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In 2008–09, FC Barcelona started a new era with a new manager, former captain and Barcelona B coach
Pep Guardiola Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala (; born 18 January 1971) is a Catalans, Catalan professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player from Spain who has been the manager of club Manchester City F.C., Ma ...
, who led the team to the first treble in Spanish football history. After selling off high-profiled players such as Deco and
Ronaldinho Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho () or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian former professional Association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or left winger. Widely reg ...
, Barcelona played scintillating football throughout the season, winning the
Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...
,
La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as the Primera División or La Liga, and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest ...
, and the
UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries, top-divisio ...
. This team is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in football history.


Pre-season and friendlies

Source
FC Barcelona


Players


Squad information


Players in and out


In

Total spending: €88M


Out

Total income: €49.5M {,


Squad stats


Disciplinary record


Club


Coaching staff


Competitions


Overall

As in nine out of the last ten seasons, Barcelona was present in all major competitions. First division and
Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...
in Spain and
UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries, top-divisio ...
in Europe.


La Liga


League table


Results summary


Results by round


Matches

All kickoff times are in CEST.


Copa del Rey


Round of 32


Round of 16


Quarter-finals


Semi-finals


Final


UEFA Champions League


Third qualifying round


Group stage


Knockout phase


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Record

{, class="wikitable" , - ! 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


External links


FC Barcelona official website

English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters

ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page

Footballdatabase.com: FC Barcelona (Spain) profile

UEFA Champions League

Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional

Federació Catalana de Futbol
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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 ...
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