2011 On 28 September, Barcelona defeated BATE Borisov 0–5http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/champions_league/primera_fase/jornada02/grup_H/bate_Barcelona/partit.html https://archive.today/20120801200719/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/champions_league/primera_fase/jornada02/grup_H/bate_Barcelona/partit.html dead 1 August 2012 Barça notch their 1st Group H win. FC Barcelona 28 September 2011 28 September 2011 at the Dynama Stadium in their first meeting in Group H of the Champions League. Lionel Messi scored a brace and tied László Kubala for 2nd place on the all-time goals scoring list for Barcelona with 194 goals.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/09/28/n110928119478.html https://archive.today/20120905053839/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/09/28/n110928119478.html dead 5 September 2012 Messi draws even with Kubala. FC Barcelona 28 September 2011 28 September 2011 October On 2 October, Barcelona defeated Sporting de Gijón 0–1http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada07/Sporting_Gijon_Barcelona/partit.html https://archive.today/20120802045650/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada07/Sporting_Gijon_Barcelona/partit.html dead 2 August 2012 Barça go top. FC Barcelona 2 October 2011 2 October 2011 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.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0254-0d7d4750a558-a55af65b9918-1000--barcelona-flex-muscles-without-overwhelming-plzen/ Barça beat Plzeň. UEFA 19 October 2011 27 October 2011 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.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/323957?cc=5901 https://archive.today/20120720165956/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/323957?cc=5901 dead 20 July 2012 Barça 0-0 Sevilla. ESPN Soccernet 22 October 2011 27 October 2011 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.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/974017/barcelona%27s-cesc-fabregas-denies-racially-abusing-frederic-kanoute?cc=5901 https://web.archive.org/web/20111026024235/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/974017/barcelona%27s-cesc-fabregas-denies-racially-abusing-frederic-kanoute?cc=5901 dead 26 October 2011 Fàbregas accused of racism. ESPN Soccernet 23 October 2011 27 October 2011 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada10/Granada_Barcelona/partit.html https://archive.today/20120729182013/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada10/Granada_Barcelona/partit.html dead 29 July 2012 Barça claim narrow win. FC Barcelona 25 October 2011 27 October 2011 Barça also lost forward Pedro for approximately three weeks due to strained tendons in his left ankle.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/10/26/n111026119959.html https://archive.today/20120909130448/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/10/26/n111026119959.html dead 9 September 2012 Pedro suffers ankle injury in Granada. 2011-10-26 27 October 2011 November On 1 November, the 23-men shortlist for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or was released with eight Barcelona—Eric Abidal, Dani Alves, Cesc Fàbregas, Andrés Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Gerard Piqué, David Villa and Xavi.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/11/01/n111101120063.html https://archive.today/20120731103032/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/11/01/n111101120063.html dead 31 July 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011. FC Barcelona 1 November 2011 2 November 2011 Later that night, Barcelona defeated Viktoria Plzeň 0–4 in Prague at the Synot Tip Arena with a hat-trick by Messi and assured their progress into the knock-out stage. With the three goals, he surpassed the 200-goal mark as a Barcelona player in Pep Guardiola's 200th game as first team manager.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/11/01/n111101120061.html https://archive.today/20120730062012/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/11/01/n111101120061.html dead 30 July 2012 Guardiola reaches 200 games. FC Barcelona 1 November 2011 2 November 2011 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/11/01/n111101120076.html https://archive.today/20120731173612/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/11/01/n111101120076.html dead 31 July 2012 Valdés breaks team shutout record. FC Barcelona 1 November 2011 2 November 2011 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/l-hospitalet-fc-barcelona-once-again-exemplary-0-1 Barça debut in the Cup. FC Barcelona 9 November 2011 10 November 2011 On 22 November, assistant coach Tito Vilanova was successfully operated for problem in his parotid gland. The club did not release anymore information on the matter due to the coach's wish to have everything remain private.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/tito-vilanova-recovering-after-successful-surgery Tito Villanova successfully operated. FC Barcelona 22 November 2011 23 November 2011 The next day, Barcelona defeated Milan at the San Siro 2–3 in a thrilling European encounter to win Group H.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/champions-league/round-5-h/milan_fc-barcelona Barça win Group H. FCBarcelona.com 23 November 2011 28 November 2011 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/getafe-fcb-first-defeat-of-the-season-1-0 Barça see 1st defeat. FCBarcelona.com 27 November 2011 28 November 2011 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/r-madrid-fc-barcelona-universal-declaration-of-beautiful-football Barça wins first Clásico. FCBarcelona.es 10 December 2011 11 December 2011 On 15 December, David Villa fractured his tibia while attempting to score in Barça's 0–4 FIFA Club World Cup semi-final victory over Qatari club Al-Sadd.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/mundial-de-clubs/1-2/al-sadd_fc-barcelona Barça into FIFA CWC Final. FCBarcelona.com 15 December 2011 15 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111222010340/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/mundial-de-clubs/1-2/al-sadd_fc-barcelona 22 December 2011 dead The injury will sideline the player for four-to-six months, possibly causing him to miss UEFA Euro 2012.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/david-villa-breaks-shinbone-during-al-sadd-clash Villa sideline with injury.. FCBarcelona.com 15 December 2011 15 December 2011 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/mundial-de-clubs/final/santos_fc-barcelona Barça's crowned Club World Cup champs. FCBarcelona.com 18 December 2011 18 December 2011 On 22 December, Barcelona defeated L'Hospitalet in the second leg of the Copa del Rey 9–0http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/copa-del-rei/1-16-tornada/fc-barcelona_l-hospitalet/report Barcelona win big. FCBarcelona.com 23 December 2011 1 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120109035711/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/copa-del-rei/1-16-tornada/fc-barcelona_l-hospitalet/report 9 January 2012 (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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/copa-del-rei/1-8-anada/fc-barcelona_osasuna Barça takes 1st leg. FCBarcelona.com 4 January 2012 9 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120107200611/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/copa-del-rei/1-8-anada/fc-barcelona_osasuna 7 January 2012 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.http://www.marca.com/2012/01/05/futbol/equipos/barcelona/1325718837.html Messi with the flu still stars for Barça. Marca es 5 January 2012 9 January 2012 On 8 January, the derbi barceloní ended in a 1–1 draw with goals by Cesc Fàbregas (16th minute) for Barcelona and Álvaro Vázquez (86th minute) for Espanyol.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/league/round-18/espanyol_fc-barcelona Stalemate in the Catalan Derby. FCBarcelona.com 8 January 2012 2012-01-09 Barcelona right back Dani Alves was racially abused by the Espanyol fans throughout the match and prompted the Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino to "condemn the actions of his fans."http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1006359/espanyol-boss-mauricio-pochettino-slams-dani-alves-abuse?cc=5901 https://web.archive.org/web/20120112042123/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1006359/espanyol-boss-mauricio-pochettino-slams-dani-alves-abuse?cc=5901 dead 12 January 2012 Dani Alves racially abused by Espanyol fans. ESPN Soccernet 8 January 2012 2012-01-09 On 9 January, Lionel Messi was awarded the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Orhttps://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=1565454/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120109192212/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=1565454/index.html dead 9 January 2012 Messi wins 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or. FIFA 9 January 2012 10 January 2012 and Pep Guardiola received the FIFA Coach of the Yearhttps://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=1566223/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120112062333/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=1566223/index.html dead 12 January 2012 Guardiola named Coach of the Year. FIFA 9 January 2012 10 January 2012 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.https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=1566015/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120112061409/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=1566015/index.html dead 12 January 2012 Messi joins Platini, van Basten and Cruyff as 3X winners. FIFA 9 January 2012 2012-01-10 On 11 January, Barça and French club Paris Saint-Germain agreed to the transfer of Brazilian left back Maxwell for €4 million.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/maxwell-transferred-to-paris-saint-germain Maxwell leaves for PSG. FCBarcelona.com 12 January 2012 12 January 2012 On 12 January, Barcelona defeated Osasuna 1–2http://www.fcbarcelona.es/futbol/primer-equipo/archivo-partidos/2011-2012/copa-del-rei/1-8-tornada/osasuna_fc-barcelona Barça advance on 6-1 aggregate. FC Barcelona 12 January 2012 13 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120626230144/http://www.fcbarcelona.es/futbol/primer-equipo/archivo-partidos/2011-2012/copa-del-rei/1-8-tornada/osasuna_fc-barcelona 26 June 2012 at the Reyno de Navarra to move on to the Copa del Rey quarter-finals where they'll meet Real Madrid for another round of Clásicos. CB Andreus Fontàs will miss the rest of the year when he suffered a torn ACL in the 14th minute of play.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/andreu-fontas-injured-the-bitter-side-of-the-game Fontàs out for season with torn ACL. FCBarcelona.com 12 January 2012 13 January 2012 Pedro will also be sidelined for ten days due to a minor hamstring injury.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/pedro-out-for-ten-days Pedro out for 10 days. FCBarcelona.com 13 January 2012 13 January 2012 On 15 January, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 4–2 to remain five points back in second place in La Liga table.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-betis-three-vital-points-4-2 Barça keep pace. FCBarcelona.com 15 January 2012 16 January 2012 With the victory, Pep Guardiola notched his 100th win in the Primera División, only needing 132 matches to accomplish the feat.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/josep-guardiola-reaches-his-100th-win-in-the-liga-since-he-arrived-in-2008 Pep hits century mark in La Liga wins. FCBarcelona.com 15 January 2012 16 January 2012 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/madrid-fc-barcelona-happy-birthday-pep-1-2 Barça take 1st leg advantage. FCBarcelona.com 18 January 2012 19 January 2012 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.http://www.marca.com/2012/01/19/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1326956531.html Pepe controversy. Marca es 19 January 2012 19 January 2012 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/lliga/jornada-1/malaga_fc-barcelona Messi's hat-trick leads Barça. FCBarcelona.com 22 January 2012 22 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120121142213/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/lliga/jornada-1/malaga_fc-barcelona 21 January 2012 dead 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 2–2http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/copa-del-rey/1-8-2nd-leg/fc-barcelona_real-madrid Barça into the semis of the CdR. FCBarcelona.com 25 January 2012 25 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120128153929/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/copa-del-rey/1-8-2nd-leg/fc-barcelona_real-madrid 28 January 2012 draw at Camp Nou to win the tie 4–3 on aggregate and reached their 50th semi-final all time in the competition.http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/clasico/barca-jugara-semifinal-1356122 Barça in their 50th semi-final. Sport.es es 26 January 2012 26 January 2012 On 29 January, Barça were held to a scoreless draw by Villarreal at the El Madrigal to put them seven points behind league leaders Real Madrid.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/luck-fails-to-reward-commitment-0-0 Barça drop 7 points back. FCBarcelona.com 29 January 2012 30 January 2012 Two days later, Isaac Cuenca extended his contract until 30 June 2015 and was officially promoted to the first-team.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/cuenca-signs-extension-to-contract Cuenca promoted. FCBarcelona.com 31 January 2012 30 January 2012 February On 8 February, Barcelona defeated Valencia 2–0 at Camp Nou and 3–1 on aggregate to advance to their 34th Copa del Rey final.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/copa-del-rey/1-2-2nd-leg/fc-barcelona_valencia Barça reached CdR Final. FCBarcelona.com 8 February 2012 8 February 2012 Goals from Cesc Fàbregas and Xavi to set up a rematch of the 2009 final against Athletic Bilbao. On 11 February, Barcelona suffered their second loss of the season, 3–2 to Osasuna in Pamplona. With the loss, the team continued to show their struggles in the league away from the Camp Nou, dropping ten points behind leaders Real Madrid.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/league/round-23/osasuna_fc-barcelona Barça lose their second on the road. FCBarcelona.com 11 February 2012 11 February 2012 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/champions-league/1-8-1st-leg/bayer-leverkusen_fc-barcelona Barça take first leg advantage. FCBarcelona.com 14 February 2012 20 February 2012 On 19 February, Barcelona notched their 15th win in La Liga against Valencia with a 5–1http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/league/round-24/fc-barcelona_valencia Barça stays on pace with Real Madrid. FCBarcelona.com 19 February 2012 20 February 2012 scoreline at Camp Nou to keep pace with Real Madrid. Lionel Messi celebrated his 200th match in La Liga by scoring four goals.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/messi-scores-4-goals-to-celebrate-his-200th-game Super Messi scores fur against Valencia. FCBarcelona.com 19 February 2012 20 February 2012 On 26 February, Barcelona defeated Atlético Madrid with a 1–2http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/league/round-25/at-madrid_fc-barcelona Barça still in hunt for La Liga. FCBarcelona.com 26 February 2012 28 February 2012 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/messi-and-busquets-will-miss-the-match-against-sporting-gijon-due-to-suspension Messi & Sergio to miss Sporting match. FCBarcelona.com 27 February 2012 28 February 2012 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/league/round-26/fc-barcelona_sporting-de-gijon Barça win despite playing with 10 men. FCBarcelona.com 3 March 2012 2012-03-03 On 7 March, Barcelona defeated Bayer Leverkusen 7–1http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/champions-league/1-8-2nd-leg/fc-barcelona_bayer-leverkusen Barça smoke Bayer 7-1. FCBarcelona.com 7 March 2012 2012-03-07 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.es/futbol/primer-equipo/archivo-partidos/2011-2012/liga/jornada-27/racing-de-santander_fc-barcelona Barça keep pace. FCBarcelona.com 11 March 2012 2012-03-14 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".http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/eric-abidal-to-have-a-liver-transplant Abidal to be operated again. FCBarcelona.com 15 March 2012 2012-03-15 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/league/round-28/sevilla_fc-barcelona Barça win Sevilla. FCBarcelona.com 17 March 2012 2012-03-17 On 20 March, Barcelona beat Granada 5–3http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/league/round-29/fc-barcelona_granada-c-f Barça defeat a valiant Granada. FCBarcelona.com 20 March 2012 2012-03-20 at Camp Nou behind a historic hat-trick by Lionel Messi. Messi took his career tally to 234 goals as a Barcelona player and surpassed César as the all-time top scorer for the club in competitive matches.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/messi-all-time-top-goalscorer-for-barca-in-official-matches Messi overtakes César. FCBarcelona.com 20 March 2012 2012-03-21 On 28 March, Barcelona and Milan finished 0–0 at San Siro in their first leg quarter-finals encounter in the Champions League.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/champions-league/1-4-1st-leg/milan_fc-barcelona 1st leg draw in QF. FC Barcelona 28 March 2012 2012-03-28 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/barca-present-complaint-about-condition-of-giuseppe-meazza-pitch Barça file complaint over San Siro pitch. FCBarcelona.com 29 March 2012 2012-03-30 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."http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1041998/barcelona-lodge-ac-milan-pitch-complaint-to-uefa?cc=5901 https://web.archive.org/web/20120401010853/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1041998/barcelona-lodge-ac-milan-pitch-complaint-to-uefa?cc=5901 dead 1 April 2012 Pep talks about pitch. ESPN Soccernet 29 March 2012 2012-03-30 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/champions-league/1-4-2nd-leg/fc-barcelona_milan Barça advance to semi-finals FCBarcelona.com 3 April 2012 2012-04-03 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/muniesa-s-contract-extension-takes-effect Muniesa promoted to first team. FC Barcelona 4 April 2012 2012-04-05 On 10 April, Barcelona defeated Getafe 4–0http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-getafe-barca-get-ten-out-of-ten-4-0 Victory against Getafe. FCBarcelona.com 10 April 2012 2012-04-11 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.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1047750/eric-abidal-recovering-well-after-liver-transplant?cc=5901 https://archive.today/20120714013100/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1047750/eric-abidal-recovering-well-after-liver-transplant?cc=5901 dead 14 July 2012 Victory dedicated to Abidal. ESPN Soccernet 11 April 2012 2012-04-11 On 14 April, Barcelona came back to defeat Levante 1–2 at the Ciutat de València.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/llevant-fc-barcelona-confidence-boosting-fightback-1-2 Barça comeback victory over Levante. FCBarcelona.com 14 April 2012 2012-04-15 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/messi-it-was-a-very-difficult-ground-to-play-in-but-we-managed-to-get-a-fantastic-result Messi goal scoring feats continues. FC Barcelona 15 April 2012 2012-04-15 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/chelsea-fc-barcelona-tuesday-set-for-fightback-1-0 Shooting boots let down Barça's attack. FC Barcelona 18 April 2012 2012-04-19 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/league/round-35/fc-barcelona_real-madrid Barça fall in the Clásico. FCBarcelona.com 21 April 2012 2012-04-24 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.es/futbol/primer-equipo/archivo-partidos/2011-2012/champions-league/1-2-vuelta/fc-barcelona_chelsea Barça crash out of Europe. FCBarcelona.com 24 April 2012 2012-04-25 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/guardiola-to-leave-barca-on-june-30 Pep leaves Barça. FCBarcelona.com 27 April 2012 2012-04-27 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.Tito Vilanova to be the new manager http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/tito-vilanova-to-be-the-new-manager FCBarcelona.com 27 April 2012 2012-04-27 May On 2 May, Barcelona defeated Málaga 4–1http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/league/round-20/fc-barcelona_malaga Barça defeat Málaga. FCBarcelona.com 2 May 2012 2012-05-03 at the Camp Nou. Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick and took his season tally to 68 goals in all competitions, passing Gerd Müller's record of 67 goals in the 1972–73 season.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/leo-messi-breaks-muller-s-longstanding-record-of-67-goals-scored-in-one-season Messi breaks season scoring record. FCBarcelona.com 2 May 2012 2012-05-03 On 5 May, Barcelona took the second leg of the derbi barceloní with a 4–0http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/league/round-37/fc-barcelona_espanyol Barça defeat Espanyol FCBarcelona.com 5 May 2012 2012-05-07 victory over Espanyol. Lionel Messi scored four times and became the first player in La Liga to score 50 goals in a season.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/messi-the-perfect-scorer Messi reaches 50 goals. FCBarcelona.com 7 May 2012 2012-05-07 It was also an emotional farewell match for Guardiola in his last home game as Barça's manager.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/see-you-soon Emotional goodbyes for Pep. FCBarcelona.com 6 May 2012 2012-05-07 On 12 May, Barcelona drew their last league game of the season at the Benito Villamarín 2–2http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/league/round-38/betis_fc-barcelona Barça finishes season with draw. FCBarcelona.com 13 May 2012 2012-05-14 against Real Betis. Barça finished 9 points off the league winner Real Madrid while Lionel Messi finished with 50 league goals to win the Pichichi Trophy and European Golden Boot as the league's top scorerhttp://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/record-breaking-pichichi-and-golden-boot Messi claims Pichichi & European Golden Boot. FCBarcelona.com 14 May 2012 2012-05-14 and Víctor Valdés claimed the Zamora Trophy.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/the-zamora-trophy-belongs-to-valdes Valdés claims 4th straight Zamora Trophy. FCBarcelona.com 14 May 2012 2012-05-14 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/copa-del-rey/final/athletic-club_fc-barcelona Barça win Copa del Rey. 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Expenditure: €38.25 million Club Current technical staff Head coach Pep Guardiola y Assistant coach Tito Vilanova Goalkeeping coach Juan Carlos Unzué y Physical fitness coach Lorenzo Buenaventura Director of football Andoni Zubizarreta 23 June FC Barcelona Official Website February 2010 Statistics Player statistics Section June 2017 UEFA Champions League La Liga Copa del Rey Others Víctor Valdés ESP 1 GK 51 4410 11 0 35 0 0 5 y Pinto ESP 13 GK 13 1170 1 0 3 9 0 0 0 Dani Alves BRA 2 RB 46 4036 10 0 33 2 5 1 4 0 broken collarbone May 2012 http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/dani-alves-breaks-collarbone y Gerard Piqué ESP 3 CB 32 2712 5 0 22 2 8 0 3 0 Carles Puyol ESP 5 CB 40 3292 9 0 26 3 7 2 2 0 knee injury May 2012 http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/carles-puyol-to-miss-copa-del-rey-final y Adriano BRA 21 FB 30 2520 7 0 26 1 3 0 4 2 Eric Abidal FRA 22 LB 35 3119 6 0 22 0 5 1 5 0 Liver transplant March 2012 http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/eric-abidal-to-have-a-liver-transplant y Andreu Fontàs ESP 24 CB 5 369 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 torn anterior cruciate ligament – out for season January 2012 http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/andreu-fontas-injured-the-bitter-side-of-the-game Marc Muniesa ESP 26 CB 0 66 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 y Marc Bartra ESP 32 CB 1 113 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Martín Montoya ESP 35 RB 6 640 1 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 y Cesc Fàbregas ESP 4 AM 38 3252 9 1 28 9 8 3 3 2 Xavi ESP 6 CM 45 3551 9 1 31 10 7 2 4 1 y Andrés Iniesta ESP 8 CM 39 3004 8 3 27 2 6 2 5 1 Thiago ESP 11 CM 32 2866 7 0 27 2 8 2 3 0 y Javier Mascherano ARG 14 DM 49 4403 10 0 31 0 6 0 5 0 Seydou Keita MLI 15 CM 22 2171 9 0 26 3 3 0 4 1 y Sergio Busquets ESP 16 DM 46 3865 10 1 31 1 8 0 3 0 Ibrahim Afellay NED 20 AM 1 126 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 y Jonathan dos Santos MEX 28 CM 3 313 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 Martí Riverola ESP 29 CM 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 y Sergi Roberto ESP 30 CM 3 318 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 Rafinha BRA 34 MF 1 85 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 y David Villa ESP 7 SS 17 1556 4 3 15 5 1 0 4 1 fractured tibia – out for the season December 2011 http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/david-villa-breaks-shinbone-during-al-sadd-clash Alexis Sánchez CHI 9 SS 31 2521 6 2 25 12 7 1 3 0 y Lionel Messi ARG 10 SS 57 5042 11 14 37 50 7 3 5 6 Pedro ESP 17 SS 32 2754 9 4 29 5 5 4 5 0 y Isaac Cuenca ESP 23 RW 20 1811 7 0 16 2 6 2 1 0 Gerard Deulofeu ESP 27 FW 0 47 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 y Cristian Tello ESP 37 FW 5 575 3 2 15 3 4 2 0 0 Maxwell BRA – LB 6 666 3 0 7 0 1 0 1 1 Supercopa de España UEFA Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup 25 May position in ascending shirt number. 2011–12 Stats August 2011 Italic: denotes no longer with club. Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number. 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Pre-season and friendlies Summer Tour 23 July 2011 20:30 CEST Hajduk Split 0–0 Report Barcelona Poljud Stadium Split, Croatia 35,000 Goran Gabrilo (Croatia) D Audi Cup Semi-final 26 July 2011 18:15 CEST Barcelona 2–2 https://archive.today/20111112234006/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/pretemporada/audi_cup/fcb-porto_alegre/partit.html Report Internacional Thiago 15Busquets 45Dos Santos 62 Moledo 32Nei 55Tinga 67Leandro Damião 85 Allianz Arena Munich, Germany 69,000 Felix Brych (Germany) D Villa Dos Santos Carmona Jeffrén Armando 4–2 Kléber Leandro Damião João Paulo Zé Mário Audi Cup Final 27 July 2011 20:45 CEST Bayern Munich 0–2 https://archive.today/20111112232819/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/pretemporada/audi_cup/fcb-bayern/partit.html Report Barcelona Thiago 42 75 Allianz Arena Munich, Germany 69,000 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) W World Football Challenge 30 July 2011 19:00 EDT Barcelona 1–2 Report Manchester United Dos Santos 30Thiago 70 Nani 22 Owen 76 FedExField Landover, Maryland, United States 81,107 Ricardo Salazar (United States) L World Football Challenge 3 August 2011 20:00 EDT Barcelona 1–4 https://archive.today/20111106222338/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/pretemporada/fcb-chivas/partit.html Report Guadalajara Villa 4 Fabián 60 63Casillas 72Verduzco 90+2 Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida, United States 70,080 Baldomero Toledo (United States) L World Football Challenge 6 August 2011 15:00 CDT Barcelona 2–0 https://archive.today/20111012134251/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/pretemporada/fcb-america/partit.html Report América Villa 24Busquets 61Keita 89 Medina 45 Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas, United States 60,807 Ricardo Salazar (United States) W Joan Gamper Trophy 22 August 2011 19:00 CEST Barcelona 5–0 https://archive.today/20111112233814/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/Gamper/jornada01/fcb-napols/partit.html Report Napoli Fàbregas 26Keita 31Pedro 62Messi 66 77 Lavezzi 37Ruiz 81 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 78,002 Álvarez Izquierdo es Alfonso Javier Álvarez Izquierdo sup (Catalonia) W Competitions Supercopa de España 2011 Supercopa de España El Clásico First leg 14 August 2011 22:00 CEST Real Madrid 2–2 https://archive.today/20111112233824/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/supercopa_espanya/jornada01/Madrid_Barcelona/partit.html Report Barcelona Özil 13Khedira 32Alonso 54, 78Coentrão 90+1 Villa 36Messi 45Sánchez 55Dani Alves 90+3 Santiago Bernabéu Madrid 81,177 Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) D Second leg 17 August 2011 23:00 CEST Barcelona 3–2 https://archive.today/20111112232825/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/supercopa_espanya/jornada02/Barcelona_Madrid/partit.html Report 5–4 Real Madrid Iniesta 15Xavi 42Messi 45 88Mascherano 54Valdés 90+3Villa 0 90+5David Villa and Mesut Özil were both sent off for fighting after being substituted. Ronaldo 20, 54Khedira 28Marcelo 1 55 90+4Pepe 62Ramos 76Benzema 82Coentrão 84Özil 0 90+5David Villa and Mesut Özil were both sent off for fighting after being substituted. Camp Nou Barcelona 92,965 Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) W UEFA Super Cup 2011 UEFA Super Cup Final 26 August 2011 20:45 CEST Barcelona ESP 2–0 Report POR Porto Messi 39Iniesta 51Fàbregas 87 C. Rodríguez 30Rolando 2 65 86Guarín 1 82 90 Stade Louis II Monaco 18,048 Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) W FIFA Club World Cup 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Semi-finals 14 December 2011 11:30 CET Al-Sadd QAT 0–4 Report ESP Barcelona Majid 62Kasola 80 Adriano 25 43Keita 64Maxwell 81 International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama, Japan 66,298 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) W Final 18 December 2011 11:30 CET Santos BRA 0–4 Report ESP Barcelona Ganso 73Dracena 75 Messi 17 82Xavi 24Piqué 39Fàbregas 45Mascherano 71 International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama, Japan 68,166 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) W La Liga 2011–12 La Liga League table FCB Results by round table b 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 20 Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A Result W/D/W/D/W/W/W/D/W/W/D/W/L/W/W/W/D/W/W/D/W /L/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/D Position 2/4/3/4/2/1/1/3/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd complete Competitive matches December 2010 Matches 2 29 August 2011 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 5–0 Report Villarreal Thiago 24Mascherano 33Fàbregas 35, 44Sánchez 46, 48Messi 51 73 Zapata 20Wakaso 84Marchena 88 Camp Nou Barcelona 75,097 Javier Turienzo Álvarez es sup (Castile and León) W 3 10 September 2011 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Real Sociedad 2–2 Report Barcelona Agirretxe 59Griezmann 60Cadamuro-Bentaïba 82 Xavi 10Fàbregas 11Busquets 62Messi 90+3 Anoeta San Sebastián 31,000 Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community) D 4 17 September 2011 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 8–0 https://archive.today/20120912222518/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada04/Barcelona_Osasuna/partit.html Report Osasuna Messi 5 41 79Fàbregas 13Villa 34 76, 36Rovérsio 40 o.g.Xavi 57 Lamah 44García 48Ibrahima 74Timor 82Damià 83 Camp Nou Barcelona 70,549 César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias) W 5 21 September 2011 22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Valencia 2–2 https://archive.today/20111106013500/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada05/Valencia_Barcelona/partit.html Report Barcelona Abidal 12 o.g.Rami 15Hernández 23Soldado 37Canales 53Jonas 87Alba 0 90+1 Pedro 14Fàbregas 77Mascherano 88 Mestalla Valencia 52,250 Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) D 6 24 September 2011 22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 5–0 https://archive.today/20110915063330/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada06/Barcelona_At.Madrid/partit.html Report Atlético Madrid Villa 9Miranda 15 o.g.Messi 26 78 90+1Piqué 71 Perea 72 Camp Nou Barcelona 83,154 Carlos Delgado Ferreiro es sup (Basque Country) W 7 2 October 2011 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sporting Gijón 0–1 https://archive.today/20120802045650/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada07/Sporting_Gijon_Barcelona/partit.html Report Barcelona Cases 34Castro 87 Adriano 12Pedro 50Busquets 90+3 El Molinón Gijón 28,500 Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon) W 8 15 October 2011 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 3–0 https://archive.today/20111110204547/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada08/Barcelona_Racing/partit.html Report Racing Santander Messi 11 68Xavi 27 Diop 21Bedia 80 Camp Nou Barcelona 82,225 Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez es sup (Valencian Community) W 9 22 October 2011 22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 0–0 Report Sevilla Mascherano 45+2Iniesta 75Fàbregas 90+4 Navas 42Navarro 2 54 90+7Varas 57Medel 66Cáceres 68Fazio 90Kanouté 1 90+3 90+4Escudé 90+7 Camp Nou Barcelona 82,743 Eduardo Iturralde González (Basque Country) D 10 25 October 2011 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Granada 0–1 https://archive.today/20120729182013/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada10/Granada_Barcelona/partit.html Report Barcelona Uche 3Romero 2 35 53F. Rico 36Benítez 2 63 90+2Nyom 87 Dani Alves 26Xavi 33Busquets 62Cuenca 66Keita 90 Los Cármenes Granada 22,000 César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias) W 11 29 October 2011 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 5–0 https://archive.today/20111110204603/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada11/Barcelona_Mallorca/partit.html Report Mallorca Messi 13 pen. 21 30Cuenca 50Dani Alves 74, 90+2 Nsue 12Bigas 90+1 Camp Nou Barcelona 80,635 Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero es sup (Andalusia) W 12 6 November 2011 20:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Athletic Bilbao 2–2 Report Barcelona Herrera 20, 22Martínez 48Iturraspe 53Amorebieta 2 69 90+1Piqué 80 o.g. Fàbregas 24Piqué 63Messi 90+1 San Mamés Bilbao 38,000 José Luis Paradas Romero es sup (Andalusia) D 13 19 November 2011 20:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 4–0 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Zaragoza Piqué 18, 61Messi 43Puyol 54Villa 75Dani Alves 88 Lanzaro 26Juárez 28Micael 63 Camp Nou Barcelona 66,692 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) W 14 26 November 2011 22:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Getafe 1–0 Report Barcelona Lacen 24Casquero 47Valera 68Castro 71Lopo 78 Maxwell 19Piqué 44Busquets 89 Alfonso Pérez Getafe 13,600 Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) L 17 29 November 2011 21:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 4–0 Report Rayo Vallecano Sánchez 29 41Villa 43Messi 50Valdés 80Piqué 84 Bangoura 39Jordi 45Arribas 60 Camp Nou Barcelona 53,775 Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa es sup (Basque Country) W 15 3 December 2011 20:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 5–0 Report Levante Fàbregas 3 32, 45Cuenca 36Messi 53Sánchez 59Valdés 90+1 Venta 26Ballesteros 32Del Horno 42 Camp Nou Barcelona 79,361 José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes es sup (Cantabria) W 16 10 December 2011 22:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Real Madrid 1–3 Report Barcelona Benzema 1Alonso 26Diarra 61Pepe 63Ramos 70 Sánchez 27, 30Messi 37Piqué 48Xavi 53Fàbregas 66 Santiago Bernabéu Madrid 85,400 David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) W 18 8 January 2012 21:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Espanyol 1–1 Report Barcelona Romaric 45+1Rodríguez 70Vázquez 76, 86S. García 86Amat 90Forlín 90+1Casilla 90+3 Messi 14Fàbregas 16 Cornellà-El Prat Cornellà de Llobregat 35,122 Javier Turienzo Álvarez es sup (Castile and León) D 19 15 January 2012 21:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 4–2 Report Real Betis Xavi 10Messi 12 86 pen., 44Puyol 49Iniesta 69Sánchez 75 Castro 32Iriney 43Sevilla 46Santa Cruz 52Mario 2 60 70Matilla 81Dorado 85 Camp Nou Barcelona 69,889 Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva es sup (Galicia) W 1 22 January 2012 18:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Málaga 1–4 Report Barcelona Camacho 62Rondón 85 Messi 33 51 81Sánchez 48 La Rosaleda Málaga 22,572 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) W 21 28 January 2012 22:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Villarreal 0–0 Report Barcelona Musacchio 30Ruben 38Senna 68Joselu 77Rodríguez 84 Thiago 89Dani Alves 90+2 El Madrigal Villarreal 17,000 José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes es sup (Cantabria) D 22 4 February 2012 22:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 2–1 Report Real Sociedad Tello 8Messi 72 I. Martínez 34Vela 73Llorente 88 Camp Nou Barcelona 52,646 Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon) W 23 11 February 2012 20:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Osasuna 3–2 Report Barcelona Lekić 5 22R. García 56, 61Puñal 70 Roberto 16Sánchez 36, 51Dani Alves 57Tello 73Valdés 85Mascherano 2 90+1 90+6 El Sadar Pamplona 17,283 José Luis Paradas Romero es sup (Andalusia) L Manager Pep Guardiola was shown 86 and Mascherano shown second after the final whistle.http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa2cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=16109 Mascherano shown 2nd yellow after match. RFEF.es es 11 February 2012 2012-04-11June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes 24 19 February 2012 21:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 5–1 Report Valencia Messi 22 27 76 85Xavi 90+1 Albelda 4Piatti 9R. Costa 34Soldado 65 Camp Nou Barcelona 74,240 Javier Turienzo Álvarez es sup (Castile and León) W 25 26 February 2012 18:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Atlético Madrid 1–2 Report Barcelona Godín 23Juanfran 25Turan 30Falcao 49, 85Tiago 60Koke 74 Messi 8, 81Dani Alves 36, 70Fàbregas 45Sánchez 76Busquets 90 Vicente Calderón Madrid 53,000 Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa es sup (Basque Country) W 26 3 March 2012 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 3–1 Report Sporting Gijón Iniesta 42, 47Piqué 0 46Xavi 71, 88Keita 77, 79Dani Alves 82 Ayoze 28Canella 29Barral 49, 81De las Cuevas 64Castro 73Carmelo 74Eguren 79Gálvez 84 Camp Nou Barcelona 72,442 Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) W 27 11 March 2012 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Racing Santander 0–2 Report Barcelona Francis 11Babacar 23Álvaro 55Cisma 55Diop 56Stuani 88 Messi 29 56 pen. El Sardinero Santander 18,885 Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid) W 28 17 March 2012 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sevilla 0–2 Report Barcelona Spahić 17Escudé 50Medel 76 Xavi 17Messi 24Piqué 31Adriano 80Pedro 83 Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville 44,500 José Luis González González es sup (Castile and León) W 29 20 March 2012 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 5–3 Report Granada Xavi 4Messi 17 67 86Keita 48Tello 82Mascherano 89 Ighalo 10Bénitez 34Mainz 55Cortés 59Siqueira 62 pen. 89 pen.Hurtado 64Gómez 66Geijo 90+1Abel 90+3 Camp Nou Barcelona 62,401 José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes es sup (Cantabria) W 30 24 March 2012 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mallorca 0–2 Report Barcelona Pereira 27Ramis 40 Messi 25Thiago 2 36 56Piqué 79Puyol 88 Iberostar Palma Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez es sup (Valencian Community) W Thiago's second in the 56th minute was withdrawn by the Competition Committee on 29 March.http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20120328/fc-barcelona/comite-competicion-expulsion-thiago-puyol_54277705607.html RFEF withdraws 2nd yellow for Thiago Mundo Deportivo es 29 March 2012 2012-03-29 31 31 March 2012 22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 2–0 Report Athletic Bilbao Iniesta 40Messi 58 pen.Busquets 66 Toquero 52Iturraspe 56Martínez 58 Camp Nou Barcelona 88,207 Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community) W 32 7 April 2012 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Zaragoza 1–4 Report Barcelona Zuculini 27Aranda 30Abraham 2 35 45Micael 58Lanzaro 82 Valdés 23Puyol 36Messi 39 86 pen.Keita 43Adriano 58Fàbregas 89Pedro 90+2Thiago 90+4 La Romareda Zaragoza 34,000 Javier Turienzo Álvarez es sup (Castile and León) W 33 10 April 2012 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 4–0 Report Getafe Sánchez 13 73Messi 44, 51Pedro 75 Gavilán 78 Camp Nou Barcelona 76,041 José Luis González González es sup (Castile and León) W 34 14 April 2012 22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Levante 1–2 Report Barcelona Barkero 23 pen.Botelho 45Iborra 67Cabral 68Valdo 70Juanfran 71 Busquets 23Adriano 39Messi 64 72 pen. Ciutat de València Valencia 23,000 José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes es sup (Cantabria) W 35 21 April 2012 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 1–2 Report Real Madrid Busquets 15Sánchez 70Mascherano 86 Khedira 17Pepe 43Alonso 47Ronaldo 73Özil 77Granero 78 Camp Nou Barcelona 99,252 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) L 36 29 April 2012 21:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rayo Vallecano 0–7 Report Barcelona Trashorras 21Núñez 34Tito 36Arribas 45+2Michu 90+2 Messi 16 90Sánchez 26Keita 38Pedro 47 87, 53Thiago 77 Campo Vallecas Vallecas 12,300 Carlos Delgado Ferreiro es sup (Basque Country) W 20 2 May 2012 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 4–1 Report Málaga Puyol 13Messi 35 pen. 59 pen. 64Pedro 67Fàbregas 82 Rondón 26Camacho 57Duda 58 Camp Nou Barcelona 67,854 Javier Turienzo Álvarez es sup (Castile and León) W 37 5 May 2012 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 4–0 Report Espanyol Messi 12 64 pen. 74 79 pen.Busquets 20Montoya 71Tello 84Puyol 89 Forlín 4Sánchez 30Álvarez 63Vilà 63Gómez 63 Camp Nou Barcelona 89,044 Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) W 38 12 May 2012 22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Real Betis 2–2 Report Barcelona Castro 70 73Beñat 81Cañas 90 Busquets 8Dani Alves 2 32 53Keita 90+1 Benito Villamarín Seville 55,000 Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez es sup (Valencian Community) D Copa del Rey 2011–12 Copa del Rey Kickoff times are in CET. Round of 32 First leg 9 November 2011 22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) L'Hospitalet 0–1 Report Barcelona Viale 38 Iniesta 41 La Feixa Llarga L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 2,500 Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid) W Second leg 22 December 2011 22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 9–0 10–0 Report L'Hospitalet Pedro 13 pen.Iniesta 20Thiago 24 55 pen.Xavi 37Tello 44 64Cuenca 49 81 Viale 54 Camp Nou Barcelona 56,480 José Luis González González es sup (Castille and León) W Round of 16 First leg 4 January 2012 22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 4–0 Report Osasuna Fàbregas 14 18, 17Cuenca 31Messi 73 90+2 Nekounam 28Sergio 44 Camp Nou Barcelona 64,124 David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) W Second leg 12 January 2012 22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Osasuna 1–2 1–6 Report Barcelona Calleja 36Lekić 41 Sánchez 49Roberto 72 El Sadar Pamplona 12,498 Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) W Quarter-finals First leg 18 January 2012 22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Real Madrid 1–2 Report Barcelona Ronaldo 11Pepe 17Coentrão 59Callejón 68Carvalho 87 Piqué 20Puyol 49, 79Busquets 55Abidal 77 Santiago Bernabéu Madrid 83,500 César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias) W Second leg 25 January 2012 22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 2–2 4–3 Report Real Madrid Pedro 43Messi 45Dani Alves 45+3Puyol 90+1 Diarra 27Ramos 2 33 88Casillas 45+2Ronaldo 54, 68Benzema 72Coentrão 81Granero 90Callejón 90+1Pepe 90+2 Camp Nou Barcelona 95,486 Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) D Semi-finals First leg 1 February 2012 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Valencia 1–1 Report Barcelona Jonas 27, 27Banega 34Albelda 46Ruiz 52Alba 74Mathieu 87 Puyol 35Mascherano 41Pinto 80 Mestalla Valencia 51,800 José Luis González González es sup (Castille and León) D Second leg 8 February 2012 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 2–0 3–1 Report Valencia Fàbregas 16, 69Xavi 81Thiago 82Dani Alves 86 Aduriz 22Feghouli 2 45 76Ruiz 51 Camp Nou Barcelona 69,476 David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) W Final 2012 Copa del Rey Final Final 25 May 2012 22:00 CET (UTC+02:00) Athletic Bilbao 0–3 Report Barcelona Susaeta 40Iraola 43 Pedro 3 25Messi 20Xavi 66Iniesta 71 Vicente Calderón Madrid 54,960 David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) W UEFA Champions League 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group stage 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group H Group H n BAR 1 13 September 2011 20:45 CEST Barcelona ESP 2–2 Report ITA Milan Pedro 36Villa 50Villa 52Dani Alves 70Puyol 90+2 Pato 1Van Bommel 18Nesta 57Thiago Silva 90+2 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 89,861 Martin Atkinson (England) D 2 28 September 2011 20:45 CEST BATE Borisov BLR 0–5 Report ESP Barcelona Simić 80 Valadzko 19 o.g.Pedro 22Messi 38 55Dani Alves 77Villa 90 Dynama Stadium Minsk, Belarus 29,555 Manuel Gräfe (Germany) W 3 19 October 2011 20:45 CEST Barcelona ESP 2–0 Report CZE Viktoria Plzeň Iniesta 10Villa 82 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 74,376 Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) W 4 1 November 2011 20:45 CET Viktoria Plzeň CZE 0–4 Report ESP Barcelona Pilař 16Čišovský 0 22Limberský 60Pavlík 72Jiráček 75Horváth 76 Messi 24 pen. 45+2 90+2Dani Alves 49Fàbregas 72 Synot Tip Arena Prague, Czech Republic 20,145 Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria) W 5 23 November 2011 20:45 CET Milan ITA 2–3 Report ESP Barcelona Ibrahimović 20Aquilani 24Nesta 30Van Bommel 34Boateng 54Zambrotta 86 Van Bommel 14 o.g.Messi 31, 31 pen.Puyol 43Abidal 45+3Xavi 63Mascherano 85 San Siro Milan, Italy 78,927 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) W 6 6 December 2011 20:45 CET Barcelona ESP 4–0 Report BLR BATE Borisov Roberto 35Montoya 60Pedro 63 88 pen. Yurevich 44 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 37,374 William Collum (Scotland) W Knockout phase 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase Round of 16 First leg 14 February 2012 20:45 CET Bayer Leverkusen GER 1–3 Report ESP Barcelona Schwaab 8Kadlec 52Ćorluka 53Castro 80 Sánchez 41 55Thiago 87Messi 88 BayArena Leverkusen, Germany 29,400 Craig Thomson (Scotland) W Second leg 7 March 2012 20:45 CET Barcelona ESP 7–1 10–2 Report GER Bayer Leverkusen Messi 25 43 49 58 85Tello 55 62 Rolfes 12Castro 45Bellarabi 90+1 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 75,632 Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) W Quarter-finals First leg 28 March 2012 20:45 CET Milan ITA 0–0 Report ESP Barcelona Seedorf 23Nesta 58Ambrosini 70 Keita 61 San Siro Milan, Italy 76,169 Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) D Second leg 3 April 2012 20:45 CET Barcelona ESP 3–1 3–1 Report ITA Milan Messi 11 pen. 41 pen.Iniesta 53Mascherano 66Cuenca 86 Antonini 10Nocerino 32Nesta 40Seedorf 41Robinho 77Mexès 90+1López 90+2Nocerino 90+3 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 94,629 Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) W Semi-finals First leg 18 April 2012 20:45 CET Chelsea ENG 1–0 Report ESP Barcelona Drogba 45+2Ramires 69Drogba 86 Pedro 71Busquets 76 Stamford Bridge London, England 38,039 Felix Brych (Germany) L Second leg 24 April 2012 20:45 CET Barcelona ESP 2–2 2–3 Report ENG Chelsea Busquets 35Iniesta 43, 50Messi 49’, 71 Mikel 32Terry 0 37Ramires 44Ramires 45+1Ivanović 48Čech 59Lampard 72Meireles 89Torres 90+2 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 95,845 Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) D Copa Catalunya Semifinals 8 August 2011 Girona 1–2 https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/fc-barcelona/fc-barcelona-vencio-a-girona-y-accedio-a-la-final-de-la-copa-de-cataluna/2011-08-08/175446.html Barcelona Saizar 32 Lobato 42Riverola 57 Nou Estadi Tarragona W Final 9 August 2011 21:45 Barcelona 0–3 https://www.marca.com/2011/08/10/futbol/1adivision/1312927358.html Espanyol Thievy 49 53 76 Nou Estadi Tarragona 5,800 David Miranda Torres L References Category:Spanish football clubs 2011–12 season 2011-12 Category:2011–12 in Catalan football Category:2011–12 UEFA Champions League participants seasons 2011-12 Category:2011 FIFA Club World Cup participants seasons