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Barcelona
2010–11 season
PresidentSandro Rosell
Head CoachPep Guardiola
StadiumCamp Nou
La Liga1st
Copa del ReyRunners-up
Supercopa de EspañaWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lionel Messi (31)
All:
Lionel Messi (53)
Highest home attendance98,255 vs Real Madrid
(29 November 2010)
Lowest home attendance38,971 vs Ceuta
(10 November 2010)
Average home league attendance78,614[1]

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.

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 one of the greatest club sides of all time.[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 Chyhrynskyi, 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 those two goals, Lionel Messi had scored 11 goals in 11 Champions League matches.

The match was not without controversy, however, as both teams exhibited what most consider to be the "dark arts" of football.[72] 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.[73] 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.[74]

On 30 April, Barcelona's 32-games unbeaten run came to an end after a 2–1 loss to Real Sociedad at Anoeta Stadium.[75]

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.[76]

On 11 May, Barcelona clinched its third consecutive La Liga title with a 1–1 draw against Levante at the Estadi Ciutat de València.[77] 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.[78] 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.[79] 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.[80]

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.[81] Goals from Bojan, Ibrahim Afellay and Marc Bartra assured the victory and a club record of 14 away victories.[82]

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.[83] The all-Spanish midfield three of Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets assisted a goal each as well.[84] Messi was awarded Man of the Match[85] and with his goal he matches Ruud van Nistelrooy as the all-time top season scorer with 12 goals in this year's version.[86]

Players

Squad information

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

Total squad cost: €154.5 million

From youth system

As of 1 September 2010.[87]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Spain ESP Andreu Fontàs
27 FW Spain ESP Nolito
28 MF Spain ESP Sergi Roberto
29 MF Spain ESP Víctor Vázquez
30 MF Spain ESP Thiago
31 GK Spain ESP Rubén Miño
32 DF Spain ESP Marc Bartra
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF Spain ESP Sergi Gómez
34 MF Mexico MEX Jonathan dos Santos
35 DF Spain ESP Marc Muniesa
37 MF Spain ESP Oriol Romeu
38 GK Spain ESP Oier
40 DF Spain ESP Martín Montoya
41 FW Spain ESP Gerard Deulofeu

Players in / out

In

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

Total spending: Decrease €71.5 million

Out

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

Total income: Increase €67.5 million.

Expenditure: Decrease €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 Others1
N
 Pos.
 Name
 Nat.
 GS
 App
 Gls
 Min
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 Notes
1 GK V. Valdés Spain 44 44 4039 11 32 1
13 GK Pinto Spain 17 17 1609 2 6 9
31 GK Miño Spain 1 1 90 1
2 DF Dani Alves Brazil 50 54 4 4744 12 2 35 2 5 2
3 DF Piqué Spain 48 51 4 4456 12 1 31 3 7 1
5 DF Puyol Spain 25 27 1 2199 8 17 1 2
18 DF Milito Argentina 12 17 1 1028 2 10 4 1 1 Injured - tear in calf muscle Source
19 DF Maxwell Brazil 31 41 1 2993 7 25 7 1 2
21 DF Adriano Brazil 23 31 1 2098 6 15 8 1 2
22 DF Abidal France 34 41 1 3136 8 26 5 1 2
26 DF Fontàs Spain 7 8 1 657 1 1 6 1
32 DF Bartra Spain 4 5 1 235 1 2 1 2
33 DF S. Gómez Spain 1 1 90 1
40 DF Montoya Spain 1 2 22 2 Injured - broken collarbone Source
6 MF Xavi Spain 47 50 5 4070 12 2 31 3 6 1
8 MF A. Iniesta Spain 46 50 9 4197 10 1 34 8 5 1
14 MF Mascherano Argentina 35 45 3094 11 27 7
15 MF Keita Mali 27 56 6 2831 10 1 35 3 9 2 2
16 MF Sergio Spain 42 46 1 3883 12 28 1 5 1
20 MF Afellay Netherlands 10 29 2 1053 7 16 1 6 1
28 MF S. Roberto Spain 1 3 27 1 1 1
29 MF V. Vázquez Spain 1 1 77 1 1
30 MF Thiago Spain 10 17 3 730 1 12 2 3 1 1
34 MF Jonathan Mexico 3 5 135 1 2 1 1
37 MF Romeu Spain 1 2 90 1 1
7 FW David Villa Spain 48 52 23 4119 12 4 34 18 5 1 1
9 FW Bojan Spain 17 37 7 1630 3 27 6 5 1 2
10 FW Messi Argentina 48 55 53 4675 13 12 33 31 7 7 2 3
11 FW Jeffrén Venezuela 6 13 1 394 2 8 1 3
17 FW Pedro Spain 40 53 22 3632 12 5 33 13 7 4 1
27 FW Nolito Spain 2 5 1 159 2 3 1
Last updated: 12 Aug
Source: Competitive matches, Other matches
Ordered by
0 shown as blank
1 Other Competitions: Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup

Disciplinary records

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

Last updated on 28 May.

Club

Technical staff

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

Last updated: 2 July
Source: FC Barcelona Official Website

Pre-season and friendlies

29 July 2010 Summer Tour Vålerenga Norway 2–4 Spain 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 South Korea 2–5 Spain Barcelona Seoul, South Korea
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Choi Sung-kuk 1'
Lee Dong-gook 36'
Molina Yellow card 42'		 Report Ibrahimović 6'
Messi 43', 45+2'
Sánchez 82'
Soriano 84'		 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 32,581
Referee: Choi Kwang-Bo (South Korea)
8 August 2010 Asian Tour Beijing Guoan China 0–3 Spain Barcelona Beijing, China
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Roberto 11'
Nolito 13'
Ibrahimović Yellow card 85', 90'		 Stadium: Beijing National Stadium
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Wang Zhe (China)
25 August 2010 Joan Gamper Trophy Barcelona Spain 1–1
(3–1 p)		 Italy Milan Barcelona, Spain
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Villa 48'
Milito Yellow card 61'		 Report Inzaghi 67' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 96,195
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
Penalties
Messi soccer ball with check mark
Busquets soccer ball with red X
Bojan soccer ball with check mark
Thiago soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Seedorf
soccer ball with red X Pirlo
soccer ball with check mark Yepes
soccer ball with red X Jankulovski

Competitions

Overall

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

Competition Started 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

Source: Competitions

Supercopa de España

Main article: 2010 Supercopa de España
14 August 2010 First leg Sevilla 3–1 Barcelona Seville
21:30 CEST Zokora Yellow card 57'
Luís Fabiano 61'
Dabo Yellow card 67'
Cigarini Yellow card 72'
Kanouté 72', 82'		 Report Ibrahimović 20'
Dani Alves Yellow card 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 Yellow card 80'		 Report Romaric Yellow card 34'
Cigarini Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 67,414
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)

La Liga

Main article: 2010–11 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[a] 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) Champions
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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWWDWWWDWLWDDW
Position38643433222211111111111111111111111111
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 Yellow card 30'
Diop Yellow card 60'
Cisma Yellow card 68'
Munitis Yellow card 82'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Messi 3'
Iniesta 33'
Villa 62'
Piqué Yellow card 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 Yellow card 19'
Adriano Yellow card 42'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Valdez 27', 59'
Trezeguet Yellow card 42'
Drenthe Yellow card 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 Yellow card 17'
García 25'
Perea Yellow card 37'
Ujfaluši Yellow card 52' Red card 90+2'
Assunção Yellow card 87'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Messi 13'
Dani Alves Yellow card 31'
Piqué 33'
Maxwell Yellow card 36'
Valdés Yellow card 84'
Puyol Yellow card 86'
Mascherano Yellow card 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 Yellow card 78'
Piqué Yellow card 90'		 (Report)
Live TV:
Canal+		 Rivera Yellow card 5'
Cuéllar Yellow card 40'
Matabuena Yellow card 43'
Bilić Yellow card 45+1'
Botía Yellow card 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 Red card 34'
Aurtenetxe Yellow card 81'
Gabilondo 90'		 (Report)
Live TV:
Keita 55'
Piqué Yellow card 59'
Xavi 74'
Villa Red card 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 Yellow card 14'
Nsue 42'
Webó Yellow card 52'
Aouate Yellow card 59'
Castro Yellow card 65'
Edson Yellow card 85'
Pereira Yellow card 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 Yellow card 55'
Puyol 63'
Valdés Yellow card 90+2'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Hernández 38'
Soldado Yellow card 40'
Albelda Yellow card 72'
César Yellow card 90'
Aduriz Yellow card 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 Yellow card 26'
Gabi Yellow card 32'
Ponzio Red card 47'
Lafita Yellow card 71'
Braulio Yellow card 85'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Messi 42', 66'
Piqué Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
Dani Alves 52'		 (Report)
Live TV:
Kanouté Yellow card 21'
Alexis Yellow card 29'
Konko Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 37'
Boateng Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 80'
Pintos Yellow card 67'
Manu 70' (pen.), Yellow card 89'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Messi 23'
Villa 34', Yellow card 67'
Piqué Red card 42'
Pedro 65'
Iniesta Yellow card 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 Yellow card 35'
Messi 58', 83'
Maxwell Yellow card 68'		 (Report))
Live TV:
Nilmar 26'
Valero Yellow card 45'
López Yellow card 73'
Senna Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Bernardello Yellow card 61'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Messi 17', 37', 67'
Iniesta 19'
Acasiete 27' (o.g.)
Pedro 35'
Thiago Yellow card 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', Yellow card 90+3'
Pedro 18'
Valdés Yellow card 33'
Villa Yellow card 34', 55', 58'
Messi Yellow card 44'
Puyol Yellow card 80'
Jeffrén 90+1'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Ronaldo Yellow card 33'
Pepe Yellow card 36'
Alonso Yellow card 51'
Marcelo Yellow card 56'
Casillas Yellow card 56'
Carvalho Yellow card 71'
Ramos Yellow card 73' Red card 90+3'
Khedira Yellow card 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 Yellow card 48'
Puñal Yellow card 71'
Lolo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 7'
Villa 9'
Iniesta 33'
Messi 47', 87'
Bojan 90'		 (Report)
Live TV:
Canal+		 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 Yellow card 31'
Baena Yellow card 36'
Osvaldo Yellow card 37', 63'
Márquez Yellow card 41'
Ruiz Yellow card 67'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Pedro 19', 60'
Busquets Yellow card 26'
Xavi 30'
Piqué Yellow card 54'
Dani Alves Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+2'
Pedro 47', 59'
Busquets Yellow card 89'
Xavi Yellow card 89'
Keita Yellow card 90+3'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Nano Yellow card 45+2'
Stuani 80', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 76'		 (Report)
Live TV:
Canal+		 Demichelis Yellow card 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.), Yellow card[88]
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 Yellow card 33'
Peña Yellow card 45+2'
Farinós Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 85'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Pedro 43'
Dani Alves Yellow card 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', Yellow card 68'
Dani Alves Yellow card 45'		 (Report)
Live TV:
Ujfaluši Yellow card 29'
Tiago Yellow card 67'
Valera Yellow card 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 Yellow card 13', 16'
José Ángel Yellow card 35'
Sastre Yellow card 84'
Cuéllar Yellow card 90'		 (report)
Live TV:		 Mascherano Yellow card 18'
Afellay Yellow card 44'
Pinto Yellow card 65'
Pedro Yellow card 72'
Xavi Yellow card 77'
Villa 80'
Valdés Yellow card 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'
Dani Alves Yellow card 36'
Busquets Yellow card 49'
Piqué Yellow card 52'
Messi 78'		 (Report)
Live TV:
Canal+		 Koikili Yellow card 24'
Iraola Yellow card 32', 50' (pen.)
Gurpegui Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 49'
Hernández Yellow card 66'
T. Costa Yellow card 78'
Soldado Yellow card 90+1'		 (Report)
Live TV: 		Messi Yellow card 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 Yellow card 58'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Lanzaro Yellow card 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 Yellow card 25'
Zokora Yellow card 28'
Navas 49'
Medel Yellow card 62'
Navarro Yellow card 63'
Capel Yellow card 69'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Bojan 30'
Adriano Yellow card 40'
Xavi Yellow card 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 Dani Alves Yellow card 2', 17'
Villa Yellow card 30'
Bojan 50'
Xavi Yellow card 90'		 Report
Live TV:		 Díaz Yellow card 25'
Mosquera Yellow card 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 Yellow card 15'
Marchena Yellow card 50'		 Report
Live TV: 		Piqué Yellow card 40', 66'
Dani Alves Yellow card 55'
Valdés Yellow card 90+2'
Busquets Yellow card 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 Yellow card 17'
Mascherano Yellow card 19'
Messi 53' (pen.), 90+2'
Thiago 64'
Villa Yellow card 77'		 Report
Live TV:		 Bernardello Yellow card 45'
Corona 50'
Diego Alves Yellow card 52'
Ortiz Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Albiol Red card 51'
Arbeloa Yellow card 76'
Ronaldo 82' (pen.)		 (Report)
Live TV:
Adriano Yellow card 9'
Piqué Yellow card 27'
Messi 53' (pen.)
Dani Alves Yellow card 79'
Valdés Yellow card 80'
Xavi Yellow card 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'
Dani Alves Yellow card 50'
Keita Yellow card 80'
Messi 87'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Nekounam Yellow card 77'
Timor Yellow card 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 Yellow card 11'
Estrada Yellow card 49'
Ifrán 71'
Prieto 82' (pen.)		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Thiago 29'
Mascherano Yellow card 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 Yellow card 62'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 L. García Yellow card 62'
Kameni Yellow card 63'
Isaías Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68'		 (Report)
Live TV:
Canal+		 Keita 28'
Piqué Yellow card 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:
Canal+		 Aythami Yellow card 42'
Lopo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
Fernández 31'
Eliseu Yellow card 44'
Gámez Yellow card 45'		 (Report)
Live TV:		 Bojan 44' (pen.)
Dani Alves Yellow card 74'
Afellay 76'
Bartra 84'		 Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon)

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2010–11 Copa del Rey

Round of 32

26 October 2010 First leg Ceuta 0–2 Barcelona Ceuta
22:00 CEST Aridane Yellow card 19'
Cañas Yellow card 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 Yellow card 36'
Pedro 50'
Bojan 64'
Messi 68'		 Report Moreno Yellow card 21' Red card 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 Yellow card 90' Report Martínez Yellow card 33'
Koikili Yellow card 45'
Gabilondo Yellow card 52'
Orbaiz Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 45,207
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)
5 January 2011 Second leg Athletic Bilbao 1–1
(1–1 (a) agg.)		 Barcelona Bilbao
22:00 CET Gurpegui Yellow card 19'
Toquero Yellow card 26'
Ustaritz Yellow card 57'
Llorente 85'		 Report Busquets Yellow card 53'
Abidal 75'
Pinto Yellow card 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'
Pedro 75'
Keita 82'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
19 January 2011 Second leg Real Betis 3–1
(3–6 agg.)		 Barcelona Seville
22:00 CET Molina 2', 7'
Arzu 45+1'		 Messi 36' Stadium: Estadio Benito_Villamarín
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Bernardello Yellow card 62'		 Report Busquets Yellow card 31'
Adriano 35'
Thiago 56'
Afellay 67'		 Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez (Valencian Community)

Final

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

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

See also: 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 2 0 14 3 +11 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Denmark Copenhagen 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10
3 Russia Rubin Kazan 6 1 3 2 2 4 −2 6 Transfer to Europa League
4 Greece Panathinaikos 6 0 2 4 2 13 −11 2
Source: Soccerway
14 September 2010 1 Barcelona Spain 5–1 Greece Panathinaikos Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Messi 22', 45'
Villa 33'
Pedro 78'
Dani Alves 90+3'		 Report Govou 20'
Karagounis Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 69,738
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
29 September 2010 2 Rubin Kazan Russia 1–1 Spain Barcelona Kazan, Russia
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Noboa 30' (pen.)
Salukvadze Yellow card 40'
Ansaldi Yellow card 74'
Sibaya Yellow card 80'		 Report Puyol Yellow card 52'
Villa 60' (pen.)
Piqué Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 23,950
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
20 October 2010 3 Barcelona Spain 2–0 Denmark Copenhagen Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Messi 19', 90+2'
Iniesta Yellow card 81'		 Report N'Doye Yellow card 61'
Pospěch Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 75,852
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
2 November 2010 4 Copenhagen Denmark 1–1 Spain Barcelona Copenhagen, Denmark
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Claudemir 32'
Pospěch Yellow card 89'		 Report Messi 31'
Busquets Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 38,065
Referee: Pavel Cristian Balaj (Romania)
24 November 2010 5 Panathinaikos Greece 0–3 Spain Barcelona Athens, Greece
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Dimoutsos Yellow card 66' Report Pedro 27', 69'
Piqué Yellow card 31'
Messi 62'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 58,466
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
7 December 2010 6 Barcelona Spain 2–0 Russia Rubin Kazan Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Fontàs 51'
Vázquez 83'		 Report Ryzhikov Yellow card 24' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 50,436
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16
16 February 2011 First leg Arsenal England 2–1 Spain Barcelona London, England
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Song Yellow card 7'
Nasri Yellow card 27'
Van Persie 78', Yellow card 86'
Arshavin 83'		 Report Villa 26' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,927
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
8 March 2011 Second leg Barcelona Spain 3–1
(4–3 agg.)		 England Arsenal Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Messi 45+3', 71' (pen.)
Xavi 69'		 Report Koscielny Yellow card 16'
Sagna Yellow card 29'
Wilshere Yellow card 36'
Van Persie Yellow card 45+1' Yellow-red card 55'
Busquets 53' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 95,486
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Quarter-finals
6 April 2011 First leg Barcelona Spain 5–1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Iniesta 2', Yellow card 59'
Dani Alves 34'
Piqué 53'
Keita 60'
Xavi 86'		 Report Raț Yellow card 51'
Rakitskiy 60', Yellow card 66'
Fernandinho Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 86,518
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
12 April 2011 Second leg Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 0–1
(1–6 agg.)		 Spain Barcelona Donetsk, Ukraine
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mkhitaryan Yellow card 56'
Ischenko Yellow card 60'		 Report Messi 43'
Milito Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Donbass Arena
Attendance: 51,579
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
Semi-finals
See also: El Clásico
27 April 2011 First leg Real Madrid Spain 0–2 Spain Barcelona Madrid, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Arbeloa Yellow card 40'
Ramos Yellow card 53'
Pepe Red card 61'
Adebayor Yellow card 83'		 Report Dani Alves Yellow card 44'
Pinto Red card 45+2'[89]
Mascherano Yellow card 57'
Messi 76', 87'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 71,567
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Note: Real Madrid manager José Mourinho was ejected in the 61st minute for protesting Pepe's red card.
3 May 2011 Second leg Barcelona Spain 1–1
(3–1 agg.)		 Spain Real Madrid Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pedro 54', Yellow card 82' Report Carvalho Yellow card 13'
Diarra Yellow card 57'
Marcelo 64', Yellow card 75'
Alonso Yellow card 68'
Adebayor Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 95,701
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Final
Main article: 2011 UEFA Champions League Final
28 May 2011 Final Barcelona Spain 3–1 England Manchester United London, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pedro 27'
Messi 54'
Dani Alves Yellow card 60'
Villa 69'
Valdés Yellow card 85'		 Report Rooney 34'
Carrick Yellow card 61'
Valencia Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 87,695
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

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