2011–12 FC Barcelona season

season of football team

The 2011–12 season is Futbol Club Barcelona's 118th in the Spanish league.

FC Barcelona
2011–12 season
ChairmenSpain Sandro Rosell
ManagerSpain Josep Guardiola
StadiumCamp Nou

Barcelona signing a £125m deal with the Qatar Foundation.[1]

Pre-season change

23 July 2011 Hajduk Split   0 – 0   Barcelona Split, Croatia
Report Attendance: 35,000
26 July 2011 Audi Cup
Semi-final
Barcelona   2 – 2
(4 – 2 p)
  Internacional Munich, Germany
Thiago   15'
Jonathan   62'
Report Nei   55'
Damião   85'
Attendance: 69,000
27 July 2011 Audi Cup
Final
Bayern Munich   0 – 2   Barcelona Munich, Germany
Report Thiago   42', 75' Attendance: 69,000
30 July 2011 Manchester United   2 – 1   Barcelona Landover, United States
Nani   22'
Owen   76'
Report Thiago   70' Attendance: 81,107
3 August 2011 Barcelona   1 – 4   Guadalajara Miami Gardens, United States
David Villa   4' (Report) Marco   60', 63'
Casillas   72'
Verduzco   90+2'
Attendance: 70,080
6 August 2011 Barcelona   2 – 0   América Arlington, United States
David Villa   24'
Keita   89'
(Report) Attendance: 60,807
22 August 2011 Joan Gamper
Trophy
Barcelona   5 – 0   Napoli Barcelona, Spain
Fàbregas   26'
Keita   31'
Pedro   62'
Messi   66', 77'
(Report) Attendance: 78,002

Transfers change

In change

Pos. Name From Fee
FW   Alexis Sanchez   Udinese €26 million [2]
MF   Cesc Fàbregas   Arsenal €39 million [3]

Out change

Pos. Name To Fee
FW   Bojan Krkić   Roma €12 m [4]
FW   Jeffrén Suárez   Sporting Lisbon €3.75 m [5]

Released change

Pos. Name
DF   Gabriel Milito [6]

New deal change

Pos. Name
FW   Pedro [7]

Squad change

Goalkeepers
1   Víctor Valdés
13   José Manuel Pinto
Defenders
2   Daniel Alves
3   Gerard Piqué
5   Carles Puyol
19   Maxwell
21   Adriano
22   Éric Abidal
Midfielders
4   Cesc Fàbregas
6   Xavi
8   Andrés Iniesta
11   Thiago Alcántara
14   Javier Mascherano
15   Seydou Keita
16   Sergio Busquets
Forwards
7   David Villa
9   Alexis Sánchez
10   Lionel Messi
17   Pedro
20   Ibrahim Afellay


Supercopa de España change

14 August 2011 First leg Real Madrid 2 - 2 Barcelona Santiago Bernabéu
Özil   13'
Alonso   54'
Report Villa   39'
Messi   45+1'
17 August 2011 Second leg Barcelona 3 - 2
(5 – 4 agg.)
Real Madrid Camp Nou
Iniesta   15'
Messi   45', 88'
Report Ronaldo   20'
Benzema 82'

La Liga change

21 August 2011 1 Málaga Postponed [8] Barcelona Malaga
27 August 2011 2 Barcelona 5 - 0 Villarreal Camp Nou
Thiago  
Mascherano  
Fàbregas    
Sánchez    
Messi   
Report


10 September 2011 3 Real Sociedad 2 - 2 Barcelona Guipuzcoa
Xavi  
Fàbregas  
Busquets  
Messi  
18 September 2011 4 Barcelona 8 - 0 Osasuna Camp Nou
Messi    
Fàbregas  
David Villa     
Own goal  
Xavi  
21 September 2011 5 Valencia 2 - 2 Barcelona Valencia
Pedro  
Fàbregas  
Mascherano  
24 September 2011 6 Barcelona 5 - 0 Atlético Madrid Camp Nou
David Villa  
Own goal  
Messi    
Piqué  


15 October 2011 8 Barcelona 3 - 0 Racing Santander Camp Nou
Messi   
Xavi  
22 October 2011 9 Barcelona 0 - 0 Sevilla Camp Nou
Mascherano  
Iniesta  
Fàbregas  
25 October 2011 10 Granada 0 - 1 Barcelona Granada
Dani Alves  
Xavi  
Busquets  
Cuenca  
Keita  
29 October 2011 11 Barcelona 5 – 0 Real Mallorca Camp Nou
Messi    
Cuenca  
Alves    


Champions League change

Group H
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  FC Barcelona 6 5 1 0 20 4 +16 16
  AC Milan 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9
  FC Viktoria Plzeň 6 1 2 3 4 11 -7 5
  FC BATE Borisov 6 0 2 4 2 14 -12 2


13 September 2011 1 FC Barcelona   2 - 2   Milan Camp Nou
Pedro   36'
Villa 50' 
Pato   1'
Thiago Silva 90+2' 
Attendance: 89,861
28 September 2011 2 BATE Borisov   0 – 5   FC Barcelona Minsk
Alyaksandr Valadzko   19' (o.g.)
Pedro   22'
Messi   38', 55'
Villa 90' 
1 November 2011 4 Viktoria Plzeň   0 - 4   FC Barcelona Camp Nou
Messi   24', 45+2', 90+2'
Fàbregas   72'

References change

  1. "Barcelona & Qatar Foundation agree £125m shirt deal".
  2. "Barcelona land Chilean star Sanchez from Udinese".
  3. "Fàbregas completes Barcelona return".
  4. "Roma agree deal for Barca's Bojan".
  5. "Sporting signs Jeffren from Barcelona".
  6. "Barcelona release Gabriel Milito".
  7. "New Pedro deal includes €150m buy-out".
  8. "Start of Primera Liga delayed".