2011–12 FC Barcelona season
season of football team
The 2011–12 season is Futbol Club Barcelona's 118th in the Spanish league.
| 2011–12 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairmen |  Sandro Rosell | ||
| Manager | Josep Guardiola | ||
| Stadium | Camp Nou | ||
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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 |
Transfers
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change| Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Alexis Sanchez
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 Udinese
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€26 million [2] |
| MF | Cesc Fàbregas
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Arsenal
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€39 million [3] |
Out
change| Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Bojan Krkić
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Roma
|
€12 m [4] |
| FW | Jeffrén Suárez
|
 Sporting Lisbon
|
€3.75 m [5] |
Released
change| Pos. | Name |
|---|---|
| DF |  Gabriel Milito [6]
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New deal
change| Pos. | Name |
|---|---|
| FW | Pedro [7]
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Squad
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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' |
La Liga
change| 27 August 2011 2 | Barcelona | 5 - 0 | Villarreal | Camp Nou |
| Thiago Mascherano  Fàbregas Sánchez Messi |
Report |
| 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 |
| 6 November 2011 12 | Athletic Bilbao | v | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| Stadium: San Mamés |
| 19 November 2011 13 | Barcelona | v | Real Zaragoza | Camp Nou |
Champions League
change- FC Barcelona advanced to the Round of 16.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Barcelona
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 16 |
| AC Milan
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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' |
| 19 October 2011 3 | FC Barcelona | 2 - 0 | Viktoria Plzeň | Camp Nou |
| Iniesta 10' Villa 82' |
| 1 November 2011 4 | Viktoria Plzeň | 0 - 4 | FC Barcelona | Camp Nou |
| Messi 24', 45+2', 90+2' Fàbregas 72' |
References
change- ↑ "Barcelona & Qatar Foundation agree £125m shirt deal".
- ↑ "Barcelona land Chilean star Sanchez from Udinese".
- ↑ "Fàbregas completes Barcelona return".
- ↑ "Roma agree deal for Barca's Bojan".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Sporting signs Jeffren from Barcelona".
- ↑ "Barcelona release Gabriel Milito".
- ↑ "New Pedro deal includes €150m buy-out".
- ↑ "Start of Primera Liga delayed".