2014–15 FC Barcelona season

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Barcelona
2014–15 season
President Josep Maria Bartomeu
Manager Luis Enrique
Stadium Camp Nou
La Liga 1st
Copa del Rey Winners
UEFA Champions League Winners
Top goalscorer League:
Lionel Messi (43)
All:
Lionel Messi (58)
Highest home attendance 98,760 vs Real Madrid
(22 March 2015)
Lowest home attendance 27,099 vs Elche
(8 January 2015)
Average home league attendance 72,911 (including
Joan Gamper Trophy)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2014–15 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 115th in existence and the club's 84th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It was one of the most successful seasons in the club's history as they clinched the Treble by winning La Liga, Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League. By doing so, the Catalans became the first European team to twice win their domestic double as well as the highest continental tournament, after winning their first treble in the 2008–09 season. Barcelona's success was majorly down to their formidable forward trio composed of Lionel Messi, Neymar and summer signing Luis Suárez, who scored an unprecedented total of 122 goals in all competitions to become the trio with most goals in Spanish football history.

Season overview

May

At the end of the 2013–14 FC Barcelona season, goalkeepers José Manuel Pinto and Víctor Valdés expired contracts were not renewed. Barcelona quickly signed Marc-André ter Stegen from Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Claudio Bravo from fellow La Liga outfit Real Sociedad.[1][2] On 15 May, long-time captain Carles Puyol announced his retirement from football after a 15-year career on the first team.[3] Puyol was subsequently named Assistant to Sports Management under Director of football Andoni Zubizarreta.[4] On 19 May, Luis Enrique was named the new manager after it was announced that Gerardo Martino would step down at the end of the season. Enrique returns to Barça after being the B Team manager from 2008 to 2011.[5]

June

On 12 June, Barcelona and Premier League club Chelsea reached an agreement for the transfer of midfielder Cesc Fàbregas for a reported fee of €33 million. With the move, Fàbregas returns to London where he started his first team career as an Arsenal player.[6] On 16 June, Barcelona signed Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitić from Sevilla for €18 million along with the loan of Barcelona B midfielder Denis Suárez for the next two seasons.[7] Rakitić joins after leading Sevilla to the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League title, where he was named man of the match in the final.

July

On 9 July, Barcelona announced the transfer of Jonathan dos Santos to Villarreal for a fee of €2 million. Unfortunately, most of his last season with the club was spent recovering from an ACL tear which he suffered in training on 23 October 2013.[8] With the move, Jonathan reunites with his older brother Giovani since both players shared time on the Barcelona youth team. On 10 July, Barcelona announced it had rescinded the contract of forward Isaac Cuenca.[9] Cuenca then made the move to Deportivo de La Coruña, where he signed for one season to join the Galician club.[10] Later in the day, Barcelona completed the transfer of Alexis Sánchez to Arsenal for €42 million.[11] Sánchez leaves after three years with the club in where he played 141 matches and scored 47 goals, including a season personal best of 21 goals during the 2013–14 season. On 11 July, Barcelona and English club Liverpool announced the transfer of Uruguayan international forward Luis Suárez for a reported fee of ₤75 million.[12] The reigning European Golden Shoe winner joins after spending four seasons with the Merseyside club in which he scored a total of 82 goals in 133 appearances. Barcelona will be without Suárez's services after the FIFA Disciplinary Committee banned the player for four months of any football-related activity after he was found guilty of biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's final World Cup group stage match. The suspension means Suárez is unable to play for Barcelona until 26 October.[13] Later in the day, goalkeeper Oier Olazábal moved to Granada on a free transfer to the Andalusian club. The transfer includes that "Barcelona reserves the economic rights to any future transfer of the player."[14] On 16 July, Barcelona announced that Spanish winger Cristian Tello would be moving on a two-year loan deal to Portuguese club Porto for a loan fee of €2 million. The deal includes a purchase option for Porto of €8 million.[15] Barcelona also informed that left back Adriano would be out four-to-six weeks with an abnormal heart rhythm discovered during his return medical.[16] On 19 July, Barcelona played their first friendly of the pre-season against Recreativo Huelva at the Nuevo Colombino in Huelva. The match ended 0–1 with the only goal coming from Barcelona B winger Joan Román in the 66th minute that gave Barça the Trofeo Colombino for the first time.[17] On 22 July, Barcelona parted ways with La Masia graduate and youth system all-time leading scorer Bojan Krkić. Bojan moved to English club Stoke City where he joins fellow La Masia graduate Marc Muniesa and ex-Barça striker and current manager Mark Hughes.[18] On 23 July, Barcelona announced the transfer of French international central defender Jérémy Mathieu from Valencia for a transfer fee of €20 million. Mathieu signed a contract for four seasons, with an optional season, and a buyout fee of €50 million. With the move, Mathieu becomes the most expensive defender over 30 years old to be transferred.[19]

August

On 9 August, Barcelona announced the signing of Belgium international defender Thomas Vermaelen from Arsenal for a fee of €19 million.[20] The next day, Barcelona also announced that Ibrahim Afellay would be headed to Olympiacos in the Superleague Greece for a season loan.[21] On 14 August, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed the ban imposed by FIFA against Suárez, who remains suspended from football for four months, as well as a nine international match ban. However, the CAS removed the player's "football-related activities" ban, and was allowed to train with Barcelona.[22] Barcelona also announced it had reached an agreement with Sevilla for the loan of forward Gerard Deulofeu for the 2014–15 season.[23] On 19 August, the FIFA Appeal Committee upheld its transfer ban on Barcelona in regards to "breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18."[24] Barcelona will be unable to transfer players during both the 2015 winter and summer transfer windows.[25] Barcelona released a statement stating "that it shall continue defending its interests before the highest sporting authority, in this case the CAS."[26] On 24 August, Barcelona started the season campaign with a 3-0 victory over Elche at the Camp Nou. A brace by Lionel Messi and a third by youth player Munir El Haddadi sealed the win for the Blaugrana.[27] On 27 August, Barcelona announced it had reached an agreement with Brazilian club São Paulo for the transfer of right-back Douglas.[28] On 30 August, Barcelona and West Ham announced the loan for Cameroonian international Alex Song for the remainder of the season to the Premier League club.[29] The next day, Barcelona won their first away match at El Madrigal 0–1 versus Villarreal with the lone goal scored by Barça B forward Sandro.[30]

September

300th Anniversary Siege of Barcelona kit

On 13 September, Barcelona played their first match after the FIFA international break and for the first time in their history, wore their Senyera shirts in a home game. The Senyera was used to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Siege of Barcelona in 1714.[31] The match finished 2–0 against Athletic Bilbao with two second half goals from Neymar.[32] On 17 September, Barcelona played their first match in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League edition against Cyprus champions APOEL. It was the official debut of youngster Sergi Samper for the first team and the 300th match for Dani Alves at Barcelona. Barça won the match 1–0 with Gerard Piqué heading the winning goal in 28th minute. Piqué was named Man of the Match.[33] On 21 September, Barcelona played against Levante. Goals from Neymar, Rakitić, Sandro, Pedro and Messi ensured that Barcelona had maintained their perfect record.[34] On 24 September, Barcelona took on Málaga at La Rosaleda. It was the debut match for Douglas. Barcelona dropped first point of the season in La Liga as the game ended as a goalless draw.[35] On 27 September, Barcelona played against Granada at Camp Nou. Barcelona kept up home form with a big win thanks to Neymar's first hat trick of the season and a brace from Messi. The other goal came from Rakitić.[36] 30 September, Barcelona played second match champions league against Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes, Paris. It was the first defeat of the season and also the first time in the season Barca concede any goal where PSG won 3–2. Goals from Messi and Neymar were not enough to escape the defeat.[37]

October

On 4 October, Barcelona played against Rayo Vallecano at Campo de Vallecas. In an eventual 0–2 win with goals from Messi and Neymar,[38] goalkeeper Claudio Bravo made La Liga history by going 630 minutes without conceding a goal, surpassing former Barça goalkeeper Pedro María Artola's record of 560 minutes, set in 1978.[39] After international break, Barcelona faced Eibar at Camp Nou on 18 October. Barca won the match 3–0, with late goals from Messi, Neymar and Xavi.[40] On 21 October, Barcelona hosted Ajax at Camp Nou. Goals from Messi and Neymar and a late goal from youngster Sandro gives Barcelona a comfortable 3–1 win.[41] On 25 October, Barcelona played first Clásico of the season at the Santiago Bernabéu. This was the official debut match of star forward Luis Suárez due to his ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chellini during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Neymar gave Barcelona an early lead but Barcelona could not further capitalize on the lead; a converted penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo and goals from Pepe and Benzema forced them to a 3–1 defeat. This was the first defeat for Barcelona in 2014–15 season in La Liga.[42] Claudio Bravo's clean sheet run ended at 754 minutes.

November

On 1 November, Barcelona played against Celta Vigo. Barcelona's losing streak continues as this time they experienced first defeat of the season at Camp Nou. A single goal from Joaquín Larrivey decides the outcome of the match. Barça were down to the fourth position in the league table with the loss.[43] On 5 November, Barca played against Ajax at Amsterdam Arena. Messi scored a brace as Barcelona won the match 0–2.[44] With these two goals, Messi equalized the Raúl's record as the all-time top scorer in the UEFA Champions League. On 8 November, Barcelona visited Juegos Mediterráneos to play against Almería. Barcelona earned a hard-fought win thanks to late goals from Neymar and Jordi Alba as Thievy Bifouma gave Almería the lead after 37 minutes. This win brought Barcelona to second in the table.[45] After the last international break of the year, Barça took on Sevilla at Camp Nou, winning 5–1 off goals by Neymar and Rakitić and a hat-trick from Messi, with Alba scoring an own goal.[46] With his second goal, Messi broke the record of Telmo Zarra to become the all-time top scorer of La Liga.[47] On 25 November, Barça won 0–4 against APOEL at GSP Stadium of Nicosia, Cyprus. Messi scored a hat-trick and Luis Suárez scored his first official goal for Barcelona.[48] The hat-trick made Messi the all-time top scorer of the Champions League, surpassing Raúl.[49] On 30 November, Barcelona earned a dramatic win against Valencia at Mestalla after an injury time goal from Sergio Busquets gave Barça the 0–1 win.[50] At the time of celebrating the goal, Lionel Messi was struck by a bottle by a Valencia fan.[51] When Messi tried to report the incident to referee, he was shown a yellow card due to misunderstanding. Later on, due to the appeal from the club, the card was rescinded.

December

On 2 December, Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen, who was yet to get his official debut at Barcelona, underwent successful knee surgery in Finland. He would be out for next five-to-six months.[52] Barcelona played the first match of 2014–15 Copa del Rey against Huesca at Estadio El Alcoraz on 3 December 2014. They won the round of 32 first leg by 0–4. Ivan Rakitić, Andrés Iniesta, Pedro and Rafinha scored the goals. Luis Enrique rested many of first team starters and handed Barça B defender Edgar Ié his debut.[53] On 7 December, Barcelona played against Espanyol, the first Catalan Derby of 2014–15 La Liga at Camp Nou. Espanyol took the lead by a goal from Sergio García, but Barcelona eventually won the match 5–1 thanks to a hat-trick from Messi and goals from Gerard Piqué and Pedro.[54] On 10 December, Barca played last match of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, against Paris Saint-Germain at Camp Nou. The lead given by Zlatan Ibrahimović for PSG did not last long, as goals from Messi, Neymar and Suárez gave Barcelona the 3–1 win, ensuring the top spot in group F.[55] Barça played against Getafe on 13 December at Coliseum Alfonso Pérez; the match ended in a goalless draw.[56] On 16 December, Barca played against Huesca in the second leg of Copa del Rey at Camp Nou. Huesca was thrashed 8–1 as Pedro scored a hat-trick and Barça B winger Adama scoring his first goal of the season for the first team. Other goalscorers were Sergi Roberto, Andrés Iniesta, Adriano and Sandro. A goal from Carlos David only minimised the difference.[57] By their 12–1 aggregate win, Barcelona are through to the last 16 of the Copa del Rey. Barça took on Córdoba at Camp Nou on 20 December, the last match of the 2014 calendar year. Barcelona ended the year with a convincing 5–0 win off goals from Pedro, Suárez, Piqué and a late double from Messi.[58] On 30 December, Barça's appeal against two window transfer ban allotted by FIFA was rejected by CAS. As a result, Barcelona will not be allowed to sign any new player until January 2016 and have to pay a fine of approximately €375,000.[59]

January

Barcelona's new year started on 4 January with an away match against Real Sociedad at Anoeta Stadium, a poor start for Barcelona as they lost the match 1–0. An own goal from Jordi Alba decided the result.[60] On 5 January, Barcelona announced that they had terminated the contract of Director of Football Andoni Zubizarreta. He had been sacked after serving for more than four years starting from July 2010.[61][62] On the same day, Carles Puyol, the assistant director of football, quit his position.[63] On 7 January, President Josep Maria Bartomeu called for early presidential election at the end of the 2014–15 season.[64] On 8 January, Barcelona played the first leg of Round of 16 of Copa del Rey against Elche at Camp Nou. Barça won the match 5–0 from a brace by Neymar and goals from Suárez, Alba and a penalty from Messi.[65] On 11 January, Barcelona played against Atlético Madrid at Camp Nou, winning 3–1. Neymar, Suárez and Messi scored for Barça, and Mario Mandžukić reduced the gap from a penalty for Atlético.[66] On 15 January, Barcelona played against Elche in the second leg of Round of 16 of Copa del Rey at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero. Despite resting many first team players, Barca won 4–0 as Jérémy Mathieu, Sergi Roberto, Pedro and Adriano scored.[67] With the win, Barça were through to the Quarter-finals of Copa del Rey with an aggregate 9–0 victory. On 18 January, Barça took on Deportivo de La Coruña at Estadio Riazor, the last match of the first half of La Liga. Barca won the match 0–4 from Messi's hat-trick and an own goal by Sidnei.[68] It was Messi's 22nd career hat-trick in La Liga. On 21 January, the first leg of Quarter-finals of Copa del Rey took place between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid at Camp Nou, where Barça won 1–0 thanks to a late goal from Messi.[69] On 24 January, Barca played against Elche at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero. Barça won the match 0–6 as Messi and Neymar scored braces and Pedro and Piqué each scored once.[70] Barça defeated Atlético Madrid in the second leg of the quarter-finals of Copa del Rey 2–3 goals on 28 January at the Vicente Calderón, completing a 4-2 aggregate win. Neymar scored a brace and Miranda scored an own goal for Barcelona, while Fernando Torres and Raúl García scored for Atlético.[71]

February

On 1 February, Barcelona played the 21st match of La Liga against Villarreal at Camp Nou. Barça won the thrilling encounter 3-2 thanks to goals from Neymar, Rafinha and Messi. Cheryshev and Vietto scored for Villarreal.[72] On 8 February, Barcelona played against Athletic Bilbao at the San Mamés stadium in Bilbao. Barcelona won the match 5-2 as Messi, Luis Suárez, Neymar and Pedro scored. The other Barcelona goal was an own goal by Óscar de Marcos and Rico and Aduriz reduced the gap for Bilbao.[73] On 11 February, Barcelona played against Villarreal in the first leg of Semi-finals of Copa del Rey at Camp Nou. Barca won the match 3-1 as Messi, Iniesta and Piqué scored for Barcelona while Trigueros scored for Villarreal. Neymar missed a penalty.[74] On 15 February, Barcelona played the 23rd match of La Liga against Levante at the Camp Nou. It was Lionel Messi's 300 La Liga appearance. Barcelona won the match 5-0 as Messi scored his 23rd La Liga hattrick, Neymar and Suárez scored one each.[75] On 21 February, Barça's eleven-match winning streak came to an end as they lost to Málaga by a 1-0 scoreline. Juanmi scored the only goal at the Camp Nou.[76] On 25 February, FC Barcelona flew to the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England to play the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 against Manchester City. Barça won the game 2-1, thanks to a brace from Suárez. Agüero reduced the gap for Manchester City in the second half of the game.[77] On 28 February, Barcelona took on Granada at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes. The Blaugranes won the match 3-1. The goals were scored by Rakitić and Suárez. Fran Rico scored for Granada. However, Messi ensured Barça's victory by scoring his 27th league goal of the season.[78]

March

On 4 March, Barcelona played the second leg of Semi-finals of Copa del Rey against Villarreal at El Madrigal. Barça won the match 1–3 and went through to the final by a 6–2 aggregate scoreline. Neymar scored a brace and Suárez scored one. Jonathan dos Santos scored the only goal for Villarreal.[79] On 8 March, Barça played the 26th match of La Liga against Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou, winning 6–1 as Messi scored his 24th La Liga hat-trick, Suárez scored a brace and Piqué scored the other. Alberto Bueno reduced the gap from a penalty while Dani Alves was sent off. With his hat-trick, Messi set the record for most hat-tricks in the history of La Liga. Barcelona climbed to the top position of the league table with this win.[80] On 14 March, Barça took on Eibar at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium. Messi scored both goals as Barça won 0–2.[81] On 18 March, Barça faced Manchester City at home for the second leg of Champions League round of 16. Barca won 1–0 on a goal by Ivan Rakitić, and as a result, Barcelona qualified for the quarter-final with a 3–1 aggregate score.[82] Barcelona were drawn with Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals draw. The second El Clásico of the Liga season was held on 22 March, during which Barcelona defeated their archrivals 2–1 at Camp Nou. The opener from Jérémy Mathieu was canceled out by Cristiano Ronaldo, but Suárez ensured a victory for Barcelona after scoring his team's second. Jérémy Mathieu scored the first goal of his Barça career on the match. The win gave Barça a four-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of the table.[83]

April

On 5 April, Barcelona played their 29th La Liga match at the Balaídos and won 0–1 against Celta Vigo, with the only goal scored by Mathieu.[84] On 8 April, Barça took on Almería at Camp Nou, defeating the visitors 4–0, as Suárez scored a brace and Messi and Marc Bartra scored one each.[85] On 11 April, Barcelona played against Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. The teams drew 2-2, which saw Barcelona's table lead fall to two points.[86] On 15 April, Barcelona flew to the Parc des Princes in Paris to play the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Paris Saint-Germain. Barça won the game 1–3 via a brace from Suárez and a goal from Neymar. Mathieu reduced the gap for PSG by scoring an own goal in the second half of the game.[87] On 18 April, Barcelona took on Valencia at home, winning 2–0 after an opening goal by Suárez and a late goal by Messi in the injury time, his 400th career goal for Barça.[88] 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] Barcelona were drawn with Bayern Munich in the semi-finals during the semi-final draw in Nyon.[90] On 25 April, Barcelona defeated Espanyol 0–2 at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat and won the second derby of the season.[91] On 28 April, Barça played its 34th match of the league season against Getafe at the Camp Nou, winning 6–0 as Messi and Suárez each scored a brace and Neymar and Xavi each got a goal.[92]

May

On 2 May, Barcelona took on Córdoba at Estadio Nuevo Arcángel. Barcelona won the match 0–8 as Suárez scored his first Barcelona hat-trick, Messi scored twice and Neymar, Rakitić and Piqué each scored one. Messi had a chance to score a hat-trick when Córdoba conceded a penalty but he gave the chance to Neymar, who duly obliged.[93] On 6 May, Barcelona played the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League against Bayern Munich, winning 3–0 as Messi scored twice in three minutes and assisted for Neymar, who scored one in injury time.[94] Messi's second goal featured an impressive dribble through the Bayern defense, tripping Jérôme Boateng and finally chipping the ball over goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Boateng was subsequently ridiculed on social media and his trip was turned into a meme. Messi's goal won the UEFA Goal Of The Year award.[95] On 9 May, Barcelona played the 2014–15 La Liga 36th matchday at Camp Nou against Real Sociedad, a game Barça won 2–0, with Neymar scoring the first with a header and Pedro scoring the second goal with a bicycle kick.[96] With the win, Barcelona were one win away from winning the 2014–15 La Liga title as they were four points above Real Madrid with only two games left.[97] On 12 May, Barcelona flew to the Allianz Arena in Munich to play the second leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League against Bayern Munich. Neymar scored both goals in a 2–3 Barça loss, though the team nonetheless won 5–3 on aggregate and booked their place in the final of Champions League.[98] On 17 May, Barcelona clinched their 23rd La Liga title after winning 0–1 against Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón. The game's only goal, by Messi, was enough to win the title.[99] This was Barcelona's seventh La Liga title in the last ten years.[100] On 21 May, Xavi had announced that he will leave Barcelona at the end of the season for Al-Sadd in Qatar.[101] On 23 May, Barcelona played the final match of La Liga against Deportivo de La Coruña at Camp Nou; Messi scored twice in the 2–2 draw.[102] This was Xavi's last La Liga match. On 30 May, Barca took on Athletic Bilbao to play the final of the Copa del Rey at the Camp Nou. Barcelona won the match 3–1, clinching their 27th title. Messi scored twice, with the other scored by Neymar.[103] Messi's first goal was scored through an impressive dribble on the right flank. The move started with Messi close to the half-way line. Cornered by four Bilbao players, Messi burst on and managed to beat them all with abnormal ease before running towards the goal and calmly slotting the ball past the goalkeeper. Messi's goal was subsequently nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award, an award given to the best goal of the year.[104]

June

On 6 June, Barcelona played the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final against Juventus with the opportunity for both teams to complete the continental treble, after having already won their domestic league and cup competitions, respectively. Barcelona clinched their fifth Champions League trophy, and fourth in the last ten seasons, with a 3–1 victory over I bianconeri at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Barcelona completed the historic treble with goals from Rakitić, Suárez and Neymar. By accomplishing this feat, Barcelona became the only European club to have won the treble twice.[105] With the win, Barcelona qualified for the 2015 UEFA Super Cup against the 2014-15 Europa League winners, Sevilla in August.

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Players

Squad information

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Germany Ter Stegen 31 EU 2014 21 0 2019 €12M
2 RB Spain Montoya 33 EU 2011 67 2 2018 Youth system
3 DF Spain Piqué 37 EU 2008 310 27 2019 €5M From Youth system
4 MF Croatia I. Rakitić 36 EU 2014 51 8 2019 €18M Second nationality: Switzerland
5 MF Spain Sergio (3rd vice-captain) 35 EU 2008 331 12 2019 Youth system
6 CM Spain Xavi (captain) 44 EU 1998 767 83 2016 Youth system
7 FW Spain Pedro 36 EU 2008 318 98 2019 Youth system
8 MF Spain A. Iniesta (vice-captain) 39 EU 2002 549 53 2018 Youth system
9 FW Uruguay Suárez 37 Non-EU 2014 43 25 2019 €81M
10 FW Argentina Messi (2nd vice-captain) 36 EU 2004 482 412 2018 Youth system Second nationality: Spain
11 FW Brazil Neymar Jr 32 Non-EU 2013 92 54 2018 €57.1M
12 MF Brazil Rafinha 31 EU 2011 39 2 2016 Youth system Second nationality: Spain
13 GK Chile C. Bravo 41 EU 2014 37 0 2018 €12M Second nationality: Spain
14 MF Argentina Mascherano 39 EU 2010 231 0 2018 €22M Second nationality: Italy
15 DF Spain Bartra 33 EU 2010 79 4 2017 Youth system
16 RB Brazil Douglas 33 Non-EU 2014 4 0 2019 €4M
18 LB Spain Jordi Alba 34 EU 2012 114 7 2020 €14M From Youth system
20 MF Spain S. Roberto 32 EU 2012 53 4 2019 Youth system
21 LB Brazil Adriano 39 EU 2010 170 16 2017 €9.5M Second nationality: Spain
22 RB Brazil Dani Alves 40 EU 2009 343 20 2015 €30M Second nationality: Spain
23 DF Belgium Vermaelen 38 EU 2014 1 0 2019 €10M
24 DF France Mathieu 40 EU 2014 41 3 2018 €20M
25 GK Spain Masip 35 EU 2014 2 0 2017 Youth system

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From the youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
26 Spain MF Sergi Samper
27 Spain MF Adama Traoré
28 Spain DF Álex Grimaldo
29 Spain FW Sandro Ramírez
30 Croatia MF Alen Halilović
No. Position Player
31 Spain FW Munir El Haddadi
32 Portugal DF Edgar Ié
33 Senegal DF Diawandou Diagne
34 Cameroon GK Fabrice Ondoa
35 Spain MF Gerard Gumbau

Source: UEFA.com

Transfers in

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Ref.
1 GK Germany Marc-André ter Stegen 22 EU Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany Transfer Summer 2019 €12M FCBarcelona.com
— FW Spain Gerard Deulofeu 20 EU Everton England Loan return Summer 2019 Free FCBarcelona.com
12 MF Brazil Rafinha 21 EU Celta Vigo Loan return Summer 2016 Free FCBarcelona.com
4 MF Croatia Ivan Rakitić 26 EU Sevilla Transfer Summer 2019 €18M+Suárez loan FCBarcelona.com
13 GK Chile Claudio Bravo 31 EU Real Sociedad Transfer Summer 2018 €12M FCBarcelona.com
9 FW Uruguay Luis Suárez 27 Non-EU Liverpool England Transfer Summer 2019 €81.25M FCBarcelona.com
24 DF France Jérémy Mathieu 30 EU Valencia Transfer Summer 2018 €20M FCBarcelona.com
23 DF Belgium Thomas Vermaelen 28 EU Arsenal England Transfer Summer 2019 €18M FCBarcelona.com
16 RB Brazil Douglas 24 Non-EU São Paulo Brazil Transfer Summer 2019 €4M FCBarcelona.com

Total spending: Decrease €165.25 million

Transfers out

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
1 GK Spain Víctor Valdés 32 EU End of contract Summer Free FCBarcelona.com
5 DF Spain Carles Puyol 36 EU Retirement Summer Free FCBarcelona.com
13 GK Spain José Manuel Pinto 38 EU End of contract Summer Free FCBarcelona.com
4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas 27 EU ChelseaEngland Transfer Summer €33M FCBarcelona.com
– MF Spain Denis Suárez 20 EU Sevilla Loan (included in Rakitić transfer) Summer N/A FCBarcelona.com
12 MF Mexico Jonathan dos Santos 24 EU Villarreal Transfer Summer €1.5M FCBarcelona.com
23 FW Spain Isaac Cuenca 23 EU Deportivo La Coruña Contract termination Summer Free FCBarcelona.com
9 FW Chile Alexis Sánchez 25 Non-EU ArsenalEngland Transfer Summer €42.5M FCBarcelona.com
25 GK Spain Oier Olazábal 24 EU Granada Transfer Summer Free FCBarcelona.com
– FW Brazil Keirrison 25 Non-EU Coritiba Brazil End of contract Summer Free Coritiba.com.br
20 FW Spain Cristian Tello 22 EU Porto Portugal Loan (€8M purchase option) Summer €2M (loan fee) FCBarcelona.com
– FW Spain Bojan Krkić 23 EU Stoke City England Transfer Summer €1.8M[107] FCBarcelona.com
19 FW Netherlands Ibrahim Afellay 28 EU Olympiacos Greece Loan Summer N/A FCBarcelona.com
– FW Spain Gerard Deulofeu 20 EU Sevilla Loan Summer N/A FCBarcelona.com
17 MF Cameroon Alex Song 26 EU West Ham England Loan Summer N/A FCBarcelona.com

Total income: Increase €80.8 Million

Total expenditure: Decrease €84.45 Million

Technical staff

Position Staff
First team head coach Luis Enrique
Assistant coach Juan Carlos Unzué
Assistant Roberto Moreno
Auxiliary coach Joan Barbarà
Fitness coach Rafa Pol
Eduardo Pons
Francesc Cos
Paco Seiruŀlo
Goalkeeping coach José Ramón de la Fuente
Scoutings Àlex García
Jordi Melero
Jaume Torras
Physiotherapist Jaume Minull
Juanjo Brau
Roger Gironès
Xavi Linde
Psychologist Joaquín Valdés
Doctor Ramón Canal
Ricard Pruna
Daniel Medina
Team liaison Carles Naval
Football Area Technical Commission Jordi Mestre
Javier Borda
Carles Rexach
Ariedo Braida
Academy director Jordi Roura
B team coach Jordi Vinyals

Last updated: 9 May 2014
Source: FC Barcelona

Pre-season and friendlies

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Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
La Liga Matchday 1 Winners 24 August 2014 23 May 2015
Copa del Rey Round of 32 Winners 3 December 2014 30 May 2015
UEFA Champions League Group stage Winners 17 September 2014 6 June 2015

Last updated: 6 June 2015
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 38 30 4 4 110 21 +89 78.95
UEFA Champions League 13 11 0 2 31 11 +20 84.62
Copa del Rey 9 9 0 0 34 6 +28 100.000
Copa del Rey 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 60 50 4 6 175 38 +137 83.33

Last updated: 6 June 2015
Source: Competitions

La Liga

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Main article: 2014–15 La Liga

League table

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 38 30 4 4 110 21 +89 94 Qualification to UEFA Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Real Madrid 38 30 2 6 118 38 +80 92
3 Atlético Madrid 38 23 9 6 67 29 +38 78
4 Valencia 38 22 11 5 70 32 +38 77 Qualification to UEFA Champions League play-off round
5 Sevilla 38 23 7 8 71 45 +26 76 Qualification to UEFA Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match[113]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League

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 30 4 4 110 21  +89 94 16 1 2 64 11  +53 14 3 2 46 10  +36

Last updated: 24 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ground H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H
Result W W W W D W W W L L W W W W D W L W W W W W W L W W W W W W D W W W W W W D
Position 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Last updated: 24 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Matches

Score overview

      Win       Draw       Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Almeria 4–0 1–2 6–1
Athletic Bilbao 2–0 2–5 7–2
Atlético Madrid 3–1 0–1 4–1
Celta Vigo 0–1 0–1 1–1
Córdoba 5–0 0–8 13–0
Deportivo La Coruña 2–2 0–4 6–2
Eibar 3–0 0–2 5–0
Elche 3–0 0–6 9-0
Espanyol 5–1 0–2 7–1
Getafe 6–0 0–0 6–0
Granada 6–0 1–3 9–1
Levante 5–0 0–5 10–0
Málaga 0–1 0–0 0–1
Rayo Vallecano 6–1 0–2 8–1
Real Madrid 2–1 3–1 3–4
Real Sociedad 2–0 1–0 2–1
Sevilla 5–1 2–2 7–3
Valencia 2–0 0–1 3–0
Villarreal 3–2 0–1 4–2

Copa del Rey

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Main article: 2014–15 Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

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Main article: 2015 Copa del Rey Final

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

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Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group F
Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR PSG AJA APO
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 15 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 3–1 1–0
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 13 3–2 — 3–1 1–0
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 Transfer to Europa League 0–2 1–1 — 4–0
4 Cyprus APOEL 6 0 1 5 1 12 −11 1 0–4 0–1 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

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Main article: 2015 UEFA Champions League Final

2014 Supercopa de Catalunya

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