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G. ^ Messi has won the most titles with Barcelona, with 35; 10 La Liga, 7 Copas del Rey, 4 Champions League, 8 Supercopas de España, 3 UEFA Super Cups and 3 FIFA Club World Cups; H. ^ Puyol captained Barcelona to the first ever sextuple. [7] I. ^ Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer in all competitions including friendlies with 709 goals.
Xavi as Barcelona captain in November 2012. On 18 December 2012, Barcelona renewed Xavi's contract, extending it until 30 June 2016. [46] He scored a goal against Real Madrid in a 3–2 win for Barcelona. Xavi was named in the FIFA World XI, along with teammates Iniesta, Messi and Dani Alves. [47]
At the ceremony for the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or in December, Barcelona's La Masia became the first youth academy ever to have all three finalists for the Ballon d'Or, with Messi, Iniesta and Xavi being named the three best players in the world for 2010. [120]
Andrés Iniesta Xavi Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) David Villa (Valencia/Barcelona) Lionel Messi : 2011 [13] Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Gerard Piqué Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United) Dani Alves : Andrés Iniesta Xavi
In 2010, the final three contenders were Barcelona players Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi. Only team of which youth academy has been represented by final three contenders at a FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala: In 2010, the final three contenders were Barcelona youth academy players Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi.
Barcelona went on to win the match 3–2 and the cup 5–4 on aggregate. One of his best goals followed in October against Viktoria Plzeň in the Champions League group stage after an interchange of passes with Messi. Iniesta played a record 51 matches unbeaten in La Liga, concluding with Barcelona's 2–0 defeat of Mallorca on 24 March. [50]
On 16 March, Barcelona trashed Osasuna 7–0 at Camp Nou with goals coming from Sánchez, Iniesta, Tello, Pedro and a hat-trick by Lionel Messi. [61] On 23 March, the second Clásico of the season was contested at the Santiago Bernabéu with Barça securing a 3–4 victory over their great rivals.
Teammates Xavi and Iniesta finished in third and fifth respectively, closing out 2009 as one of the most memorable years in Barcelona history. [ 12 ] On 16 January, Messi became the youngest player to score 100 official goals for the Catalan club.