Barcelona 2010–11 football season
The 2010–11 season was FC Barcelona’s 111th in being and the club ‘s eightieth straight season in the top trajectory of spanish football. Barcelona started the season with a newly president after Joan Laporta reached his term restrict on 30 June, leaving behind a very successful clubhouse tenure. Sandro Rosell was elected president on 13 June by securing a record full of 35,021 votes ( 61.35 % ), more than the 27,138 achieved by Laporta in 2003. Rosell began his tenure on 1 July as the 39th president in Barcelona ‘s history. [ 2 ]
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This team is widely considered to be the greatest in Barcelona ‘s history. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Former Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson has described this police squad as the best he had always faced. [ 5 ]
Season overview [edit ]
June [edit ]
Barcelona started their transfer window merely three days after the end of the 2009–10 season, by reaching an agreement with Valencia for spanish external David Villa worth €40 million. [ 6 ] On 30 June, Xavier Sala-i-Martin, treasurer and director in charge of the economic area, announced that Barcelona earned a record €445.5 million in gross during the 2009–10 season. According to Xavier, “ that ‘s the highest revenues achieved by any clubhouse, in any fun including the U.S. ” This means FC Barcelona is the richest club in the earth in terms of tax income. [ 7 ] Coach Pep Guardiola late expressed disapproval of the transplant of ukrainian centre-back Dmytro Chyhrynskyi, indicating he was pressed to let him go. Speaking at a press-conference, Guardiola said, “ My opinion counts, but the needs of the cabaret go above that and that ‘s why he was sold, I would like to have kept him. ” Speaking on the departing Yaya Touré, Guardiola said he would have preferred him to stay, but the player was set on moving. [ 8 ] On 14 July, Thierry Henry and Barcelona agreed to rescind his narrow in ordain for Henry to become a rid agent, where he subsequently signed a raw four-and-a-half year contract with Major League Soccer ‘s New York Red Bulls. He stated, “ This is a modern and stimulate chapter in my career. ” [ 9 ] The baseball club besides agreed with Pep Guardiola on a annual reference to stay as passenger car of the first team, along with long-time adjunct Tito Vilanova. [ 10 ]
August [edit ]
On 27 August, Barcelona reached an agreement with English cabaret Liverpool for the services of Argentine international Javier Mascherano. The deal was worth €24 million and was reached “ after considerable campaign from the baseball club [ Barcelona ] over the concluding few hours and the willingness and desire of the player to make the move ”. [ 11 ] On the lapp day, Barcelona ‘s executive committee of the board of directors publicly “ denounced the behave over the last few days of the agent of our musician Zlatan Ibrahimović, Mino Raiola, whose declarations have put into motion the award and moral integrity of our bus Pep Guardiola ”. The club ‘s legal department considered the possibility of rescinding the contract and the cessation of the annual payment Raiola ‘s party receives from the baseball club as contribution of their agreement. [ 12 ] The adjacent day, Barcelona and italian clubhouse Milan agreed to a annual loanword for the swedish international, with Milan paying all his earnings for the 2010–11 season and including in the agreement the choice for Milan to make the move permanent wave adjacent summer for a fee of €24 million. [ 13 ]
September [edit ]
Coach Guardiola stated, “ It will cost us a draw. We expect a difficult class in which things have to be won by ourselves. correct now, the team is not at full strength at this point in the temper. ” [ 14 ] On 19 September, Lionel Messi suffered an ankle injury due to an ill-advised rigging [ 15 ] by Atlético Madrid defender Tomáš Ujfaluši in the 92nd minute of their Round Three match at the Vicente Calderón Stadium. At first sight, it was feared that Messi suffered a break ankle that could have kept the star player away from the pitch for a minimum of six months, but MRIs performed the next day in Barcelona showed he suffered a twist in the inner and external ligaments of his right ankle. [ 16 ] Teammate David Villa stated “ the tackle on Messi was barbarous ” after watching the television of the play and besides added that he believed the Atlético defender “ did n’t go into the harness to hurt ”. [ 17 ] The incident caused widespread media care because of Messi ‘s high profile in the football global and brought up the argue of equality in protecting all players in the game. Debates whether the fact that Messi ‘s status prompted the intensifier media and fans scrutiny of Ujfaluši and subsequent two equal bachelor of arts in nursing by the Competition Committee [ 18 ] appeared all over the internet, television receiver, and print in the days following the incidental. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ]
October [edit ]
ascribable to the findings of the audit, Barcelona compromisarios ( commissioners ) voted to enforce the sociable legal action of province against the club ‘s former board with 468 in favor, 439 against and 113 abstain. [ 23 ] ex-president Laporta ‘s dining table will be called upon to respond in woo due to €48.7 million that went missing during his presidency. [ 24 ] On 18 October, Laporta defended his presidency in front of the media by stating that, “ We precisely want them to give us the documentation regarding the biased and demagogic statement made by the spokesperson of KPMG. ” He besides stated, “ The dining table has not had the courage to explain things ”, and, “ We have nothing to hide, everything has its explanation and justification. ” Laporta did not hold back and branded the raw president of the united states “ covetous, resentful and covetous ” and “ I have a very clear conscience and the truth on my side ”. He continue to berate the new board by stating, “ My greatest desire after spending a few years of my animation at Barça and the results we got was to become a socio, go back to my seat, go to football games with my kids and enjoy this club. They do not let me. And not alone do they not let me, but I see some attempts to ridicule, dishonor the repute we have. No room I ‘m forget alone. After the assembly of delegates, I understand that there was an indecent maneuver with the photograph of the ‘due diligence ‘ … It was sectarian, demagogic and an interest to scorn against me and create an alarm among the social mass. ” [ 25 ]
November [edit ]
On 29 November, one of the most eagerly-awaited Clásico in recent times was scheduled on a Monday due to the elections to the Parliament of Catalonia, which was held on the day before. The match featured 13 of the 23 winning players on Spain ‘s 2010 FIFA World Cup squad and presently the two most successful managers in football, with Pep Guardiola and Real Madrid ‘s José Mourinho. The match itself was a complete domination by Barcelona, with an emphatic 5–0 pan of their endless rival. [ 26 ] The game showcased Barça ‘s dominate of the tiki-taka in combination with the Total Football philosophy and the brilliant team-work of whom many consider the top three players in the global : Messi, Xavi and Andrés Iniesta. [ 27 ] The international imperativeness hailed Barcelona ‘s impressive win and their football as presently the best in the game, [ 28 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ] [ 31 ] [ 32 ] [ 33 ] while some questioned whether the Real Madrid squad was “ ready ” for the order of magnitude of this match. [ 34 ] Guardiola stated, “ it was a spectacle ” [ 35 ] and “ how we did it – that makes us gallant. now merely let us sit back and enjoy that win – we ‘ll reflect and look at the unharmed game, but now it would be wrong not to revel in the win. Games like that happen very rarely indeed ”. [ 36 ] In regards to Madrid, Pep stated, “ This match is n’t spokesperson of the deviation between the two teams. They are a very beneficial team, they came here unbeaten and as league leaders. Today all of our players played good and that was the difference. ” [ 37 ] After the victory, Barcelona took over first place in La Liga ‘s table, ahead of Madrid by two points with 25 rounds left to play .
December [edit ]
On 6 December, the finalists for the FIFA Ballon d’Or were announced. 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 young organization at La Masia. [ 38 ] On 13 December, president of the united states Rosell made final examination the bless of a five-and-a-half-year, €170 million shirt sponsorship with the Qatar Foundation, therefore ending Barça ‘s custom of not having paid sponsors on their shirt. [ 39 ] The batch made it the highest pay shirt sponsorship in the world, beating both Manchester United ‘s share with Aon and Liverpool ‘s deal with Standard Chartered reached the prior year. [ 40 ]
January [edit ]
On 10 January, Lionel Messi was crowned the 2010 FIFA Ballon d’Or winner. [ 41 ] His teammates Andrés Iniesta and Xavi finished second base and third respectively. Messi became the first player to win the raw pry after the FIFA World Player of the year and Ballon d’Or merged to become the FIFA Ballon d’Or. He besides became the first musician since Marco avant-garde Basten to win the Ballon d’Or and Ronaldinho the FIFA World Player of the year in straight years after an impressive year in which he tallied 60 goals in 64 games. [ 42 ] On 19 January, Barça ‘s team record of 28 matches unbeaten was ended after being defeated 3–1 by very Betis of the Segunda División in the second leg of their quarter-finals tie of the Copa del Rey. Barcelona, however, advanced to the semi-finals on a 6–3 sum score after winning the first base leg at the Camp Nou 5–0. [ 43 ] On 29 January, Barça defeated Hércules 0–3 to match the commemorate for most back-to-back league wins in a La Liga season, at 15. The record was previously set by real Madrid during the 1960–61 temper. [ 44 ]
February [edit ]
On 2 February, both Barcelona and Real Madrid advanced to the Final of the Copa del Rey by defeating Almería ( 8–0 on sum [ 45 ] ) and Sevilla ( 0–3 on aggregate [ 46 ] ), respectively. This was the beginning final between the spanish giants after 21 years in the form when the clubs last faced in 1990 with Barça winning 2–0 at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia. [ 47 ] On 5 February, Barcelona broke the record for most consecutive league wins with 16 victories after they defeated Atlético Madrid 3–0 at Camp Nou. [ 48 ] Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to ensure the victory for his side and after the peer stated, “ It ‘s an honor to be able to pass a record set by a great like Di Stéfano “ and, “ If the record has been around for indeed farseeing is because it ‘s very complicated to achieve and we have reached it by defeating a very unmanageable team who ‘s going through a bad situation, which makes it even more unmanageable. ” [ 49 ]
March [edit ]
On 2 March, Adriano assisted Lionel Messi to score a late finish and give Barcelona a 0–1 away win against Valencia. Messi now tallied 27 goals in La Liga for the season, keeping him in the race for the Pichichi Trophy as top scorer. [ 50 ] On 8 March, Barça eliminated Arsenal from the Champions League in a 3–1 gain at the Camp Nou with a 4–3 aggregate score. Barcelona dominated all offense categories and specify Arsenal to zero shots for the whole match, with their lone goal coming off an own goal by Sergio Busquets. [ 51 ] But the match was not without controversy after Arsenal fore Robin van Persie was sent off for a second yellow card for what referee Massimo Busacca interpreted as “ time cachexia ” after the actor kicked the musket ball towards goal after the referee had blown the whistle on him for being called offside by the linesman. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] On 14 March, spanish radio station Cadena COPE reported that Real Madrid would request for the Royal Spanish Football Federation ( RFEF ) to tighten its master on doping in the league. According to the report, Real Madrid was leery to why Eufemiano Fuentes was allowed to work for Valencia when they won the league in the early 2000s and why are doctors with “ doubtful reputation ” are working at Barcelona. [ 54 ] Barcelona, in defense, released a affirmation “ publicly expressing its entire indignation at these baseless references which link the club to doping practices and to condemn such attitudes, which have nothing to do with fair play and gravely affect the visualize of sporting contest ”. It besides stated “ its legal department is studying possible legal natural process to defend the cabaret ‘s honor, alongside that of its coaching staff, players and medical staff and is prepare to take such carry through to its final consequences ”. [ 55 ] COPE late issued an apology, express, “ our objective is to inform. In no case, did we participate in a campaign to defame or bring doubts to Spanish clubs or athletes. ” [ 56 ] On 15 March, Barcelona ‘s secretary and spokesperson Toni Freixa appeared in a press league to make public that Barcelona would sue Cadena COPE after the reports implicating Barcelona in doping. He stated that “ yesterday [ 14 March ], FC Barcelona released a affirmation and, paralleled, sent a fax to Cadena COPE requesting the rectification and the origin of the sculpt reputation of aspersion. The rest of the day it waited for the press out and convincing rectification of the report. ” He besides added, “ since this correction has not occurred satisfactorily and whether they can finally be produced, for the dangerous attack on the repute and good name of FC Barcelona, for their athletes and doctors, a fact that we can not leave unpunished, FC Barcelona announced to act with resoluteness and impel that the gravity of the discourtesy deserves. In the fall days it will request at first case with the Barcelona ‘s courts an order of security of their right to honor claims for damages caused by those responsible for aspersion. ” [ 57 ] On the same day, Barcelona announced that french external defender Eric Abidal was diagnosed with a tumor on his liver which would be operated on the Friday of the lapp workweek. Citing privacy concerns as wished by the player, the club did not release extra information in regards to his condition. [ 58 ] In reply to the announcement, players and fans from all over the worldly concern alike dedicated well wishes for the ill player on multiple sociable network sites and sports websites. [ 59 ] [ 60 ] Before their round of 16 meet in the Champions League, both Real Madrid and Lyon players exited the pitch wearing “ Ánimo Abidal “ ( “ Strength Abidal ” ) written on T-shirts, along with the lapp message on the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium ‘s scoreboards in usher of support and solidarity. [ 61 ] [ 62 ]
April [edit ]
On 2 April, Barcelona defeated Villarreal 1–0 at El Madrigal with five missing starters due to injuries and rest with a goal in the 66th minute from Centre back Gerard Piqué. [ 63 ] With the victory, they increased their league tip to eight points after Real Madrid ‘s 1–0 shock loss to Sporting de Gijón at the Santiago Bernabéu. [ 64 ] On 12 April, Barcelona defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk to reach their fourth back-to-back semi-finals appearance in the Champions League with a 6–1 sum score. [ 65 ] Lionel Messi assured the victory with a finish in the 43rd moment to take his temper match to 48 goals in all competitions, breaking the club ‘s mark of 47 goals set by himself death season and Ronaldo in the 1996–97 season. [ 66 ] On 16 April, the first of four Clásicos was disputed at the Santiago Bernabéu, ending in 1–1 with punishment goals respectively by Messi ( 53rd infinitesimal ) and Cristiano Ronaldo ( 82nd hour ). [ 67 ] The draw ended Barcelona ‘s Clásico winning stripe at five since coach Pep Guardiola took over the side for the 2008–09 season. The match was the begin of four Clásicos between the two spanish giants, including the league, Copa del Rey Final and the semi-finals of the Champions League. [ 68 ] On 20 April, Barcelona lost the concluding of the Copa del Rey to Real Madrid 0–1 after extra time, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the winning goal in the 103rd hour. [ 69 ] The defeat was a first gear for Guardiola in a finals equal and ended his unbeaten streak against Real Madrid since he became first gear team coach. [ 70 ] On 27 April, Barcelona and Real Madrid met at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie. Although Barcelona enjoyed most of the possession throughout the beginning one-half of the game, it was not until the sending off of Real Madrid ‘s Pepe that the game swing to Barcelona ‘s prefer, with Lionel Messi scoring twice in the shutting minutes to give Barcelona a 2−0 first-leg victory. [ 71 ] With those two goals, Lionel Messi had scored 11 goals in 11 Champions League matches. The match was not without controversy, however, as both teams exhibited what most consider to be the “ dark arts ” of football. [ 72 ] Real Madrid director José Mourinho accused UEFA of playing favorites to Barcelona after he was ejected for mocking the fourth official after Pepe ‘s red menu. At the crusade conference following the match, Mourinho stated that UEFA ‘s referees have been assisting Barcelona for the by three years. [ 73 ] Barcelona ‘s back-up goalkeeper José Manuel Pinto saw a crimson circuit board at half-time for a scramble with Real Madrid ‘s defender Álvaro Arbeloa when both teams went to the footlocker rooms. The match was marred by more incidents of diving, play-acting and violence in what many consider to be one of the worst Clásicos in holocene times. UEFA officials released a instruction stating they have opened disciplinary cases against the clubs to be heard by the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body on Friday 6 May. [ 74 ] On 30 April, Barcelona ‘s 32-games unbeaten run came to an end after a 2–1 loss to Real Sociedad at Anoeta Stadium. [ 75 ]
May [edit ]
On 3 May, Barcelona booked a travel to Wembley Stadium for the UEFA Champions League Final after a 1–1 withdraw ( 3–1 aggregate ) with very Madrid at Camp Nou. Pedro sealed it with a 54th-minute goal. [ 76 ] On 11 May, Barcelona clinched its third gear straight La Liga deed with a 1–1 draw against Levante at the Estadi Ciutat de València. [ 77 ] The consequence gave Barcelona a six-point lead with two matches remaining which, combined with their superior tete-a-tete record with Real Madrid, ensured that they finished top of the table. [ 78 ] Barcelona led the mesa since defeating Madrid 5–0 spinal column in November and since then, they have only lost one match en route to winning the deed. [ 79 ] It was the third base straightaway claim for coach Guardiola, who became the first coach to do indeed in his first three seasons managing in La Liga. [ 80 ] On 21 May, Barcelona finish its league season with a acquire 1–3 over Málaga at La Rosaleda Stadium while playing most of its back-up and canterano players. [ 81 ] Goals from Bojan, Ibrahim Afellay and Marc Bartra assured the victory and a club record of 14 away victories. [ 82 ] On 28 May, Barcelona clinched its fourthly Champions League trophy with a 3–1 victory over Manchester United at Wembley Stadium. The Barcelona attack, spearheaded by its three forwards of Messi, David Villa and Pedro, of whom all scored a goal, dominated United. [ 83 ] The all-Spanish midfield three of Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets assisted a finish each a well. [ 84 ] Messi was awarded man of the Match [ 85 ] and with his finish he matches Ruud van Nistelrooy as the all-time exceed season scorer with 12 goals in this year ‘s version. [ 86 ]
Players [edit ]
Squad information [edit ]
entire police squad monetary value : €154.5 million
From youth system [edit ]
- As of 1 September 2010.[87]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Players in / out [edit ]
In
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[edit ]
total spend : 
€71.5 million
Out [edit ]
total income : 
€67.5 million. consumption : €4 million .
Player statistics [edit ]
team stats [edit ]
La Liga
Champions League
Copa del Rey
Total Stats
Games played
38
13
9
60
Games won
30
9
5
44
Games drawn
6
3
2
11
Games lost
2
1
2
5
Goals for
95
30
22
147
Goals against
21
9
6
36
Shots
588
198
135
921
Corners for
254
59
67
380
Corners against
137
24
30
191
Players used
28
26
25
29
Offsides
148
46
30
224
Fouls received
537
204
138
879
Fouls committed
390
132
87
609
Yellow cards
73
12
10
95
Red cards
2
1
0
3
last updated : 25 May 2011
Source : competitive matches
Squad stats [edit ]
disciplinary records [edit ]
Last updated on 28 May.
golf club [edit ]
technical staff [edit ]
last updated : 2 July
Source : FC Barcelona Official Website
Pre-season and friendlies [edit ]
Competitions [edit ]
overall [edit ]
Barcelona was introduce in all major competitions : La Liga, the UEFA Champions League and the Copa del Rey .
source : Competitions
Supercopa de España [edit ]
La Liga [edit ]
League mesa [edit ]
sportec.es, Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th
( C ) Champion
Notes: generator : LFP Rules for categorization : 1st points ; 2nd tete-a-tete points ; 3rd neck and neck goal remainder ; 4th neck and neck goals scored ; 5th goal dispute ; 6th number of goals scored ; 7th Fair-play points ChampionNotes :
- ^ SEV : 7 pts ; ATH : 6 pts ; ATM : 4 pts
Results drumhead [edit ]
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
6
2
95
21
+74
96
16
2
1
46
10
+36
14
4
1
49
11
+38
last updated : 21 May 2011.
source : competitive matches
Results by round [edit ]
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A
= Away;
H
= Home;
W
= Win;
D
= Draw;
L
= Loss Updated to match ( einsteinium ) played on 21 May 2011. source : competitive matches
Matches [edit ]
Copa del Rey [edit ]
Round of 32 [edit ]
Round of 16 [edit ]
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final [edit ]
UEFA Champions League [edit ]
Group stage [edit ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Barcelona
6
4
2
0
14
3
+11
14
Advance to knockout phase
2
Copenhagen
6
3
1
2
7
5
+2
10
3
Rubin Kazan
6
1
3
2
2
4
−2
6
Transfer to Europa League
4
Panathinaikos
6
0
2
4
2
13
−11
2
Knockout phase [edit ]
Round of 16 [edit ]
concluding [edit ]
References [edit ]
- “FC Barcelona official website”. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23 .
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