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In the Champions League on 7 November 2012, Barcelona would fall 2–1 to Celtic, with Messi grabbing his third Champions League goal of the 2012–13 season in the 90th minute in Glasgow. Barcelona were eliminated from Europe 0–7 on aggregate in the semi-finals against eventual champions Bayern Munich , the worst-ever aggregate loss in any ...
Long-serving Barcelona deputy coach Carles Rexach was appointed as his replacement, initially on a temporary basis, and managed to at least steer the club to the last Champions League spot on the final day of the season against Valencia via an exceptional performance from Rivaldo, who completed arguably the greatest hat-trick in history with an ...
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 ...
FC Barcelona's 1910 squad, victors in the inaugural Pyrenees Cup. Barcelona began to play friendly games against teams from the neighbouring regions in France in 1904. Club president Arthur Witty organised the club's first trip abroad, which resulted in their first game against a non-Spanish team.
Most consecutive wins in the UEFA Champions League: [90] 11 wins during the 2002–03 season. Most goals in a UEFA Champions League season: [90] 45 goals during the 1999–2000 season. Most FIFA World Cup Golden Balls won by the players from a single club: 3 – Johan Cruyff won in 1974, Romário in 1994, and Lionel Messi in 2014.
They scored in the La Liga, Spanish Cup, Spanish Supercup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup in 2009 (Pedro) and 2011 (Messi). [8] Q. ^ Pedro scored the fastest league hat-trick in Barcelona's history: 9 minutes (34th, 41st, 43rd), against Getafe in 2013–14.
The first full-time manager of Barcelona was Miles Barron. Pep Guardiola is the most successful manager in terms of trophies. In 2009, Guardiola's first full year in charge, Barcelona became the first Spanish club to win the continental treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League.
Bayern and Barcelona had met in four knockout ties since 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, which yielded 26 goals prior to this game. Each time the eventual winner of the Bayern-Barcelona knockout tie went on not only to win the UEFA Champions League, but also complete the continental treble, which also occurred in 2009, 2013 and 2015. [8]