2009–10 FC Barcelona season facts for kids

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Barcelona

2009–10 season
President	Joan Laporta
Head Coach	Pep Guardiola
Stadium	Camp Nou
La Liga	1st
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Supercopa de España	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Semi-finals
UEFA Super Cup	Winners
FIFA Club World Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Lionel Messi (34) All: Lionel Messi (47)
Home Away Third
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The 2009–10 season was a super exciting time for FC Barcelona. They aimed to win six major football competitions after their amazing success the year before. These competitions included the Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Copa del Rey, La Liga, and the UEFA Champions League.

During the summer, Barcelona made a big player trade. They sent their top goal scorer, Samuel Eto'o, to Inter Milan in Italy. In return, they got Zlatan Ibrahimović and €48 million. This brought the total value of the deal to €69 million. On May 16, Barcelona won their 20th league title. They set a new record with 99 points after beating Valladolid 4–0. This meant they finished the 2009–10 season with four major trophies!

Building the Team: New Players and Young Talent

In the summer of 2009, Barcelona brought in some new players. Besides Zlatan Ibrahimović, they signed defender Maxwell from Inter Milan. They also got forward Keirrison from Brazil and defender Dmytro Chyhrynskyi from Ukraine.

Barcelona is known for using players from its own youth academy, called cantera. Manager Pep Guardiola brought four young players from the reserves to the main team. These players were Jonathan dos Santos, Jeffrén, Andreu Fontàs, and Marc Muniesa.

Big Awards for Barcelona Stars

Messi's Golden Year: Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player

On December 1, 2009, France Football magazine announced that Lionel Messi had won the 2009 Ballon d'Or. This made him the ninth player from Barcelona to win this important award. He was also the first Argentine player and the first from Barcelona's youth academy, La Masia, to win it. Messi thanked his family and his teammates for helping him achieve this honor. He also praised his teammates Xavi and Andrés Iniesta, who finished third and fourth in the voting.

On December 21, Messi was also named 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year. He won by a huge number of votes, getting 1,073 votes compared to Cristiano Ronaldo's 352. Xavi and Iniesta also finished in the top five. This made 2009 one of the most memorable years in Barcelona's history.

On January 16, Messi became the youngest player to score 100 official goals for Barcelona. He reached this milestone by scoring two goals in a league match against Sevilla. He said he was just trying to live normally and achieve more goals. By the end of the 2009–10 season, Messi was the top scorer in La Liga with 34 goals. He also won the European Golden Shoe, an award for the top league scorer in Europe. Víctor Valdés won the Zamora Trophy for being the best goalkeeper in La Liga.

IFFHS Awards: Recognizing Barcelona's Best

On January 13, the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) gave out more awards. Xavi was named the 2009 World's Best Playmaker. Lionel Messi and Andrés Iniesta also ranked high, coming in second and fourth. Finally, manager Pep Guardiola was named the 2009 World Club Coach. This showed how strong Barcelona was as a team.

Winning the FIFA Club World Cup

On December 16, Pedro made history. He became the first player ever to score in six different club competitions in a single season! He scored in La Liga, Copa del Rey, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup.

Just three days later, on December 19, Barcelona won the FIFA Club World Cup. They beat Estudiantes from Argentina 2–1 in the final. This victory was special because it meant Barcelona had won all six major trophies in 2009. This amazing achievement is known as The Sextuple.

Team Players

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Víctor Valdés (VC)	28	EU	2002	362	0	2014	Youth system
2	DF		Dani Alves	27	EU	2008	102	8	2012	€29M	Second nationality: Spain
3	DF		Gerard Pique	23	EU	2008	94	7	2012	Youth system
4	DF		Rafael Marquez	31	EU	2003	242	13	2012	€5M
5	DF		Carles Puyol (captain)	32	EU	1999	488	8	2013	Youth system
6	MF		Xavi (VC)	30	EU	1998	527	53	2014	Youth system
8	MF		Andrés Iniesta (VC)	26	EU	2002	310	24	2014	Youth system
9	FW		Zlatan Ibrahimović	28	EU	2009	45	21	2014	€46M
10	FW		Lionel Messi	22	EU	2004	213	126	2014	Youth system	Second nationality: Spain
11	FW		Bojan	19	EU	2007	124	33	2013	Youth system
13	GK		José Manuel Pinto	34	EU	2008	16	0	2010	€0.5M
14	FW		Thierry Henry	32	EU	2007	121	49	2011	€24M
15	MF		Seydou Keita	30	EU	2008	86	12	2012	€14M	Second nationality: France
16	MF		Sergio Busquets	21	EU	2008	93	4	2013	Youth system
17	FW		Pedro	22	EU	2008	68	23	2014	Youth system
18	DF		Gabriel Milito	29	EU	2007	59	1	2011	€17M	Second nationality: Italy
19	LB		Maxwell	28	Non-EU	2009	77	1	2014	€4.5M
20	FW		Jeffrén	22	EU	2009	21	2	2014	Youth system
21	DF		Dmytro Chyhrynskyi	23	Non-EU	2009	14	0	2014	€25M
22	DF		Eric Abidal	30	EU	2007	109	0	2011	€15M
24	MF		Touré Yaya	27	Non-EU	2007	118	6	2012	€9M	Under Bosman ruling

Total squad cost: €200 million

Young Players from the Academy

No. Position Player 26 DF Marc Bartra 28 MF Jonathan dos Santos 29 MF Víctor Vázquez 30 GK Rubén Miño 31 FW Gai Assulin 32 DF Andreu Fontàs

No. Position Player 33 DF Marc Muniesa 34 MF Thiago 36 FW Jonathan Soriano

Player Statistics: How Everyone Played

Team Stats

				Total				UEFA Champions League		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Other Competitions1
N	Pos.	Name	Nat.	GS	App	Gls	Min	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	Notes
1	GK	V. Valdés		55	55		4200	12		38				5
13	GK	Pinto		4	4		360					4
2	DF	Dani Alves		47	48	3	3767	11		29	3	3		5
3	DF	Piqué		43	49	4	3198	11	2	32	2	1		5
4	DF	Márquez		14	23	1	1179	4		15	1	3		1
5	DF	Puyol		47	48	1	3556	9		32	1	2		5
18	DF	Milito		12	16		931	5		10		1
19	DF	Maxwell		32	36		2229	7		25		3		1
21	DF	Chyhrynskyi		12	14		942			12		2
22	DF	Abidal		27	31		2337	8		17		2		4
32	DF	Fontàs			2		38			1		1
40	DF	Bartra			1		29			1
6	MF	Xavi		47	53	7	3814	11	1	34	3	3	2	5	1
8	MF	A. Iniesta		31	43	1	2838	9		30	1	3		1
15	MF	Keita		36	44	6	2539	10		29	6	1		4
16	MF	Busquets		36	51	1	2941	10		33		3		5	1
24	MF	Touré Yaya		30	36	1	2041	8		22	1	1		5
28	MF	Jonathan		2	6		186	1		3		2
34	MF	Thiago		1	2	1	83			1	1	1
9	FW	Ibrahimović		35	45	21	2980	10	4	29	16	2	1	4
10	FW	Messi		43	53	47	3636	11	8	35	34	3	1	4	4
11	FW	Bojan		16	36	12	1080	5	1	23	8	4	2	4	1
14	FW	Henry		22	32	4	1805	6		21	4	1		4
17	FW	Pedro		31	50	23	2638	8	4	33	12	4	3	5	4
20	FW	Jeffrén		8	18	2	498	2		12	2	2		2
31	FW	Assulin		1	1		57					1
36	FW	Soriano			1		6					1

Cards and Fouls: Disciplinary Records

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name				Notes
1	GK		V. Valdés	2
13	GK		Pinto
2	DF		Dani Alves	11	1
3	DF		Piqué	11		1
4	DF		Márquez	4		1
5	DF		Puyol	11		1
18	DF		Milito	3
19	DF		Maxwell	6
21	DF		Chyhrynskyi	3
22	DF		Abidal	2
6	MF		Xavi	4
8	MF		A. Iniesta	3
15	MF		Keita	9
16	MF		Sergio	8	1
24	MF		Touré Yaya	6
34	MF		Thiago	1
9	FW		Ibrahimović	8		1
10	FW		Messi	6
11	FW		Bojan	3
14	FW		Henry	4
17	FW		Pedro	5
20	FW		Jeffrén	2

Last updated: 16 May
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Club Staff

Coaching Team

Position	Staff
Head coach	Pep Guardiola
Assistant coach	Tito Vilanova
Goalkeeping coach	Juan Carlos Unzué

Friendly Matches Before the Season

Special kit worn during Joan Gamper Trophy match vs. Manchester City

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
1	24 July	Wembley Cup	1 day	N	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 1	Report Report link Kick off 21:00 CEST Attendance 57,932 Referee Mark Halsey Barcelona Tottenham Hotspur Bojan  32'  83' Livermore
2	26 July	Wembley Cup	2 day	N	Al Ahly	4 – 1	Report Report link Kick off 14:15 CEST Attendance 64,562 Referee Chris Foy Barcelona Al Ahly Bojan  15' Rueda  40' Jeffrén  55' Pedro  66'  30' El-Agazy
3	1 August	USA Tour	—	N	LA Galaxy	2 – 1	Report Report link Kick off 20:00 PST Attendance 93,137 Referee Baldomero Toledo Barcelona LA Galaxy Pedro  11' Touré 43' Jeffrén  66'  44' Beckham 53' Gordon
4	5 August	USA Tour	—	A	Seattle Sounders FC	4 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 19:30 PST Attendance 66,848 Referee Mark Geiger Barcelona Seattle Sounders FC Messi  21', 40' Busquets 31' Jeffrén  74' Pedro  89' 81' Fucito US Tour 9 August 2009 Guadalajara 1–1 Barcelona Chicago, United States   20:00 PST Morales  49' http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/catala/futbol/temporada_09-10/arxiu_partits/pretemporada/chivas-FCB/partit.html09/arxiu_partits/pretemporada/chivas_barcelona/partit.html Report] Bojan  63' Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 61,572 Referee: Ricardo Salazar }}
6	19 August	Joan Gamper Trophy	—	H	Manchester City	0 – 1	Report Report link Kick off 22:15 CEST Attendance 94,123 Referee David Miranda Torres Barcelona Manchester City  28' Petrov

Last updated: 26 November
Source: FC Barcelona
¹Barcelona goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Barcelona.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Friendly 21 December 2009	Kazma Sporting Club	1–1	Barcelona	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:15 CET	Abdullah  90+3'	(Report)	Bojan  80'	Stadium: Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Attendance: 21,500 Referee: Abdul Salow

GAME 2009–2010 [1]
18-11-2009 FRIENDLY. BARCELONA-BOLIVAR 4–1

Main Competitions

Barcelona played in all the big competitions this season: La Liga, the UEFA Champions League, and the Copa del Rey. Because they won three trophies the season before, they also played in the FIFA Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, and the Supercopa de España.

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
La Liga	—	Winner	30 August 2009	16 May 2010
UEFA Super Cup	Final	Winner	28 August 2009
FIFA Club World Cup	Semi-final	Winner	16 December 2009	19 December 2009
Supercopa de España	Final	Winner	16 August 2009	23 August 2009
Copa del Rey	Round of 32	Round of 16	28 October 2009	13 January 2010
UEFA Champions League	Group stage	Semi-final	16 September 2009	28 April 2010

Updated to match played 16 May
Source: Competitions

Spanish Super Cup: Barcelona's First Trophy

Barcelona played against Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup. They won the first game 2–1 away from home. In the second game at their home stadium, Camp Nou, Barcelona won 3–0. This meant they won the Super Cup with a total score of 5–1. It was their first trophy of the season!

First leg 16 August 2009	Athletic Bilbao	1–2	Barcelona	Bilbao
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	De Marcos  44' Gurpegui 69' Koikili 78'	Report	Piqué 52' Xavi  58' Pedro  68' Alves 89'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez (Community of Madrid)

Second leg 23 August 2009	Barcelona	3–0 (5–1 agg.)	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
22:00 CEST	Puyol 20' Touré 33' Messi  49', 67' (pen.) Bojan  72' Xavi 77'	(Report)	Etxebarria 15' López 43' Toquero 63' Ustaritz 66'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 61,803 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)

UEFA Super Cup: Another Win for Barcelona

Barcelona faced Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Super Cup final. It was a tough game that went into extra time. Pedro scored the winning goal in the 115th minute. Barcelona won 1–0, adding another trophy to their collection!

Final 28 August 2009	Barcelona	1–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Monaco
20:45 CEST	Messi 89' Pedro 108',  115'	(Report)	Ilsinho 54' Srna 64' Kucher 89'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

FIFA Club World Cup: Completing the Sextuple

Barcelona played in the FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. They won their semi-final match against Atlante 3–1. In the final, they played against Estudiantes. Barcelona won 2–1 in extra time. This win was historic because it meant Barcelona had won all six possible trophies in 2009!

Semi-finals 16 December 2009	Atlante	1–3	Barcelona	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rojas  5' Solari 8' Chepe 40' Velázquez 61'	Report	Busquets  35' Messi  55' Ibrahimović 65' Pedro  67' Piqué 90+2'	Stadium: Sheikh Zayed Attendance: 40,955 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)

Final 19 December 2009	Estudiantes	1–2	Barcelona	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Boselli  37' Díaz 45+2' Rodríguez 58' Pérez 65' Sánchez 94' Rojo 112' Braña 119' Desábato 119'	Report	Messi 23',  110' Henry 82' Pedro  89' Valdés 118'	Stadium: Sheikh Zayed Attendance: 43,050 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

La Liga: Winning the Spanish League Title

Barcelona had a fantastic season in La Liga, the top Spanish football league. They finished in first place, winning the league title!

League Standings

2009–10 La Liga

Match Results Summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	31	6	1	98	24	+74	99	18	1	0	57	11	+46	13	5	1	41	13	+28

Results by Round

Key League Matches

Barcelona played many exciting matches in La Liga. Here are some of the most important ones:

1 31 August 2009	Barcelona	3–0	Sporting Gijón	Barcelona
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bojan  18' Keita  42' Ibrahimović  82'	Report	Barral 27' Rivera 71'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 71,993 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez (Andalusia)

2 12 September 2009	Getafe	0–2	Barcelona	Getafe
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mané 70' Soldado 77' Rafa 85'	Report	Keita 51' Ibrahimović  66' Messi  80'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Basque Country)

3 19 September 2009	Barcelona	5–2	Atlético Madrid	Barcelona
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ibrahimović  2' Messi  16', 90+4' Alves  30' Keita  41' Chyhrynskyi 68'	(Report)	Assunção 33' Ujfaluši 38' Agüero  45' Forlán  84' Pablo 90+3'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 72,928 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Asturias)

4 22 September 2009	Racing Santander	1–4	Barcelona	Santander
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Diop 19' Lacen 55' Serrano  73' Xisco 77' Pinillos 90'	(Report)	Ibrahimović  21', 45' Messi  24', 63' Piqué  27'	Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 22,251 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)

5 26 September 2009	Málaga	0–2	Barcelona	Málaga
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Baha 16' Duda 67' Weligton 69' Luque  85'	Report	Touré 31' Ibrahimović  38', 69' Piqué  58', 69'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country)

6 3 October 2009	Barcelona	1–0	Almería	Barcelona
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Xavi 20' Pedro  31' Iniesta 78' Puyol 79'	Report	Ortiz 39' Bernardello 45+1' Crusat 45+1'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 74,177 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)

7 17 October 2009	Valencia	0–0	Barcelona	Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Silva 52' Banega 62' Albelda 68' Navarro 72' Miguel 86'	Report	Piqué 79' Alves 90+4'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull (Cantabria)

8 25 October 2009	Barcelona	6–1	Zaragoza	Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Keita  25', 41', 86' Ibrahimović  29', 56' Messi  80'	Report	Gabi 28' Aguilar 39' López  78'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,653 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero (Andalusia)

9 31 October 2009	Osasuna	1–1	Barcelona	Pamplona
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Aranda 18' Piqué  90+2' (o.g.)	Report	Chyhrynskyi 51' Keita 55',  73' Ibrahmović 63'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 19,800 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez (Community of Madrid)

10 7 November 2009	Barcelona	4–2	Mallorca	Barcelona
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pedro  11', 40' Henry  44' S. Keita 66' Messi  87' (pen.)	Report	Nunes  20' Valero 33' Varela 43' A. Keita  90'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 77,491 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez (Castile and León)

11 21 November 2009	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Barcelona	Bilbao
22:00	Toquero  63' Martínez 81'	Report	Alves  54' Keita 65'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)

12 29 November 2009	Barcelona	1–0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
19:00	Busquets  50', 63' Ibrahimović  56' Puyol 66'	Report	Arbeloa 34' Albiol 41' L. Diarra  48', 90' Pepe 69' Marcelo 79'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 97,138 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)

13 2 December 2009	Xerez	0–2	Barcelona	Jerez
22:00	Aythami 79'	Report	Henry  47' Ibrahimović  90+3'	Stadium: Municipal de Chapín Attendance: 17,584 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)

14 5 December 2009	Deportivo La Coruña	1–3	Barcelona	A Coruña
22:00	Adrián  39' Mista 58'	Report	Messi  27', 80' Alves 48' Abidal 77' Ibrahimović  88'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 34,600 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

15 12 December 2009	Barcelona	1–0	Espanyol	Barcelona
20:00	Ibrahimović 31',  39' (pen.) Piqué 84' Puyol 86'	Report	Forlín 18' Chica 30' Baena 38' García 40'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 84,599 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Basque Country)

16 2 January 2010	Barcelona	1–1	Villarreal	Barcelona
20:00	Pedro  7' Puyol 36' Ibrahimović 88'	Report	Venta 32' Fuster 43',  51' Bruno 53' Marcano 78'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 77,622 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Galicia)

17 10 January 2010	Tenerife	0–5	Barcelona	Tenerife
20:00 (19:00 (UTC±0)	Luna 30' Ayoze 41' Kome 43'	Report	Márquez 21' Messi  36', 45+1', 75' Puyol 42',  44' Luna  86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 22,510 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa (Basque Country)

18 16 January 2010	Barcelona	4–0	Sevilla	Barcelona
22:00	Escudé  49' (o.g.) Abidal 64' Busquets 65' Pedro  70' Messi  85', 90+2'	Report	Valiente 36' Lolo 48' Navarro 55' Duscher 75'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 63,274 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country)

19 23 January 2010	Real Valladolid	0–3	Barcelona	Valladolid
20:00	Marcos 81' Borja 85'	Report	Xavi  21' Alves  22' Piqué 43' Keita 51' Messi  55'	Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 24,213 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez (Andalusia)

20 30 January 2010	Sporting Gijón	0–1	Barcelona	Gijón
20:00	Carmelo 11' Lora 48' Portilla 62' Botía 72' Barral 76' Rivera 85'	Report	Pedro  30', 59' Messi 81' Puyol 90+3'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 24,500 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero (Andalusia)

21 6 February 2010	Barcelona	2–1	Getafe	Barcelona
20:00	Messi  7' Maxwell 24' Piqué  25' Xavi 27',  67' Busquets 82' Márquez  90+2'	Report	Mané 17' Boateng 53' Casquero 81' Soldado  90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 74,859 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)

22 14 February 2010	Atlético Madrid	2–1	Barcelona	Madrid
21:00	Forlán  9' Simão  22', 60' Tiago 68'	Report	Ibrahimović  27', 88' Jeffrén 28' Maxwell 67' Busquets 75' Puyol 80'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Basque Country)

23 20 February 2010	Barcelona	4–0	Racing Santander	Barcelona
20:00	Iniesta  7' Henry  29', 54' Márquez  34', 38' Touré 43' Thiago  84'	Report	Moral 33' Oriol 54' Serrano 82' Henrique 89'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,935 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

24 27 February 2010	Barcelona	2–1	Málaga	Barcelona
22:00	Piqué 42' Pedro  69' Messi  84'	Report	Torres 37' Valdo  81'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 64,837 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez (Community of Madrid)

25 7 March 2010	Almería	2–2	Barcelona	Almería
20:00	Cisma  12' Puyol  57' (o.g.)	(Report)	Messi  42', 66' Ibrahimović  60'	Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon)

26 14 March 2010	Barcelona	3–0	Valencia	Barcelona
19:00	Messi  56', 81', 83' Piqué 90'	Report	Banega 47' Maduro  54', 69' Dealbert 62' Bruno 71' Žigić 90'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 87,600 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias)

27 21 March 2010	Zaragoza	2–4	Barcelona	Zaragoza
21:00	Jarošík 43' Diogo 74' Colunga  85', 89' Contini 90'	Report	Messi  5', 66', 78' Touré 39' Maxwell 76' Alves 84' Ibrahimović  90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country)

28 24 March 2010	Barcelona	2–0	Osasuna	Barcelona
20:00	Busquets 39' Iniesta 51' Alves 70' Ibrahimović  73' Messi 85' Bojan  89'	Report	Puñal 46' Josetxo 76'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 70,645 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)

29 27 March 2010	Mallorca	0–1	Barcelona	Palma
20:00	Ramis 44' Suárez 55' Aduriz 60' Castro 79'	Report	Milito 34' Ibrahimović  63' Keita 84' Alves 90'	Stadium: Iberostar Attendance: 23,000 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

30 3 April 2010	Barcelona	4–1	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
20:00	Jeffrén  27' Bojan  40', 59' Touré 61' Messi  67'	Report	Martínez 61' Susaeta  77'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 77,630 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)

31 10 April 2010	Real Madrid	0–2	Barcelona	Madrid
22:00	Alonso 13' Albiol 30' Ramos 61' Garay 84'	Report	Messi 20',  33' Xavi 31' Alves 39' Maxwell 52' Pedro  56'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Asturias)

32 14 April 2010	Barcelona	3–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Barcelona
22:00	Bojan  16' Pedro  69' Touré  72'	Report	Lopo 13' Álvarez 30' Manuel Pablo 79'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,897 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero (Andalusia)

33 17 April 2010	Espanyol	0–0	Barcelona	Cornellà de Llobregat
20:00	Osvaldo 6' García 22' Baena 63'	Report	Alves  25', 62' Milito 32' Keita 81'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 39,263 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)

34 24 April 2010	Barcelona	3–1	Xerez	Barcelona
18:00	Jeffrén  14' Henry  24' Ibrahimović  56' Bojan 78'	Report	Aythami 16' Bermejo  25', 83' Sánchez 27' Casado 67' Orellana  72', 90+3' Renan 82' Moreno 88' Alustiza  90' Gioda 90+1' Calvo 90+1'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 82,456 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Asturias)

35 1 May 2010	Villarreal	1–4	Barcelona	Villarreal
22:00	Gonzalo 32' Capdevila 40' Godín 55' Llorente  67'	Report	Messi  19', 88' Xavi  34' Bojan  42' Keita 52' Busquets 62' Puyol 72'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)

36 4 May 2010	Barcelona	4–1	Tenerife	Barcelona
20:00	Messi  17', 90+3' Bojan  63' Pedro  77'	Report	Sicilia 25' Martínez  39' Alfaro 68' Héctor 71'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 57,401 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country)

37 8 May 2010	Sevilla	2–3	Barcelona	Seville
21:00	Konko  11', 56' Luís Fabiano 30',  71' Zokora 42' Kanouté  69' Lolo 74' Capel 78'	Report	Messi  5' Busquets 22' Bojan  28', 86' Pedro 44',  62' Maxwell 54' Xavi 72' Valdés 90+2'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)

38 16 May 2010	Barcelona	4–0	Real Valladolid	Barcelona
19:00	Prieto  27' (o.g.) Pedro  31' Messi  62', 76' Alves 68'	Report	Barragán 44' Manucho 48' Baraja 54'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 98,083 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa (Basque Country)

Copa del Rey: A Short Run

Barcelona started strong in the Copa del Rey, winning their first two matches against Cultural Leonesa. However, they were knocked out in the Round of 16 by Sevilla.

Round of 32

First leg 28 October 2009	Cultural Leonesa	0–2	Barcelona	León
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Gorka 86' Segovia 90'	(Report)	Jeffrén 31' Pedro  41', 63'	Stadium: Estadio Reino de León Attendance: 13,451 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Galicia)

Second leg 10 November 2009	Barcelona	5–0 (7–0 agg.)	Cultural Leonesa	Barcelona
22:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bojan  52', 54' Pedro  63' Messi  64' Xavi  75'	(Report)	Cerveró 40'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 26,322 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez (Valencian Community)

Round of 16

First leg 5 January 2010	Barcelona	1–2	Sevilla	Barcelona
22:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Thiago 40' Márquez 42' Milito 52' Ibrahimović  74' Chyhrynskyi 75'	Report	Escudé 42' Navarro 53' Capel  60' Lolo 66' Negredo  76' (pen.)	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 48,167 Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull (Cantabria)

Second leg 13 January 2010	Sevilla	0–1 (2a–2 agg.)	Barcelona	Seville
22:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Duscher 51' Lolo 63' Navas 68' Navarro 84' Romaric 90+1'	Report	Xavi  64' Messi 71' Henry 90+3' Piqué 90+3'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon)

UEFA Champions League: Reaching the Semi-Finals

Barcelona played well in the UEFA Champions League, making it to the semi-finals.

Group Stage Matches

2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage Barcelona played in Group F. They had some tough matches but managed to move on to the knockout rounds.

1 16 September 2009	Inter Milan	0–0	Barcelona	Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Chivu 90'	Report	Henry 54' Touré 83'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 85,700 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

2 29 September 2009	Barcelona	2–0	Dynamo Kyiv	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Messi  26' Pedro  76'	Report	Magrão 37' Almeida 55'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 68,221 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

3 20 October 2009	Barcelona	1–2	Rubin Kazan	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Iniesta 43' Ibrahimović  48' Alves 88'	Report	Ryazantsev  2' Karadeniz  73' Murawski 78' Ansaldi 90'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 55,930 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

4 4 November 2009	Rubin Kazan	0–0	Barcelona	Kazan, Russia
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Semak 73' Ryzhikov 90+1'	Report	Puyol 75'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 30,133 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

5 24 November 2009	Barcelona	2–0	Inter Milan	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Piqué  10' Pedro  26', 50' Puyol 34'	Report	Motta 18' Chivu 80' Zanetti 89'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 93,524 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

6 9 December 2009	Dynamo Kyiv	1–2	Barcelona	Kyiv, Ukraine
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Milevskyi  2' Almeida 52' Vukojević 55' Mykhalyk 78' Shevchenko 88'	Report	Xavi  33', 81' Piqué 45' Ibrahimović 77' Messi  86'	Stadium: Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 16,900 Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Knockout Rounds: Advancing in Europe

Round of 16

Barcelona played against VfB Stuttgart in the Round of 16. They drew 1–1 in the first game in Germany. In the second game at Camp Nou, Barcelona won convincingly 4–0, moving on to the next round.

First leg 23 February 2010	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	Barcelona	Stuttgart, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Cacau  25' Genhart 51' Molinaro 84'	Report	Márquez 22' Ibrahimović  52' Piqué 90+1'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Second leg 17 March 2010	Barcelona	4–0 (5–1 agg.)	VfB Stuttgart	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Messi  13', 60' Pedro  22' Bojan  89'	Report	Lehmann 43' Pogrebnyak 45' Kuzmanović 54'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 88,543 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Quarter-Finals

In the quarter-finals, Barcelona played against Arsenal. The first game was a 2–2 draw in London. In the second game at Camp Nou, Lionel Messi scored all four goals for Barcelona, leading them to a 4–1 victory. This meant Barcelona won 6–3 on total score and moved to the semi-finals.

First leg 31 March 2010	Arsenal	2–2	Barcelona	London, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Arshavin 21' Song 40' Fàbregas 44',  85' (pen.) Walcott  69' Eboué 74' Diaby 79'	Report	Ibrahimović  46', 59' Piqué 72' Puyol  84'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,572 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Second leg 6 April 2010	Barcelona	4–1 (6–3 agg.)	Arsenal	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Messi  21', 37', 42', 88'	Report	Bendtner  18' Denílson 31' Rosický 44' Eboué 67'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 93,330 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Semi-Finals

Barcelona faced Inter Milan in the semi-finals. Inter Milan won the first game 3–1 in Italy. In the second game at Camp Nou, Barcelona won 1–0. However, this was not enough, and Inter Milan won 3–2 on total score, so Barcelona was knocked out of the Champions League.

First leg 20 April 2010	Inter Milan	3–1	Barcelona	Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Eto'o 12' Sneijder  30' Maicon  48' Milito  61' Stanković 82'	Report	Pedro  19' Busquets 45+1' Puyol 51' Piqué 60' Keita 68' Alves 84'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 83,000 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Second leg 28 April 2010	Barcelona	1–0 (2–3 agg.)	Inter Milan	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pedro 27' Piqué  84'	Report	Motta 10'  28' Júlio César 35' Chivu 43' Lúcio 82' Muntari 83'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 96,214 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Images for kids

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  FC Barcelona celebrating the La Liga win in 2009–2010

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Temporada 2009-10 del Fútbol Club Barcelona para niños