FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...
had one of its most successful
seasons
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in the club's history, retaining the domestic league supremacy and reaching the final of the
UEFA Champions League
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; however they collapsed 0–4 against
A.C. Milan
(), commonly referred to as Milan or AC Milan () mainly outside of Italy, is an Italian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Founded in 1899, the club competes in the Serie A, the top tie ...
(goals from
Daniele Massaro
Daniele Emilio Massaro (; born 23 May 1961) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward.
Throughout his career, Massaro played for several Italian clubs, including Monza, Fiorentina, AC Milan, and Roma, before ending his career in J ...
,
Dejan Savićević
Dejan Savićević ( cyrl, Дејан Савићевић, ; born 15 September 1966) is a Montenegrin former professional association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Since 2001, he has been the president of the Football ...
and
Marcel Desailly
Marcel David Desailly (; 7 September 1968) is a French former professional Association football, footballer, who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. During a successful career at club level, lasting from 1986 to 2006, Desailly won se ...
). Their progress to the final in
Athens
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had been virtually flawless. Indeed, on their way the Catalans had won four group games and drawn two to reach the semifinals, where they defeated
FC Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto, Order of Prince Henry, MHIH, Order of Merit (Portugal), OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional association footbal ...
in a single-game tie at
Camp Nou
Camp Nou (), meaning ''New Field'' and often referred to in English as the Nou Camp, is a stadium in Barcelona and the home of La Liga club FC Barcelona since its opening in 1957. It is currently undergoing renovation, and with a planned increa ...
.
Romário
Romário de Souza Faria (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário (), is a Brazilian politician and former professional association football, footballer who is currently a Senator for Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro and the presi ...
and
Hristo Stoichkov
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and Ronald Koeman were the main reasons for Barcelona' success. Rather than relying on the tight defence of
the previous season, Barcelona had four of the league's top scorers.
Squad
''Correct as of 23 October 2009.''
Transfers
Winter
Friendlies
Competitions
La Liga
League table
Results by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Supercopa de España
European Cup
First round
Second round
UEFA Champions League
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Group stage
Semi-final
Final
Chronology
* Thursday, July 1 —
PSV Eindhoven
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accepts a 400 million transfer for
Romário
Romário de Souza Faria (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário (), is a Brazilian politician and former professional association football, footballer who is currently a Senator for Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro and the presi ...
, mostly financed with
Witschge's 360 million transfer to
Girondins
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.
Statistics
Players statistics
See also
*
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...
*
1993–94 La Liga
The 1993–94 La Liga season was the 63rd since its establishment. It began on 4 September 1993, and concluded on 15 May 1994. The league was won by Barcelona for the fourth consecutive season, and the fourteenth time overall.
Team information
C ...
*
Copa del Rey
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*
Spanish Super Cup
References
External links
* Official Site
FCBarcelonaweb.co.ukEnglish Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page
FC Barcelona (Spain) profileuefa.com - UEFA Champions LeagueWeb Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional*
*
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FC Barcelona seasons
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
Spanish football championship–winning seasons
1993 in Catalan sport
1994 in Catalan sport