2008–09 FC Barcelona season

In 2008–09, FC Barcelona started a new era with a new manager, former captain and Barcelona B coach Pep Guardiola, who led the team to the first treble in Spanish football history. After selling off high-profiled players such as Deco and Ronaldinho, Barcelona played scintillating football throughout the season, winning the Copa del Rey, La Liga, and the UEFA Champions League. This team is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in football history.

Barcelona

2008–09 season
FC Barcelona players celebrating their historic treble-winning campaign, 2009
President	Joan Laporta
Head Coach	Pep Guardiola
Stadium	Camp Nou
La Liga	1st
Copa del Rey	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Samuel Eto'o (30) All: Lionel Messi (38)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

Pre-season and friendlies

Hibernian v Barcelona

24 July 2008 Friendly	Hibernian	0–6	Barcelona	Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45 BST		Report	Guðjohnsen 5', 17' Messi 15' Pedro 27' Bojan 48' Touré 69'	Stadium: Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 23,390 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Dundee United v Barcelona

26 July 2008 Friendly	Dundee United	1–5	Barcelona	Dundee, Scotland
16:00 BST	Buaben 26'	Report	Henry 27' Messi 51', 75', 78' Eto'o 61'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Dougie McDonald (Scotland)

Fiorentina v Barcelona

30 July 2008 Memorial Artemio Franchi	Fiorentina	1–3	Barcelona	Florence, Italy
20:45 CEST	Pazzini 68'	Report	Touré  10' Puyol 28' Jeffrén 47' Bojan 72'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 40,428 Referee: Saccanni Dimantova (Italy)

Guadalajara v Barcelona

3 August 2008 US Tour	Guadalajara	2–5	Barcelona	Chicago, United States
18:00 CDT	Padilla 58' Araujo  69' Hernández 88'	Report	Xavi 25' Hleb 45' Eto'o 48', 72' Bojan  55' Cáceres 89'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 40,717 Referee: Alex Prus

New York Red Bulls v Barcelona

6 August 2008 US Tour	New York Red Bulls	2–6	Barcelona	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
19:00 EST	Stammler 30' Rojas 60'	Report	Xavi 17' Eto'o 18', 43' Márquez 24' Jeffrén 80' Pedro 85'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 38,152 Referee: Kevin Stott

Boca Juniors v Barcelona

16 August 2008 Joan Gamper Trophy	Boca Juniors	1–2	Barcelona	Barcelona, Spain
22:00 CEST	Castromán  44' Vargas  52' Roncaglia  55' Viatri 72'	Report	Córcoles  30' Busquets  57' Piqué  89' Puyol 90+2' Eto'o 90+5'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 71,210 Referee: González Vázquez

Sant Andreu v Barcelona

9 September 2008 Semi-finals	Sant Andreu	3–1	Barcelona	La Ràpita, Spain
	Oriol 9', 77' Martí 28'	Report	Busquets 20'	Stadium: La Devesa Referee: Del Pino

Source : FC Barcelona

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Víctor Valdés (VC)	27	EU	2002	260	0	2010	Youth system
2	DF		Martín Cáceres	22	Non-EU	2008	0	0	2012	€16.5M
3	DF		Gerard Piqué	22	EU	2008	0	0	2012	Youth system	Bought from Manchester United for €5M
4	DF		Rafael Márquez	30	EU	2003	200	8	2012[1]	€5M
5	DF		Carles Puyol (captain)	31	EU	1999	270	4	2010	Youth system
6	MF		Xavi (VC)	29	EU	1998	288	28	2014	Youth system
7	FW		Eiður Guðjohnsen	30	EU	2006	72	13	2010	€12M
8	MF		Andrés Iniesta (VC)	25	EU	2002	211	17	2014	Youth system
9	FW		Samuel Eto’o	28	EU	2004	108	78	2010	€27M
10	FW		Lionel Messi	21	EU	2004	109	54	2014	Youth system
11	FW		Bojan	18	EU	2007	54	12	2013	Youth system
13	GK		José Manuel Pinto	33	EU	2008	3	0	2010	€0.5M
14	FW		Thierry Henry	31	EU	2007	59	31	2011	€24M
15	MF		Seydou Keita	29	EU	2008	0	0	2012	€14M
16	DF		Sylvinho	35	EU	2004	92	3	2009	€2M
18	DF		Gabriel Milito	28	EU	2007	27	1	2011	€17M
20	DF		Dani Alves	26	EU	2008	0	0	2012	€29M
21	MF		Alexander Hleb	28	Non-EU	2008	0	0	2012	€15M
22	DF		Eric Abidal	29	EU	2007	40	0	2011	€15M
24	MF		Yaya Touré	26	Non-EU	2007	32	2	2012	€9M	Under Bosman ruling
25	GK		Albert Jorquera	30	EU	2003	17	0	2010	Youth system
27	FW		Pedro	21	EU	2008	2	0	Undisclosed	Youth system
28	MF		Sergio Busquets	20	EU	2008	0	0	2013	Youth system
29	DF		Víctor Sánchez	21	EU	2008	0	0	Undisclosed	Youth system

• Source: FC Barcelona and footballdatabase.com

Players in and out

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
15	MF		Keita	28	EU	Sevilla	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	€14M	Barcelona.cat
3	DF		Piqué	21	EU	Manchester United	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	€5M	Barcelona.cat
13	GK		Pinto	32	EU	Celta de Vigo	Transfer Y	Summer	2010	€0.5M	Barcelona.cat
2	DF		Cáceres	21	Non-EU	Villarreal	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	€16.5M	Barcelona.cat
20	DF		Alves	25	EU	Sevilla	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	€29M + €6M in variables	Barcelona.cat
21	MF		Hleb	27	Non-EU	Arsenal	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	€11.8M	Barcelona.cat
12	DF		Henrique	21	Non-EU	Palmeiras	Transfer Y	Summer	2013	€8M + €2M in variables	Barcelona.cat
28	MF		Busquets	20	EU	Barcelona B	Promote	Summer	2013	Free

Total spending: €88M

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
15	DF		Edmílson	31	EU	Villarreal	Contract Termination N	Summer	Free	Barcelona.cat
11	DF		Zambrotta	31	EU	Milan	Transfer Y	Summer	€9M + €2M in variables	Barcelona.cat
17	FW		Dos Santos	19	EU	Tottenham Hotspur	Transfer Y	Summer	€6M + €5M in variables	Barcelona.cat
21	DF		Thuram	36	EU	Retired	Contract Termination N	Summer	Free	Barcelona.cat
18	FW		Ezquerro	31	EU	Osasuna	Contract Termination N	Summer	Free	Barcelona.cat
20	MF		Deco	30	EU	Chelsea	Transfer Y	Summer	€10M	Barcelona.cat
10	FW		Ronaldinho	28	EU	Milan	Transfer Y	Summer	€21M + €4M in variables	Barcelona.cat
12	DF		Henrique	21	Non-EU	Bayer Leverkusen	Loan →	Summer	N/A	Barcelona.cat
23	DF		Oleguer	28	EU	Ajax	Transfer Y	Summer	€3M + €2.25M in variables	Barcelona.cat
26	MF		Crosas	20	EU	Celtic	Transfer Y	Summer	€0.5M + €0.8M in variables	Barcelona.cat

Total income: €49.5M

Squad stats

				Total			Champions League		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Copa Catalunya
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
1	GK		V. Valdés	49	49		14		35
20	DF		Dani Alves	52	54	5	12		34	5	8
5	DF		Puyol	41	45	1	11		28	1	6
3	DF		Piqué	44	45	3	14	1	25	1	6	1
22	DF		Abidal	31	32		5		25		2
24	MF		Touré Yaya	39	43	3	12		25	2	6	1
6	MF		Xavi	49	54	10	14	3	35	6	5	1
8	MF		A. Iniesta	38	43	5	11	1	26	4	6
10	FW		Messi	41	51	38	12	9	31	23	8	6
9	FW		Eto'o	46	52	36	12	6	36	30	4
14	FW		Henry	36	42	26	12	6	29	19	1	1
13	GK		Pinto	11	11				2		9
25	GK		Jorquera	1	1		1
41	GK		Oier	1	1				1
2	DF		M. Cáceres	16	23		3		13		7
4	DF		Márquez	36	37	3	10	1	23	1	4	1
16	DF		Sylvinho	22	30	1	7	1	15		8
18	DF		Milito
29	DF		V. Sánchez	6	12		3		7		2
37	DF		Botía		1				1
46	DF		Muniesa		1				1
15	MF		Keita	29	46	6	12	2	29	4	5
21	MF		Hleb	19	36		9		19		8
28	MF		Sergio B.	31	41	3	8	2	24	1	9
30	MF		Vázquez	1	1		1
35	MF		Abraham		2				1		1
44	MF		Thiago		1				1
45	MF		Xavi Torres	2	2				2
7	FW		Gudjohnsen	17	34	4	5		24	3	5	1
11	FW		Bojan	18	42	10	10	3	23	2	9	5
27	FW		Pedro	6	14		5		6		3
31	FW		Jeffrén		2				2

Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by position and then numbers
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name				Notes
1	GK		V. Valdés	2	0	2
13	GK		Pinto	1	0	0
20	DF		Dani Alves	8	0	0
3	DF		Piqué	10	2	0
4	DF		Márquez	8	1	0
5	DF		Puyol	4	0	0
22	DF		Abidal	3	0	2
2	DF		M. Cáceres	3		1
24	MF		Touré Yaya	7	0	0
6	MF		Xavi	5	0	0
28	MF		Busquets	12	0	0
8	MF		A. Iniesta	3	0	0
15	MF		Keita	1	0	1
29	MF		V. Sánchez	1	0	0
9	FW		Eto'o	9	0	0
14	FW		Henry	5	0	0
11	FW		Bojan	1	0	0
10	FW		Messi	2	0	0
7	FW		Gudjohnsen	1	0	0

Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Pep Guardiola
Assistant coach	Tito Vilanova
Goalkeeping coach	Juan Carlos Unzué
Physical fitness coach	Lorenzo Buenaventura
Lead fitness coach	Paco Seirul·lo
Field work	Aureli Altimira
Strength work	Francesc Cos

Source: FC Barcelona

Competitions

Overall

As in nine out of the last ten seasons, Barcelona was present in all major competitions. First division and Copa del Rey in Spain and UEFA Champions League in Europe.

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
La Liga	—	Winner	31 August 2008	31 May 2009
Champions League	Third qualifying round	Winner	13 August 2008	27 May 2009
Copa del Rey	Round of 32	Winner	28 October 2008	13 May 2009

Source: Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2008–09 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Barcelona (C)	38	27	6	5	105	35	+70	87	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Real Madrid	38	25	3	10	83	52	+31	78
3	Sevilla	38	21	7	10	54	39	+15	70
4	Atlético Madrid	38	20	7	11	80	57	+23	67	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Villarreal	38	18	11	9	61	54	+7	65	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round

Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

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	27	6	5	105	35	+70	87	14	3	2	61	14	+47	13	3	3	44	21	+23

Last updated: 8 May.
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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	D
Position	17	15	9	6	5	4	4	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	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

All kickoff times are in CEST.   Win   Draw   Loss

Numancia v Barcelona

31 August 2008 1	Numancia	1–0	Barcelona	Soria
19:00	Mario 13'	(Report)	Puyol  42' Eto'o  80'	Stadium: Los Pajaritos Attendance: 9,500 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Barcelona v Racing Santander

13 September 2008 2	Barcelona	1–1	Racing Santander	Barcelona
20:00	Messi 71' (pen.) Iniesta  87'	(Report)	Pinillos  37' Munitis  60' Serrano  62' Lacen  66' Christian  70' Jonathan 77' Valera  88' Luccin  92'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 54,678 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez

Sporting Gijón v Barcelona

21 September 2008 3	Sporting Gijón	1–6	Barcelona	Gijón
21:00	Cámara  7' Carmelo  41' Maldonado 50' Gerard  56'	(Report)	Xavi 27' Eto'o 33' Jorge 49' (o.g.) Iniesta 70' Messi 85', 90'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 23,481 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila

Barcelona v Real Betis

24 September 2008 4	Barcelona	3–2	Real Betis	Barcelona
20:00	Touré  13' Eto'o 17', 23' Guðjohnsen 80' Busquets  84'	(Report)	Vega  43' Monzón 59' José Mari 67' Capi  73' Aurélio  85'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 55,727 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez

Espanyol v Barcelona

27 September 2008 5	Espanyol	1–2	Barcelona	Barcelona
22:00	Nenê  12'  45' Coro 20' Martínez  53' Chica  55' Jarque  90+8'	(Report)	Busquets  6' Valdés  20' Henry 84' Messi 90+13' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 31,660 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo

Barcelona v Atlético Madrid

4 October 2008 6	Barcelona	6–1	Atlético Madrid	Barcelona
22:00	Márquez 3',  54' Eto'o 5' (pen.), 17' Messi 8' Guðjohnsen 28' Henry  62', 72'	(Report)	Rodríguez  9', 13' López  32' Heitinga  33' Ujfaluši  52'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,232 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona

19 October 2008 7	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Barcelona	Bilbao
19:00	Amorebieta  39' Orbaiz  49' Balenziaga  79'	(Report)	Márquez  50' Eto'o 63',  90' Busquets  89'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Barcelona v Almería

25 October 2008 8	Barcelona	5–0	Almería	Barcelona
22:00	Eto'o 5', 20', 23' Henry 13' Alves 36'	(Report)	Negredo  28' Crusat  29' Ortiz  43' Soriano  80'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 63,566 Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull

Málaga v Barcelona

1 November 2008 9	Málaga	1–4	Barcelona	Málaga
20:00	Apoño  4' Baha  7' Duda 12'	(Report)	Xavi 5', 53' Messi 19' Alves  54' Touré  75' Busquets  79' Weligton 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Barcelona v Real Valladolid

8 November 2008 10	Barcelona	6–0	Real Valladolid	Barcelona
22:00	Eto'o 12', 30', 42', 44' Touré  20' Guðjohnsen 71' Henry 83'	(Report)	Dorado  74'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 58,276 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Recreativo Huelva v Barcelona

16 November 2008 11	Recreativo Huelva	0–2	Barcelona	Huelva
21:00	Sisi  37' Arzo  71' Beto  90+1'	(Report)	Alves  32' Messi 50' Eto'o  71' Keita 85'	Stadium: Nuevo Colombino Attendance: 19,860 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa

Barcelona v Getafe

23 November 2008 12	Barcelona	1–1	Getafe	Barcelona
19:00	Alves  6' Eto'o  65' Keita 71' Puyol  91'	(Report)	Manu 19' Gavilán  22' Granero  30' Licht  41' Rafa  90'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 65,249 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez

Sevilla v Barcelona

29 November 2008 13	Sevilla	0–3	Barcelona	Seville
22:00	Luís Fabiano  86'	(Report)	Eto'o 20',  30' Márquez  62' Piqué  76' Messi 71', 90+2'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 45,500 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Barcelona v Valencia

6 December 2008 14	Barcelona	4–0	Valencia	Barcelona
22:00	Henry 20', 28', 79' Alves 46'	(Report)	Albiol  6' Albelda  38' Villa  67' Miguel  72' Del Horno  73'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 82,889 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Barcelona v Real Madrid

13 December 2008 15	Barcelona	2–0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
22:00	Márquez  40' Eto'o 83',  84' Messi 90',  90+1'	(Report)	Metzelder  21' Ramos  26' Drenthe  41' Salgado  68' Casillas  90'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 96,059 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo

Villarreal v Barcelona

21 December 2008 16	Villarreal	1–2	Barcelona	Villarreal
19:00	Cani 47' Franco  79' Pires  87' Cazorla  88'	(Report)	Keita 54' Henry 66' Piqué  70'  74' Puyol  75' Xavi  75'	Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Barcelona v Mallorca

3 January 2009 17	Barcelona	3–1	Mallorca	Barcelona
20:00	Henry 30',  36' Márquez  49' Xavi  64' Alves  73' Iniesta 75' Touré 90+2'	Report	Aduriz 15',  57' Josemi  36'  90' Suárez  43' Lux  68' Varela  73' Arango  75'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 60,399 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Osasuna v Barcelona

11 January 2009 18	Osasuna	2–3	Barcelona	Pamplona
21:00	Flaño 62' Josetxo  69' Pandiani 72'	(Report)	Abidal  32' Eto'o 44' Valdés  69' Xavi 80' Messi 84' Busquets  90+3'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 19,800 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Barcelona v Deportivo La Coruña

17 January 2009 19	Barcelona	5–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Barcelona
20:00	Messi 21' Henry 27', 82' Eto'o 41', 86' (pen.)	(Report)	Aranzubia  84'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 65,145 Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago

Barcelona v Numancia

24 January 2009 20	Barcelona	4–1	Numancia	Barcelona
22:00	Xavi  24' Messi 49', 75' Eto'o 52' Piqué  65' Henry 70'	(Report)	Dimas  23' Barkero 60' Palacios  58'  80' Del Pino  81' Ortega  90'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 47,330 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa

Racing Santander v Barcelona

1 February 2009 21	Racing Santander	1–2	Barcelona	Santander
17:00	Munitis  22' Žigić  31', 55' (pen.)	(Report)	Messi 65', 80' Alves  76' Márquez  54'  87' Piqué  31'  90+3'	Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero Attendance: 22,251 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Barcelona v Sporting Gijón

8 February 2009 22	Barcelona	3–1	Sporting Gijón	Barcelona
19:00	Eto'o 23', 40' Abidal  45' Henry  56' Alves 65'	(Report)	Gerard  10' Matabuena  37' Mateo 67' Míchel  73'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 69,341 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez

Real Betis v Barcelona

14 February 2009 23	Real Betis	2–2	Barcelona	Seville
20:00	Oliveira  17' Melli 18' González 24' Emaná  45' Juanma  82'	(Report)	Piqué  35' Eto'o 45+3', 84' Busquets  76'	Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Attendance: 55,500 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

Barcelona v Espanyol

21 February 2009 24	Barcelona	1–2	Espanyol	Barcelona
20:00	Piqué  21' Keita  38' Eto'o  40' Busquets  51' Xavi  56' Touré 62',  73' Puyol  76'	(Report)	Pareja  17' García  40' De la Peña 50', 54' Jarque  53' Sánchez  61' Alonso  88' Tamudo  90+2'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 76,942 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro

Atlético Madrid v Barcelona

1 March 2009 25	Atlético Madrid	4–3	Barcelona	Madrid
19:00	Forlán 32', 79' (pen.) Heitinga  46' García  48' Agüero 56', 88' Assunção  66'	(Report)	Henry 18', 73' Messi 30',  90+2' Alves  57'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez

Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao

7 March 2009 26	Barcelona	2–0	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
20:00	Busquets 16',  69' Messi 31' (pen.) Eto'o  50' Iniesta  58'	(Report)	Martínez  21' Orbaiz  47' Amorebieta  59' Toquero  85'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,074 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Almería v Barcelona

15 March 2009 27	Almería	0–2	Barcelona	Almería
21:00	Acasiete  21' Ortiz  75' Negredo  85'	(Report)	Bojan 52', 55'	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 9,333 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

Barcelona v Málaga

22 March 2009 28	Barcelona	6–0	Málaga	Barcelona
19:00	Xavi 18' Messi 24' Henry 32' Alves  33', 50' Eto'o 43', 56' Guðjohnsen  80'	(Report)	Nacho  17' Lolo  28' Gámez  35'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,178 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Real Valladolid v Barcelona

4 April 2009 29	Real Valladolid	0–1	Barcelona	Valladolid
20:00	Aguirre  20'	(Report)	Eto'o 40'	Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Attendance: 26,512 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa

Barcelona v Recreativo Huelva

11 April 2009 30	Barcelona	2–0	Recreativo Huelva	Barcelona
20:00	Iniesta 1' Morris 67' (o.g.)	(Report)		Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 56,831 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

Getafe v Barcelona

18 April 2009 31	Getafe	0–1	Barcelona	Getafe
20:00	Contra  35' Granero  65' Mario  71' Cortés  78'	(Report)	Messi 19' Busquets  35' Alves  87'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Alvárez

Barcelona v Sevilla

22 April 2009 32	Barcelona	4–0	Sevilla	Barcelona
22:00	Iniesta 2' Eto'o 16' Abidal  35' Xavi 48' Henry 54' Alves  75'	(Report)	Navarro  41' Mosquera  62'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 98,722 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

Valencia v Barcelona

25 April 2009 33	Valencia	2–2	Barcelona	Valencia
22:00	Silva  22' Maduro 43',  52' Hernández 45+1' Baraja  55' Marchena  64' Alexis  84'	(Report)	Messi 24' Valdés  40' Iniesta  42' Henry 86'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Real Madrid v Barcelona

2 May 2009 34	Real Madrid	2–6	Barcelona	Madrid
22:00	Higuaín 13' Ramos  25', 55' Marcelo  45' Van der Vaart  73'	(Report)	Henry 17', 57' Puyol 20',  38' Abidal  22' Messi 35', 74' Piqué 82'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Barcelona v Villarreal

10 May 2009 35	Barcelona	3–3	Villarreal	Barcelona
19:00	Keita 11' Eto'o 36' Alves 45+1',  83' Abidal  76'	(Report)	Llorente 22', 90+1' Godín  49' Rossi  57' Fernández 77' (pen.),  89'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 92,722 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Mallorca v Barcelona

17 May 2009 36	Mallorca	2–1	Barcelona	Palma
19:55	Arango 73' Santana 77' Ayoze  87'	(Report)	Eto'o 9' Bojan  45' Torres  75'	Stadium: Iberostar Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

Barcelona v Osasuna

23 May 2009 37	Barcelona	0–1	Osasuna	Barcelona
19:55	Abidal  33' Guðjohnsen  38' Bojan  72' Muniesa  76'	(Report)	Pandiani 26' Monreal  84'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 77,331 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez

Deportivo La Coruña v Barcelona

30 May 2009 38	Deportivo La Coruña	1–1	Barcelona	A Coruña
22:00	Bodipo 31' Sergio  54'	(Report)	Bojan  44' Eto'o 89'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 34,600 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2008–09 Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Benidorm v Barcelona

28 October 2008 First leg	Benidorm	0–1	Barcelona	Benidorm
21:00 CEST	Bardal  20' Castell  41' Moreno  73' Morcillo  79'	(Report)	Cáceres  47' Bojan 55' Abidal  69'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor Attendance: 6,000 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero

Barcelona v Benidorm

12 November 2008 Second leg	Barcelona	1–0 (2–0 agg.)	Benidorm	Barcelona
21:00 CET	Messi 86'	(Report)	Moreno  20'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 23,422 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Round of 16

Atlético Madrid v Barcelona

6 January 2009 First leg	Atlético Madrid	1–3	Barcelona	Madrid
20:00 CET	Sinama Pongolle  21' Simão  38' Maniche  38' Pernía  41' Assunção  51' Heitinga  56' Ujfaluši 68',  86' Banega  89'	(Report)	Messi 11', 57' (pen.), 79' Cáceres  67' Busquets  69'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 54,851 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

Barcelona v Atlético Madrid

14 January 2009 Second leg	Barcelona	2–1 (5–2 agg.)	Atlético Madrid	Barcelona
22:00 CET	Bojan 28' Touré  63' Guðjohnsen 76'	(Report)	Sinama Pongolle 23' García  24' Camacho  35' Perea  78'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 46,482 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

Quarter-finals

Espanyol v Barcelona

21 January 2009 First leg	Espanyol	0–0	Barcelona	Barcelona
22:00 CET	García  17' Hurtado  48' Béranger  85' Smiljanić  89'	(Report)	Cáceres  45' Sánchez  65'	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 21,600 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Barcelona v Espanyol

29 January 2009 Second leg	Barcelona	3–2 (3–2 agg.)	Espanyol	Barcelona
21:30 CET	Busquets  32' Bojan 34', 48' Piqué 56'	(Report)	Chica  37' Coro 58' Callejón 64' Jarque  69'  90+1'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 78,443 Referee: Megía Dávila

Semi-finals

Barcelona v Mallorca

5 February 2009 First leg	Barcelona	2–0	Mallorca	Barcelona
21:30 CET	Touré  22' Henry 34',  44' Márquez 73'	(Report)	Webó  6' Ayoze  26' Josemi  72' Suárez  75' Nunes  83' Trejo  89'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 52,932 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Mallorca v Barcelona

4 March 2009 Second leg	Mallorca	1–1 (1–3 agg.)	Barcelona	Palma
21:00 CET	Castro 45' Ramis  60' Josemi  29'  65' Corrales  70' Keita  85'	(Report)	Touré  34' Pinto  36' Piqué  50' Cáceres  50' Messi 81'	Stadium: Iberostar Attendance: 23,142 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez

Final

Main article: 2009 Copa del Rey Final

Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona

13 May 2009 Final	Athletic Bilbao	1–4	Barcelona	Valencia
21:30 CEST	Toquero 8' López  29' Lertxundi  35'	Report	Touré  21' 31' Keita  49' Messi  50' 54' Bojan 57' Xavi 64'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Medina Cantalejo

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds § Third qualifying round

Barcelona v Wisła Kraków

13 August 2008 First leg	Barcelona	4–0	Wisła Kraków	Barcelona, Spain
21:45	Eto'o 17', 83' Xavi 25' Henry 50'	Report	Cantoro  15'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 56,786 Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland)

Wisła Kraków v Barcelona

26 August 2008 Second leg	Wisła Kraków	1–0 (1–4 agg.)	Barcelona	Kraków, Poland
20:45	Brożek  44' Cléber 51' Boguski  53'	Report	Henry  90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski in Kraków Attendance: 20,700 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Group stage

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Barcelona	6	4	1	1	18	8	+10	13	Advance to knockout phase
2	Sporting CP	6	4	0	2	8	8	0	12
3	Shakhtar Donetsk	6	3	0	3	11	7	+4	9	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Basel	6	0	1	5	2	16	−14	1

Source: RSSSF

Barcelona v Sporting CP

16 September 2008 1	Barcelona	3–1	Sporting CP	Barcelona, Spain
20:45	Márquez 21' Eto'o 60' (pen.) Piqué  70' Xavi 87'	Report	Tonel 72' Rochemback  85'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 58,354 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

Shakhtar Donetsk v Barcelona

1 October 2008 2	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–2	Barcelona	Donetsk, Ukraine
20:45	Ilsinho 45' Srna  47' Fernandinho  58' Chyhrynskyi  69' Brandão  88'	Report	Xavi  41' Keita  78' Messi 87', 90+4' Márquez  88' Iniesta  90+3'	Stadium: RSK Olimpiyskyi Attendance: 25,300 Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Basel v Barcelona

22 October 2008 3	Basel	0–5	Barcelona	Basel, Switzerland
20:45	Rubio  43' Abraham  86'	Report	Messi 4' Busquets 15' Bojan 22', 46' Xavi 48'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)

Barcelona v Basel

4 November 2008 4	Barcelona	1–1	Basel	Barcelona, Spain
20:45	Messi 62'	Report	Derdiyok 82' Costanzo  89'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 49,479 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

Sporting CP v Barcelona

26 November 2008 5	Sporting CP	2–5	Barcelona	Lisbon, Portugal
20:45	Caneira  54' Veloso 65' Liédson 66' Patrício  71'	Report	Henry 14' Piqué 17' Busquets  33' Messi 49' Márquez  63' Caneira 67' (o.g.) Bojan 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 31,765 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy)

Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk

9 December 2008 6	Barcelona	2–3	Shakhtar Donetsk	Barcelona, Spain
20:45	Bojan  50' Sylvinho 59' Busquets 83'	Report	Hladkyy 31', 58',  87' Hübschman  65' Fernandinho 76' Brandão  86' Luiz Adriano  87' Kucher  89' Pyatov  90+1'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 22,763 Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Round of 16

Lyon v Barcelona

24 February 2009 First leg	Lyon	1–1	Barcelona	Lyon, France
20:45	Juninho 7' Toulalan  24' Grosso  32' Cris  87'	Report	Alves  34' Puyol  61' Busquets  63' Henry 67'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,258 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Barcelona v Lyon

10 March 2009 Second leg	Barcelona	5–2 (6–3 agg.)	Lyon	Barcelona, Spain
20:45	Henry 25', 27',  45+1' Messi 40' Eto'o 43' Keita 90+5'	Report	Cris  12' Makoun 44',  70' Juninho  35'  90+1', 48' Delgado  49' Grosso  64' Toulalan  76'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 86,368 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Quarter-finals

Barcelona v Bayern Munich

8 April 2009 First leg	Barcelona	4–0	Bayern Munich	Barcelona, Spain
20:45	Messi 9', 38',  17' Eto'o 12' Henry 43' Márquez  90'	Report	Lell  48' Demichelis  57'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 93,219 Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Note: Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola was ejected in the 18th minute.

Bayern Munich v Barcelona

14 April 2009 Second leg	Bayern Munich	1–1 (1–5 agg.)	Barcelona	Munich, Germany
20:45	Lúcio  36' Demichelis  42' Ribéry 47' Borowski  82' Lell  84'	Report	Alves  18' Puyol  25' Keita 73'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Semi-finals

Barcelona v Chelsea

28 April 2009 First leg	Barcelona	0–0	Chelsea	Barcelona, Spain
20:45	Touré  37' Puyol  74'	Report	Alex  26' Ballack  29'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 95,231 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Chelsea v Barcelona

6 May 2009 Second leg	Chelsea	1–1 (1–1a agg.)	Barcelona	London, England
20:45	Essien 9'  74' Alex  77' Ballack  90+6' Drogba  90+9'[2]	Report	Alves  30' Abidal  66' Eto'o  90+1' Iniesta 90+3'  90+4'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,857 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Final

Main article: 2009 UEFA Champions League Final

Barcelona v Manchester United

27 May 2009 Final	Barcelona	2–0	Manchester United	Rome, Italy
20:45 CEST	Eto'o 10' Piqué  16' Messi 70'	[Report]	Ronaldo  78' Scholes  80' Vidić  90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 62,467 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Record

Competition	Won	Draw	Lost
La Liga	27	6	5
Copa del Rey	7	2	0
UEFA Champions League	8	5	2
Friendly	6	0	0
Total	48	13	7

References

1. "Rafa Marquez signs contract renewal with FC Barcelona until 2012" (in Spanish). proceso.com.mx. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
2. Drogba was cautioned for dissent after full-time.

External links

• FC Barcelona official website
• English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
• ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page Archived 7 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Footballdatabase.com: FC Barcelona (Spain) profile
• UEFA Champions League
• Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional
• Federació Catalana de Futbol Archived 23 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine