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Barcelona team in 1903 Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional association football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, and played its first friendly match on 8 December 1899. Initially, Barcelona played against other local clubs in various Catalan tournaments, but in 1929 the ...
Youngest player to score for the club in UEFA Champions League: [1] Ansu Fati (17 years and 40 days)(Champions League record). Youngest player to score and assist for the club in UEFA Champions League: [1] Ansu Fati (17 years and 355 days). Most assists provided in all official competitions (World Record): 292 – Lionel Messi, 2004–2021 [1]
The league was cancelled between 1936 and 1939 because of the Spanish Civil War. [3] Real Madrid are the most successful club with 36 titles. Barcelona has won the Spanish version of the double the most times, having won the league and cup in the same year eight times in history, three more than Athletic Bilbao's five. [4]
The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. [1] Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup. [1] The UEFA Champions League is open to the league champions of all UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) member associations (except Liechtenstein, which has no league competition), as well as to the clubs finishing from ...
FC Barcelona hold the record in the Champions League for 12 consecutive appearances in the last eight of Europe's top club competition. [65] On 15 March, it was announced that Barça would face Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. [66] On 17 March, Barça won Real Betis 1-4.
Real Madrid holds the record for the most titles overall with 26, followed by Milan's 17 titles. [7] [8] Spanish teams hold the record for the most wins in each of the three main UEFA club competitions: Real Madrid, with 15 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles; Sevilla, with 7 UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League titles; and Barcelona, with 4 Cup Winners' Cup titles.
On 12 December, Barcelona were drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 of the Champions League. [55] On 15 December, Barcelona and Suárez negotiated a five-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2021. [56] On 18 December, Barcelona won 4–1 against Espanyol in the Derbi barceloní. [57]
On 21 April, Barca took on PSG at the Camp Nou for the second leg of Champions League quarter-finals. Neymar scored both goals as Barça won 2–0, thus qualifying for the semi-finals with a 5–1 aggregate score. With victory, Barcelona reached the Champions League semi-finals for the seventh time in the last eight years. [89]