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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]
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.
Iniesta was one of the three finalists for the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or alongside Xavi and Messi, placing as runner-up behind the Argentine. [49] Iniesta started the 2011–12 season by scoring the opening goal in the second leg of the Supercopa de España against rivals Real Madrid. Barcelona went on to win the match 3–2 and the cup 5–4 on
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In 2010, La Masia became the first youth academy to have trained all three finalists for the Ballon d'Or in a single year: Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi. [2] La Masia is also the name of FC Barcelona's football training facilities, originally located near the Camp Nou in the Les Corts district of Barcelona.
Only his contemporaries Xavi, Iniesta and Messi had played more games in the history of the club. [41] In August, he became club captain after Messi left for Paris Saint-Germain . [ 42 ] On 12 January 2023, Busquets made his 700th appearance for Barcelona in his team's penalty shoot-out victory after a 2–2 draw against Real Betis at the King ...
Barcelona also celebrated five players in the 2012 FIFA FIFPro World XI, as Messi was joined by teammates Gerard Piqué, Dani Alves, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi as the world's best for 2012. [ 89 ] On 10 January, Barcelona beat Córdoba in the return leg of the Copa del Rey at home by 5–0, with one goal scored by Thiago and two each by David ...
Barcelona players (Messi, Xavi and Iniesta) took all three spots, with the results to be declared on 10 January in Zürich. This was a monumental moment for Barcelona, as the three best players in the world were not only from the club, but all three came from Barcelona's youth system at La Masia .