2010–11 FC Barcelona season

The 2010–11 season was FC Barcelona's 111th in existence and the club's 80th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona started the season with a new president after Joan Laporta reached his term limit on 30 June, leaving behind a very successful club tenure.

Barcelona

2010–11 season
President	Sandro Rosell
Head Coach	Pep Guardiola
Stadium	Camp Nou
La Liga	1st
Copa del Rey	Runners-up
Supercopa de España	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Lionel Messi (31) All: Lionel Messi (53)
Highest home attendance	98,255 vs Real Madrid (29 November 2010)
Lowest home attendance	38,971 vs Ceuta (10 November 2010)
Average home league attendance	78,614[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Sandro Rosell was elected president on 13 June by securing a record total of 35,021 votes (61.35%), more than the 27,138 achieved by Laporta in 2003. Rosell began his tenure on 1 July as the 39th president in Barcelona's history.[2]

This team is widely considered to be the greatest in Barcelona's history.[3][4] Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has described this squad as the best he had ever faced.[5]

Season overview

June

Barcelona started their transfer window only three days after the end of the 2009–10 season, by reaching an agreement with Valencia for Spanish international David Villa worth €40 million.[6]

On 30 June, Xavier Sala-i-Martin, treasurer and director in charge of the economic area, announced that Barcelona earned a record €445.5 million in revenue during the 2009–10 season. According to Xavier, "that's the highest revenues achieved by any club, in any sport including the U.S." This means FC Barcelona is the richest club in the world in terms of revenue.[7]

Coach Pep Guardiola later expressed disapproval of the transfer of Ukrainian centre-back Dmytro Chygrynskiy, indicating he was pressed to let him go. Speaking at a press-conference, Guardiola said, "My opinion counts, but the needs of the club go above that and that's why he was sold, I would like to have kept him." Speaking on the departing Yaya Touré, Guardiola said he would have preferred him to stay, but the player was set on moving.[8]

On 14 July, Thierry Henry and Barcelona agreed to rescind his contract in order for Henry to become a free agent, where he subsequently signed a new four-and-a-half year contract with Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls. He stated, "This is a new and exciting chapter in my career."[9] The club also agreed with Pep Guardiola on a one-year extension to stay as coach of the first team, along with long-time assistant Tito Vilanova.[10]

August

On 27 August, Barcelona reached an agreement with English club Liverpool for the services of Argentine international Javier Mascherano. The deal was worth €24 million and was reached "after considerable effort from the club [Barcelona] over the last few hours and the willingness and desire of the player to make the move".[11] On the same day, Barcelona's executive committee of the board of directors publicly "denounced the conduct over the last few days of the agent of our player Zlatan Ibrahimović, Mino Raiola, whose declarations have put into question the honour and moral integrity of our coach Pep Guardiola". The club's legal department considered the possibility of rescinding the contract and the cessation of the annual payment Raiola's company receives from the club as part of their agreement.[12] The next day, Barcelona and Italian club Milan agreed to a one-year loan for the Swedish international, with Milan paying all his earnings for the 2010–11 season and including in the agreement the option for Milan to make the move permanent next summer for a fee of €24 million.[13]

September

Coach Guardiola stated, "It will cost us a lot. We expect a difficult year in which things have to be won by ourselves. Right now, the team is not at full strength at this point in the season."[14]

On 19 September, Lionel Messi suffered an ankle injury due to an ill-advised tackle[15] by Atlético Madrid defender Tomáš Ujfaluši in the 92nd minute of their Round Three match at the Vicente Calderón Stadium. At first sight, it was feared that Messi suffered a broken ankle that could have kept the star player away from the pitch for a minimum of six months, but MRIs performed the next day in Barcelona showed he suffered a sprain in the internal and external ligaments of his right ankle.[16] Teammate David Villa stated "the tackle on Messi was brutal" after watching the video of the play and also added that he believed the Atlético defender "didn't go into the tackle to hurt".[17] The incident caused widespread media attention because of Messi's high profile in the football world and brought up the debate of equality in protecting all players in the game. Debates whether the fact that Messi's status prompted the intensive media and fans scrutiny of Ujfaluši and subsequent two match ban by the Competition Committee[18] appeared all over the internet, television, and print in the days following the incident.[19][20][21][22]

October

Due to the findings of the audit, Barcelona compromisarios (commissioners) voted to enforce the social action of responsibility against the club's previous board with 468 in favour, 439 against and 113 abstaining.[23] Ex-president Laporta's board will be called upon to respond in court due to €48.7 million that went missing during his presidency.[24]

On 18 October, Laporta defended his presidency in front of the media by stating that, "We just want them to give us the documentation regarding the biased and demagogic statement made by the representative of KPMG." He also stated, "The board has not had the courage to explain things", and, "We have nothing to hide, everything has its explanation and justification." Laporta did not hold back and branded the new president "envious, resentful and jealous" and "I have a very clear conscience and the truth on my side". He continue to berate the new board by stating, "My greatest desire after spending a few years of my life at Barça and the results we got was to become a socio, go back to my seat, go to football games with my kids and enjoy this club. They do not let me. And not only do they not let me, but I see some attempts to ridicule, dishonor the reputation we have. No way I'm left alone. After the assembly of delegates, I understand that there was an indecent maneuver with the exposure of the 'due diligence'... It was sectarian, demagogic and an interest to scorn against me and create an alarm among the social mass."[25]

November

On 29 November, one of the most eagerly-awaited Clásico in recent times was scheduled on a Monday due to the elections to the Parliament of Catalonia, which was held on the day before. The match featured 13 of the 23 winning players on Spain's 2010 FIFA World Cup squad and currently the two most successful managers in football, with Pep Guardiola and Real Madrid's José Mourinho. The match itself was a complete domination by Barcelona, with an emphatic 5–0 trashing of their eternal rival.[26] The game showcased Barça's mastering of the tiki-taka in combination with the Total Football philosophy and the superb team-work of whom many consider the top three players in the world: Messi, Xavi and Andrés Iniesta.[27] The international press hailed Barcelona's impressive win and their football as currently the best in the game,[28][29][30][31][32][33] while some questioned whether the Real Madrid squad was "ready" for the magnitude of this match.[34]

Guardiola stated, "it was a spectacle"[35] and "how we did it – that makes us proud. Now just let us sit back and enjoy that win – we'll reflect and look at the whole game, but now it would be wrong not to revel in the win. Games like that happen very rarely indeed".[36] In regards to Madrid, Pep stated, "This match isn't representative of the difference between the two teams. They are a very good team, they came here unbeaten and as league leaders. Today all of our players played well and that was the difference."[37]

After the victory, Barcelona took over first place in La Liga's table, ahead of Madrid by two points with 25 rounds left to play.

December

On 6 December, the finalists for the FIFA Ballon d'Or were announced. Barcelona players (Messi, Xavi and Iniesta) took all three spots, with the results to be declared on 10 January in Zürich. This was a monumental moment for Barcelona, as the three best players in the world were not only from the club, but all three came from Barcelona's youth system at La Masia.[38]

On 13 December, president Rosell made final the signing of a five-and-a-half-year, €170 million shirt sponsorship with the Qatar Foundation, thus ending Barça's tradition of not having paid sponsors on their shirt.[39] The deal made it the highest paid shirt sponsorship in the world, beating both Manchester United's deal with Aon and Liverpool's deal with Standard Chartered reached the prior year.[40]

January

On 10 January, Lionel Messi was crowned the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or winner.[41] His teammates Andrés Iniesta and Xavi finished second and third respectively. Messi became the first player to win the new prize after the FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or merged to become the FIFA Ballon d'Or. He also became the first player since Marco van Basten to win the Ballon d'Or and Ronaldinho the FIFA World Player of the Year in consecutive years after an impressive year in which he tallied 60 goals in 64 games.[42]

On 19 January, Barça's team record of 28 matches unbeaten was ended after being defeated 3–1 by Real Betis of the Segunda División in the second leg of their quarter-finals tie of the Copa del Rey. Barcelona, however, advanced to the semi-finals on a 6–3 aggregate score after winning the first leg at the Camp Nou 5–0.[43]

On 29 January, Barça defeated Hércules 0–3 to match the record for most consecutive league wins in a La Liga season, at 15. The record was previously set by Real Madrid during the 1960–61 season.[44]

February

On 2 February, both Barcelona and Real Madrid advanced to the Final of the Copa del Rey by defeating Almería (8–0 on aggregate[45]) and Sevilla (0–3 on aggregate[46]), respectively. This was the first final between the Spanish giants after 21 years in the making when the clubs last faced in 1990 with Barça winning 2–0 at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia.[47]

On 5 February, Barcelona broke the record for most consecutive league wins with 16 victories after they defeated Atlético Madrid 3–0 at Camp Nou.[48] Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to ensure the victory for his side and after the match stated, "It's an honor to be able to pass a record set by a great like Di Stéfano" and, "If the record has been around for so long is because it's very complicated to achieve and we have reached it by defeating a very difficult team who's going through a bad situation, which makes it even more difficult."[49]

March

On 2 March, Adriano assisted Lionel Messi to score a late goal and give Barcelona a 0–1 away win against Valencia. Messi now tallied 27 goals in La Liga for the season, keeping him in the running for the Pichichi Trophy as top scorer.[50]

On 8 March, Barça eliminated Arsenal from the Champions League in a 3–1 win at the Camp Nou with a 4–3 aggregate score. Barcelona dominated all offensive categories and limited Arsenal to zero shots for the whole match, with their lone goal coming off an own goal by Sergio Busquets.[51] But the match was not without controversy after Arsenal forward Robin van Persie was sent off for a second yellow card for what referee Massimo Busacca interpreted as "time wasting" after the player kicked the ball towards goal after the referee had blown the whistle on him for being called offside by the linesman.[52][53]

On 14 March, Spanish radio station Cadena COPE reported that Real Madrid would request for the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to tighten its control on doping in the league. According to the report, Real Madrid was suspicious to why Eufemiano Fuentes was allowed to work for Valencia when they won the league in the early 2000s and why are doctors with "doubtful reputation" are working at Barcelona.[54] Barcelona, in defence, released a statement "publicly expressing its total indignation at these unfounded references which link the club to doping practices and to condemn such attitudes, which have nothing to do with fair play and gravely affect the image of sporting competition". It also stated "its legal department is studying possible legal action to defend the club's honour, alongside that of its coaching staff, players and medical staff and is prepared to take such action to its final consequences".[55] COPE later issued an apology, stating, "our objective is to inform. In no case, did we participate in a campaign to defame or bring doubts to Spanish clubs or athletes."[56]

On 15 March, Barcelona's secretary and spokesperson Toni Freixa appeared in a press conference to make public that Barcelona would sue Cadena COPE after the reports implicating Barcelona in doping. He stated that "yesterday [14 March], FC Barcelona released a statement and, paralleled, sent a fax to Cadena COPE requesting the rectification and the origin of the grave report of defamation. The rest of the day it waited for the express and convincing rectification of the report." He also added, "since this correction has not occurred satisfactorily and whether they can finally be produced, for the serious attack on the reputation and good name of FC Barcelona, for their athletes and doctors, a fact that we cannot leave unpunished, FC Barcelona announced to act with firmness and force that the gravity of the offense deserves. In the coming days it will request at first instance with the Barcelona's courts an order of protection of their right to honor claims for damages caused by those responsible for defamation."[57]

On the same day, Barcelona announced that French international defender Eric Abidal was diagnosed with a tumour on his liver which would be operated on the Friday of the same week. Citing privacy concerns as wished by the player, the club did not release additional information in regards to his condition.[58] In response to the announcement, players and fans from all over the world alike dedicated well wishes for the ill player on multiple social networking sites and sports websites.[59][60] Before their Round of 16 match in the Champions League, both Real Madrid and Lyon players exited the pitch wearing "Ánimo Abidal" ("Strength Abidal") written on T-shirts, along with the same message on the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium's scoreboards in show of support and solidarity.[61][62]

April

On 2 April, Barcelona defeated Villarreal 1–0 at El Madrigal with five missing starters due to injuries and rest with a goal in the 66th minute from Centre back Gerard Piqué.[63] With the victory, they increased their league lead to eight points after Real Madrid's 1–0 shock loss to Sporting de Gijón at the Santiago Bernabéu.[64]

On 12 April, Barcelona defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk to reach their fourth consecutive semi-finals appearance in the Champions League with a 6–1 aggregate score.[65] Lionel Messi assured the victory with a goal in the 43rd minute to take his season tally to 48 goals in all competitions, breaking the club's mark of 47 goals set by himself last season and Ronaldo in the 1996–97 season.[66]

On 16 April, the first of four Clásicos was disputed at the Santiago Bernabéu, ending in 1–1 with penalty goals respectively by Messi (53rd minute) and Cristiano Ronaldo (82nd minute).[67] The draw ended Barcelona's Clásico winning streak at five since manager Pep Guardiola took over the side for the 2008–09 season. The match was the start of four Clásicos between the two Spanish giants, including the league, Copa del Rey Final and the semi-finals of the Champions League.[68]

On 20 April, Barcelona lost the final of the Copa del Rey to Real Madrid 0–1 after extra time, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the winning goal in the 103rd minute.[69] The defeat was a first for Guardiola in a finals match and ended his unbeaten streak against Real Madrid since he became first team coach.[70]

On 27 April, Barcelona and Real Madrid met at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie. Although Barcelona enjoyed most of the possession throughout the first half of the game, it was not until the sending off of Real Madrid's Pepe that the game swung to Barcelona's favour, with Lionel Messi scoring twice in the closing minutes to give Barcelona a 2−0 first-leg victory.[71] With these two goals, Lionel Messi now has 11 goals in 11 Champions League games and is threatening to set the all-time Champions League record of 14 goals.[72]

The match was not without controversy, however, as both teams exhibited what most consider to be the "dark arts" of football.[73] Real Madrid manager José Mourinho accused UEFA of playing favorites to Barcelona after he was ejected for mocking the fourth official after Pepe's red card. At the press conference following the match, Mourinho stated that UEFA's referees have been assisting Barcelona for the past three years.[74] Barcelona's back-up goalkeeper José Manuel Pinto saw a red card at half-time for a scuffle with Real Madrid's defender Álvaro Arbeloa when both teams went to the locker rooms. The match was marred by more incidents of diving, play-acting and violence in what many consider to be one of the worst Clásicos in recent times.

UEFA officials released a statement stating they have opened disciplinary cases against the clubs to be heard by the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body on Friday 6 May.[75]

On 30 April, Barcelona's 32-games unbeaten run came to an end after a 2–1 loss to Real Sociedad at Anoeta Stadium.[76]

May

On 3 May, Barcelona booked a trip to Wembley Stadium for the UEFA Champions League Final after a 1–1 draw (3–1 aggregate) with Real Madrid at Camp Nou. Pedro sealed it with a 54th-minute goal.[77]

On 11 May, Barcelona clinched its third consecutive La Liga title with a 1–1 draw against Levante at the Estadi Ciutat de València.[78] The result gave Barcelona a six-point lead with two matches remaining which, combined with their superior head-to-head record with Real Madrid, ensured that they finished top of the table.[79] Barcelona led the table since defeating Madrid 5–0 back in November and since then, they have only lost one match en route to winning the title.[80] It was the third straight title for manager Guardiola, who became the first manager to do so in his first three seasons managing in La Liga.[81]

On 21 May, Barcelona finish its league season with a win 1–3 over Málaga at La Rosaleda Stadium while playing most of its back-up and canterano players.[82] Goals from Bojan, Ibrahim Afellay and Marc Bartra assured the victory and a club record of 14 away victories.[83]

On 28 May, Barcelona clinched its fourth Champions League trophy with a 3–1 victory over Manchester United at Wembley Stadium. The Barcelona attack, spearheaded by its three forwards of Messi, David Villa and Pedro, of whom all scored a goal, dominated United.[84] The all-Spanish midfield three of Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets assisted a goal each as well.[85] Messi was awarded Man of the Match[86] and with his goal he matches Ruud van Nistelrooy as the all-time top season scorer with 12 goals in this year's version.[87]

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Valdés (VC)	29	EU	2002	406	0	2014	Youth system
2	RWB		Dani Alves	28	EU	2008	153	12	2015	€32M	Second nationality: Spain
3	CB		Piqué	24	EU	2008	144	11	2015	€5M	Bought from Manchester United for €5M
5	CB		Puyol (captain)	33	EU	1999	514	9	2013	Youth system
6	CM		Xavi (VC)	31	EU	1998	576	58	2016	Youth system
7	FW		David Villa	29	EU	2010	51	22	2015	€40M
8	CM		A. Iniesta (VC)	27	EU	2002	360	33	2015	Youth system
9	FW		Bojan	20	EU	2007	161	40	2015	Youth system
10	FW		Messi	23	EU	2004	268	179	2016	Youth system	Second nationality: Spain
11	RW		Jeffrén	23	EU	2008	32	3	2012	Youth system	Second nationality: Spain
13	GK		Pinto	35	EU	2008	33	0	2012	€0.5M
14	DM		Mascherano	26	EU	2010	42	0	2014	€19M	Second nationality: Italy
15	CM		Keita	31	EU	2008	142	18	2014	€14M	Second nationality: France
16	DM		Busquets	22	EU	2008	138	5	2015	Youth system
17	FW		Pedro	23	EU	2008	119	44	2015	Youth system
18	CB		Milito	30	EU	2007	75	2	2012	€18M	Second nationality: Italy
19	LWB		Maxwell	29	Non-EU	2009	75	1	2014	€4.5M
20	MF		Afellay	25	EU	2010	24	1	2015	€3M	Second nationality: Morocco
21	FB		Adriano	26	Non-EU	2010	30	1	2014	€9.5M
22	LB		Abidal	31	EU	2007	137	1	2014	€9M

• Last updated: 28 May 2011
• Source:FCBarcelona.cat, Players in / out, Wikipedia players' articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport)
• Ordered by Last season starting 11 and position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Total squad cost: €154.5 million

From youth system

As of 1 September 2010.[88]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 DF  ESP Andreu Fontàs 27 FW  ESP Nolito 28 MF  ESP Sergi Roberto 29 MF  ESP Víctor Vázquez 30 MF  ESP Thiago 31 GK  ESP Rubén Miño 32 DF  ESP Marc Bartra

No. Pos. Nation Player 33 DF  ESP Sergi Gómez 34 MF  MEX Jonathan dos Santos 35 DF  ESP Marc Muniesa 37 MF  ESP Oriol Romeu 38 GK  ESP Oier 40 DF  ESP Martín Montoya 41 FW  ESP Gerard Deulofeu

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
	DF		Martín Cáceres	23	Non-EU	Juventus	Return of loan	Summer	2012	Free
	MF		Alexander Hleb	29	Non-EU	VfB Stuttgart	Return of loan	Summer	2012	Free
	MF		Víctor Sánchez	23	EU	Xerez	Return of loan	Summer	undisclosed	Free
	FW		Keirrison	21	Non-EU	Fiorentina	Return of loan	Summer	2014	Free
	DF		Henrique	24	Non-EU	Racing Santander	Return of loan	Summer	2013	Free
7	FW		David Villa	28	EU	Valencia	Transfer	Summer	2014	€40M	FCBarcelona.cat
14	MF		Javier Mascherano	26	EU	Liverpool	Transfer	Summer	2014	€19M	FCBarcelona.cat
21	DF		Adriano	26	EU	Sevilla	Transfer	Summer	2014	€9.5M	FCBarcelona.cat
20	MF		Ibrahim Afellay	24	EU	PSV	Transfer	Winter	2015	€3M	FCBarcelona.cat
11	LW		Jeffrén	23	EU	Barcelona B	Promoted	Summer	2014	Free

Total spending: €71.5 million

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
4	DF		Rafael Márquez	31	EU	New York Red Bulls	Contract Termination	Summer	Free	FCBarcelona.cat
14	FW		Thierry Henry	33	EU	New York Red Bulls	Contract Termination	Summer	Free	FCBarcelona.cat
21	DF		Dmytro Chygrynskiy	24	Non-EU	Shakhtar Donetsk	Transfer	Summer	€15M	FCBarcelona.cat
24	MF		Touré Yaya	27	Non-EU	Manchester City	Transfer	Summer	€28.5M	FCBarcelona.cat
9	FW		Zlatan Ibrahimović	29	EU	Milan	Transfer	Summer	€24M	FCBarcelona.cat
—	FW		Keirrison	21	Non-EU	Santos	Loan	Summer	N/A	FCBarcelona.cat
—	DF		Henrique	24	Non-EU	Racing Santander	Loan	Summer	N/A	FCBarcelona.cat
—	MF		Víctor Sánchez	23	EU	Getafe	Loan	Summer	N/A	FCBarcelona.cat
—	DF		Martín Cáceres	23	Non-EU	Sevilla	Loan	Summer	N/A	FCBarcelona.cat
—	MF		Alexander Hleb	29	EU	Birmingham City	Loan	Summer	N/A	FCBarcelona.cat

Total income: €67.5 million.

Expenditure: €4 million.

Player statistics

Team stats

	La Liga	Champions League	Copa del Rey	Total Stats
Games played	38	13	9	60
Games won	30	9	5	44
Games drawn	6	3	2	11
Games lost	2	1	2	5
Goals for	95	30	22	147
Goals against	21	9	6	36
Shots	588	198	135	921
Corners for	254	59	67	380
Corners against	137	24	30	191
Players used	28	26	25	29
Offsides	148	46	30	224
Fouls received	537	204	138	879
Fouls committed	390	132	87	609
Yellow cards	73	12	10	95
Red cards	2	1	0	3

Last updated: 25 May 2011
Source: Competitive matches

Squad stats

				Total				UEFA Champions League		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Others^1
N	Pos.	Name	Nat.	GS	App	Gls	Min	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	Notes
1	GK	V. Valdés		44	44	-25	4039	11	-9	32	-16			1		(-) GA
13	GK	Pinto		17	17	-11	1609	2		6	-5	9	-6			(-) GA
31	GK	Miño		1	1	-3	90							1	-3	(-) GA
2	DF	Dani Alves		50	54	4	4744	12	2	35	2	5		2
3	DF	Piqué		48	51	4	4456	12	1	31	3	7		1
5	DF	Puyol		25	27	1	2199	8		17	1	2
18	DF	Milito		12	17	1	1028	2		10		4	1	1		Source
19	DF	Maxwell		31	41	1	2993	7		25		7	1	2
21	DF	Adriano		23	31	1	2098	6		15		8	1	2
22	DF	Abidal		34	41	1	3136	8		26		5	1	2
26	DF	Fontàs		7	8	1	657	1	1	6		1
32	DF	Bartra		4	5	1	235	1		2	1	2
33	DF	S. Gómez		1	1		90							1
40	DF	Montoya		1	2		22			2						Source
6	MF	Xavi		47	50	5	4070	12	2	31	3	6		1
8	MF	A. Iniesta		46	50	9	4197	10	1	34	8	5		1
14	MF	Mascherano		35	45		3094	11		27		7
15	MF	Keita		27	56	6	2831	10	1	35	3	9	2	2
16	MF	Sergio		42	46	1	3883	12		28	1	5		1
20	MF	Afellay		10	29	2	1053	7		16	1	6	1
28	MF	S. Roberto		1	3		27	1		1		1
29	MF	V. Vázquez			1	1	77	1	1
30	MF	Thiago		10	17	3	730	1		12	2	3	1	1
34	MF	Jonathan		3	5		135	1		2		1		1
37	MF	Romeu		1	2		90			1				1
7	FW	David Villa		48	52	23	4119	12	4	34	18	5	1	1
9	FW	Bojan		17	37	7	1630	3		27	6	5	1	2
10	FW	Messi		48	55	53	4675	13	12	33	31	7	7	2	3
11	FW	Jeffrén		6	13	1	394	2		8	1	3
17	FW	Pedro		40	53	22	3632	12	5	33	13	7	4	1
27	FW	Nolito		2	5	1	159			2		3	1

Last updated: 12 Aug
Source: Competitive matches, Other matches
Ordered by
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¹ Other Competitions: Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup

Disciplinary records

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
1	GK		V. Valdés	0	0	0
13	GK		Pinto	0	0	1
2	DF		Dani Alves	0	0	0
3	DF		Piqué	0	0	0
5	DF		Puyol	0	0	0
24	DF		Fontàs	0	0	0
19	DF		Maxwell	2	0	0
21	DF		Adriano	5	0	0
22	DF		Abidal	3	0	0
32	DF		Bartra	1	0	0
6	MF		Xavi	6	0	0
8	MF		A. Iniesta	4	0	0
14	MF		Mascherano	7	0	0
15	MF		Keita	2	0	0
16	MF		Sergio	9	0	0
20	MF		Afellay	1	0	0
30	MF		Thiago	1	0	0
7	FW		David Villa	3	0	1
9	FW		Bojan	2	0	0
10	FW		Messi	4	0	0
11	FW		Jeffrén	0	0	0
17	FW		Pedro	4	0	0

Last updated on 28 May.

Club

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Pep Guardiola
Assistant coach	Tito Vilanova
Goalkeeping coach	Carles Busquets
Physical fitness coach	Lorenzo Buenaventura
Director of Football	Andoni Zubizarreta

Last updated: 2 July
Source: FC Barcelona Official Website

Pre-season and friendlies

29 July 2010 Summer Tour	Vålerenga	2–4	Barcelona	Oslo, Norway
19:00 CEST	Singh  15' (pen.) Zajić  65'	Report	Sánchez  13' Maxwell  35' Benja  51' Keita  64'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 21,993 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

4 August 2010 Asian Tour	K-League All-Stars	2–5	Barcelona	Seoul, South Korea
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Choi Sung-kuk  1' Lee Dong-gook  36' Molina  42'	Report	6' Ibrahimović  43', 45+2' Messi  82' Sánchez  84' Soriano	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 32,581 Referee: Choi Kwang-Bo (South Korea)

8 August 2010 Asian Tour	Beijing Guoan	0–3	Barcelona	Beijing, China
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Roberto  11' Nolito  13' Ibrahimović  85',  90'	Stadium: Beijing National Stadium Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Wang Zhe (China)

25 August 2010 Joan Gamper Trophy	Barcelona	1–1 (3–1 p)	Milan	Barcelona, Spain
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Villa  48' Milito  61'	Report	Inzaghi  67'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 96,195 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
	Penalties
	Messi Busquets Bojan Thiago		Seedorf Pirlo Yepes Jankulovski

GAMES 2010–2011
01-12-2010 Copa Catalunya (final, 3x1). BARCELONA-ESPANYOL 1-2 01-12-2010 Copa Catalunya (final, 3x1). BARCELONA-L'HOSPITALET 2-0

Competitions

Overall

Barcelona was present in all major competitions: La Liga, the UEFA Champions League and the Copa del Rey.

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
La Liga	—	—	1st	29 August 2010	21 May 2011
Supercopa de España	Final	—	Winner	14 August 2010	21 August 2010
Copa del Rey	Round of 32	—	Runner Up	27 October 2010	20 April 2011
UEFA Champions League	Group stage	—	Winner	14 September 2010	28 May 2011

Updated to match played 28 May
Source: Competitions

Supercopa de España

14 August 2010 First leg	Sevilla	3–1	Barcelona	Seville
21:30 CEST	Zokora  57' Luís Fabiano  61' Dabo  67' Cigarini  72' Kanouté  72', 82'	Report	Ibrahimović  20' Alves  89'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 40,000 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias)

21 August 2010 Second leg	Barcelona	4–0 (5–3 agg.)	Sevilla	Barcelona
20:30 CEST	Konko  14' (o.g.) Messi  25', 44', 90+1' Piqué  80'	Report	Romaric  34' Cigarini  90'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 67,414 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Barcelona (C)	38	30	6	2	95	21	+74	96	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Real Madrid	38	29	5	4	102	33	+69	92
3	Valencia	38	21	8	9	64	44	+20	71
4	Villarreal	38	18	8	12	54	44	+10	62	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Sevilla	38	17	7	14	62	61	+1	58[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round

Source: LFP, sportec.es, Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. SEV: 7 pts; ATH: 6 pts; ATM: 4 pts

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	30	6	2	95	21	+74	96	16	2	1	46	10	+36	14	4	1	49	11	+38

Last updated: 21 May 2011.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	W
Position	3	8	6	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2011. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

29 August 2010 1	Racing Santander	0–3	Barcelona	Santander
19:00	Francis  30' Diop  60' Cisma  68' Munitis  82'	(Report) Live TV:	Messi  3' Iniesta  33' Villa  62' Piqué  90+1'	Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 19,095 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country)

11 September 2010 2	Barcelona	0–2	Hércules	Barcelona
18:00	Mascherano  19' Adriano  42'	(Report) Live TV:	Valdez  27', 59' Trezeguet  42' Drenthe  44'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 79,363 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)

19 September 2010 3	Atlético Madrid	1–2	Barcelona	Madrid
19:00	Domínguez  17' García  25' Perea  37' Ujfaluši  52'  90+2' Assunção  87'	(Report) Live TV:	Messi  13' Alves  31' Piqué  33' Maxwell  36' Valdés  84' Puyol  86' Mascherano  90+4'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 53,000 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

22 September 2010 4	Barcelona	1–0	Sporting Gijón	Barcelona
20:00	Villa  49' Milito  78' Piqué  90'	(Report) Live TV:	Rivera  5' Cuéllar  40' Matabuena  43' Bilić  45+1' Botía  52'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 66,947 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero (Andalusia)

25 September 2010 5	Athletic Bilbao	1–3	Barcelona	Bilbao
22:00	Amorebieta  34' Aurtenetxe  81' Gabilondo  90'	(Report) Live TV:	Keita  55' Piqué  59' Xavi  74' Villa  87' Busquets  90+3'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)

3 October 2010 6	Barcelona	1–1	Mallorca	Barcelona
19:00	Messi  21'	(Report) Live TV:	Kevin  14' Nsue  42' Webó  52' Aouate  59' Castro  65' Edson  85' Pereira  87'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 79,085 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)

16 October 2010 7	Barcelona	2–1	Valencia	Barcelona
20:00	Iniesta  47' Keita  55' Puyol  63' Valdés  90+2'	(Report) Live TV:	Hernández  38' Soldado  40' Albelda  72' César  90' Aduriz  90+2'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 87,975 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)

23 October 2010 8	Zaragoza	0–2	Barcelona	Zaragoza
18:00	Lanzaro  26' Gabi  32' Ponzio  47' Lafita  71' Braulio  85'	(Report) Live TV:	Messi  42', 66' Piqué  88'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa (Basque Country)

30 October 2010 9	Barcelona	5–0	Sevilla	Barcelona
22:00	Messi  4', 64' Villa  24', 90' Puyol  29' Alves  52'	(Report) Live TV:	Kanouté  21' Alexis  29' Konko  41'  45'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 81,020 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez (Castile and León)

7 November 2010 10	Getafe	1–3	Barcelona	Getafe
19:00	Díaz  37' Boateng  58'  80' Pintos  67' Manu  70' (pen.),  89'	(Report) Live TV:	Messi  23' Villa  34',  67' Piqué Pedro  65' Iniesta  88'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez (Valencian Community)

13 November 2010 11	Barcelona	3–1	Villarreal	Barcelona
22:00	Villa  22' Abidal  35' Messi  58', 83' Maxwell  68'	(Report)) Live TV:	Nilmar  26' Valero  45' López  73' Senna  90'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 80,766 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country)

20 November 2010 12	Almería	0–8	Barcelona	Almería
20:00	Vargas  31' Bernardello  61'	(Report) Live TV:	Messi  17', 37', 67' Iniesta  19' Acasiete  27' (o.g.) Pedro  35' Thiago  56' Bojan  62', 73'	Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 13,097 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias)

29 November 2010 13	Barcelona	5–0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
21:00	Xavi  10',  90+3' Pedro  18' Valdés  33' Villa  34',  55', 58' Messi  44' Puyol  80' Jeffrén  90+1'	(Report) Live TV:	Ronaldo  33' Pepe  36' Alonso  51' Marcelo  56' Casillas  56' Carvalho  71' Ramos  73'  90+3' Khedira  75'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 98,255 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Basque Country)

4 December 2010 14	Osasuna	0–3	Barcelona	Pamplona
20:00	Soriano  48' Puñal  71' Lolo  85'	(Report) Live TV:	Pedro  26' Messi  65', 84' (pen.)	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 18,043 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)

12 December 2010 15	Barcelona	5–0	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
21:00	Mascherano  7' Villa  9' Iniesta  33' Messi  47', 87' Bojan  90'	(Report) Live TV:		Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 74,931 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

18 December 2010 16	Espanyol	1–5	Barcelona	Cornellà de Llobregat
20:00	Kameni  31' Baena  36' Osvaldo  37',  63' Márquez  41' Ruiz  67'	(Report) Live TV:	Pedro  19', 60' Busquets  26' Xavi  30' Piqué  54' Alves  70' Villa  76', 84'	Stadium: Estadi Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 40,010 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)

2 January 2011 17	Barcelona	2–1	Levante	Barcelona
18:00	Bojan  45+2' Pedro  47', 59' Busquets  89' Xavi  89' Keita  90+3'	(Report) Live TV:	Nano  45+2' Stuani  80',  90+2'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 71,681 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa (Basque Country)

8 January 2011 18	Deportivo La Coruña	0–4	Barcelona	A Coruña
22:00	Pérez  51'	(Report) Live TV:	Villa  26' Messi  52' Iniesta  80' Pedro  81'	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country)

16 January 2011 19	Barcelona	4–1	Málaga	Barcelona
21:00	Iniesta  8' Villa  18', 74' Pedro  36' Abidal  76'	(Report) Live TV:	Demichelis  28' Duda  68'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 71,576 Referee: José Luis González González (Castile and León)

22 January 2011 20	Barcelona	3–0	Racing Santander	Barcelona
20:00	Pedro  2' Messi  33' (pen.), [89] Iniesta  56'	(Report) Live TV:		Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 70,072 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)

29 January 2011 21	Hércules	0–3	Barcelona	Alicante
20:00	Aguilar  33' Peña  45+2' Farinós  77'  85'	(Report) Live TV:	Pedro  43' Alves  83' Messi  87', 89'	Stadium: José Rico Pérez Attendance: 29,500 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

5 February 2011 22	Barcelona	3–0	Atlético Madrid	Barcelona
22:00	Messi  17', 28', 79',  68' Alves  45'	(Report) Live TV:	Ujfaluši  29' Tiago  67' Valera  88'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 84,766 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez (Castile and León)

12 February 2011 23	Sporting Gijón	1–1	Barcelona	Gijón
20:00	Barral  13',  16' José Ángel  35' Sastre  84' Cuéllar  90'	(report) Live TV:	Mascherano  18' Afellay  44' Pinto  65' Pedro  72' Xavi  77' Villa  80' Valdés  90'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 23,481 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa (Basque Country)

20 February 2011 24	Barcelona	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
21:00	Villa  4' Alves  36' Busquets  49' Piqué  52' Messi  78'	(Report) Live TV:	Koikili  24' Iraola  32',  50' (pen.) Gurpegui  90+2'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 83,533 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez (Andalusia)

26 February 2011 25	Mallorca	0–3	Barcelona	Palma
20:00	Martí  57'	(report) Live TV:	Messi  38' Villa  57' Pedro  66'	Stadium: Iberostar Attendance: 23,142 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)

2 March 2011 26	Valencia	0–1	Barcelona	Valencia
22:00	Alba  49' Hernández  66' T. Costa  78' Soldado  90+1'	(Report) Live TV:	Messi  64',  76'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Basque Country)

5 March 2011 27	Barcelona	1–0	Zaragoza	Barcelona
20:00	Keita  43' Milito  58'	(Report) Live TV:	Lanzaro  90+3'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)

13 March 2011 28	Sevilla	1–1	Barcelona	Seville
20:00	Cáceres  25' Zokora  28' Navas  49' Medel  62' Navarro  63' Capel  69'	(Report) Live TV:	Bojan  30' Adriano  40' Xavi  62'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa (Basque Country)

19 March 2011 29	Barcelona	2–1	Getafe	Barcelona
20:00	Alves  2',  17' Villa  30' Bojan  50' Xavi  90'	Report Live TV:	Díaz  25' Mosquera  87' Manu  88'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 81,913 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias)

2 April 2011 30	Villarreal	0–1	Barcelona	Villarreal
20:00	Bruno  15' Marchena  50'	Report Live TV:	Piqué  40',  66' Alves  55' Valdés  90+2' Busquets  90+3'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez (Andalusia)

9 April 2011 31	Barcelona	3–1	Almería	Barcelona
20:00	Bojan  17' Mascherano  19' Messi  53' (pen.), 90+2' Thiago  64' Villa  77'	Report Live TV:	Bernardello  45' Corona  50' Alves  52' Ortiz  63'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 80,452 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez (Valencian Community)

16 April 2011 32	Real Madrid	1–1	Barcelona	Madrid
22:00	Marcelo  31' Albiol  51' Arbeloa  76' Ronaldo  82' (pen.)	(Report) Live TV:	Adriano  9' Piqué  27' Messi  53' (pen.) Alves  79' Valdés  80' Xavi  90+2'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 80,354 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias)

23 April 2011 33	Barcelona	2–0	Osasuna	Barcelona
20:00	Villa  24' Alves  50' Keita  80' Messi  87'	(Report) Live TV:	Nekounam  77' Timor  85'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 73,285 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country)

30 April 2011 34	Real Sociedad	2–1	Barcelona	San Sebastián
20:00	Tamudo  11' Estrada  49' Ifrán  71' Prieto  82' (pen.)	(Report) Live TV:	Thiago  29' Mascherano  81'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 34,850 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)

8 May 2011 35	Barcelona	2–0	Espanyol	Barcelona
19:00	Iniesta  29' Piqué  47' Pedro  62'	(Report) Live TV:	L. García  62' Kameni  63' Isaías  85'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 89,994 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

11 May 2011 36	Levante	1–1	Barcelona	Valencia
20:00	Caicedo  41' Iborra  68'	(Report) Live TV:	Keita  28' Piqué  65'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 20,473 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero (Andalusia)

15 May 2011 37	Barcelona	0–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Barcelona
21:00		(Report) Live TV:	Aythami  42' Lopo  78'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 70,044 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country)

21 May 2011 38	Málaga	1–3	Barcelona	Málaga
18:00	Apoño  29' Fernández  31' Eliseu  44' Gámez  45'	(Report) Live TV:	Bojan  44' (pen.) Alves  74' Afellay  76' Bartra  84'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon)

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

26 October 2010 First leg	Ceuta	0–2	Barcelona	Ceuta
22:00 CEST	Aridane  19' Cañas  29'	Report	Maxwell  16' Pedro  25'	Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Murube Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez (Andalusia)

10 November 2010 Second leg	Barcelona	5–1 (7–1 agg.)	Ceuta	Barcelona
22:00 CET	Nolito  2' Milito  7' Bartra  36' Pedro  50' Bojan  64' Messi  68'	Report	Moreno  21'  26' Guzmán  35'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 38,971 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)

Round of 16

21 December 2010 First leg	Barcelona	0–0	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
20:00 CET	Piqué  90'	Report	Martínez  33' Koikili  45' Gabilondo  52' Orbaiz  84'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 45,207 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)

5 January 2011 Second leg	Athletic Bilbao	1–1 (1–1a agg.)	Barcelona	Bilbao
22:00 CET	Gurpegui  19' Toquero  26' Ustaritz  57' Llorente  85'	Report	Busquets  53' Abidal  75' Pinto  80'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,750 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias)

Quarter-finals

12 January 2011 First leg	Barcelona	5–0	Real Betis	Barcelona
22:00 CET	Messi  44', 62', 73' Busquets  57' Pedro  76' Keita  83'	Report	Iriney  19' Roqué  39' Isidoro  60'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 59,498 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)

19 January 2011 Second leg	Real Betis	3–1 (3–6 agg.)	Barcelona	Seville
22:00 CET	Molina  2', 7' Arzu  45+2' Isidoro  54' Pereira  77'	Report	Adriano  30' Messi  38'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon)

Semi-finals

26 January 2011 First leg	Barcelona	5–0	Almería	Barcelona
22:00 CET	Messi  9', 16' Villa  11' Pedro  31' Keita  88'	Report	Vargas  43'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 49,875 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)

2 February 2011 Second leg	Almería	0–3 (0–8 agg.)	Barcelona	Almería
20:00 CET	Michel  28' Bernardello  62'	Report	Busquets  31' Adriano  35' Thiago  56' Afellay  67'	Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez (Valencian Community)

Final

20 April 2011 Final	Barcelona	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Real Madrid	Valencia
21:30 CEST	Pedro  34' Messi  65' Adriano  117'	Report (in Spanish)	Pepe  26' Alonso  60' Adebayor  73' Di María  85'  118' Ronaldo  103'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Barcelona	6	4	2	0	14	3	+11	14	Advance to knockout phase
2	Copenhagen	6	3	1	2	7	5	+2	10
3	Rubin Kazan	6	1	3	2	2	4	−2	6	Transfer to Europa League
4	Panathinaikos	6	0	2	4	2	13	−11	2

Source:

14 September 2010 1	Barcelona	5–1	Panathinaikos	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Messi  22', 45' Villa  33' Pedro  78' Alves  90+3'	Report	Govou  20' Karagounis  85'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 69,738 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

29 September 2010 2	Rubin Kazan	1–1	Barcelona	Kazan, Russia
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Noboa  30' (pen.) Salukvadze  40' Ansaldi  74' Sibaya  80'	Report	Puyol  52' Villa  60' (pen.) Piqué  90+1'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 23,950 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

20 October 2010 3	Barcelona	2–0	Copenhagen	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Messi  19', 90+2' Iniesta  81'	Report	N'Doye  61' Pospěch  68'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,852 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

2 November 2010 4	Copenhagen	1–1	Barcelona	Copenhagen, Denmark
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Claudemir  32' Pospěch  89'	Report	Messi  31' Busquets  50'	Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 38,065 Referee: Pavel Cristian Balaj (Romania)

24 November 2010 5	Panathinaikos	0–3	Barcelona	Athens, Greece
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Dimoutsos  66'	Report	Pedro  27', 69' Piqué  31' Messi  62'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 58,466 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

7 December 2010 6	Barcelona	2–0	Rubin Kazan	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Fontàs  51' Vázquez  83'	Report	Ryzhikov  24'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 50,436 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

16 February 2011 First leg	Arsenal	2–1	Barcelona	London, England
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Song  7' Nasri  27' Van Persie  78',  86' Arshavin  83'	Report	Villa  26'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,927 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

8 March 2011 Second leg	Barcelona	3–1 (4–3 agg.)	Arsenal	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Messi  45+3', 71' (pen.) Xavi  69'	Report	Koscielny  16' Sagna  29' Wilshere  36' Busquets  53' (o.g.) Van Persie  45+1'  55'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 95,486 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Quarter-finals

6 April 2011 First leg	Barcelona	5–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Iniesta  2',  59' Alves  34' Piqué  53' Keita  60' Xavi  86'	Report	Raț  51' Rakitskiy  66' Fernandinho  77'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 86,518 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

12 April 2011 Second leg	Shakhtar Donetsk	0–1 (0–6 agg.)	Barcelona	Donetsk, Ukraine
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mkhitaryan  56' Ischenko  60'	Report	Messi  43' Milito  71'	Stadium: Donbass Arena Attendance: 51,579 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

Semi-finals

27 April 2011 First leg	Real Madrid	0–2	Barcelona	Madrid, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Arbeloa  40' Ramos  53' Pepe  61' Adebayor  83'	Report	Alves  44' Pinto  45+2' Mascherano  57' Messi  76', 87'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 71,567 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Note: Unused substitute José Manuel Pinto was sent off for altercations with the rival bench. Real Madrid manager José Mourinho was sent off in the 61st minute.

3 May 2011 Second leg	Barcelona	1–1 (3–1 agg.)	Real Madrid	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pedro  54',  82'	Report	Carvalho  13' Diarra  57' Marcelo  64',  75' Alonso  68' Adebayor  85'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 95,701 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Final

28 May 2011 Final	Barcelona	3–1	Manchester United	London, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pedro  27' Messi  54' Alves  60' Villa  69' Valdés  85'	Report	Rooney  34' Carrick  61' Valencia  79'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 87,695 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

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