Season overview 2013–14 FC Barcelona season

1 season overview

1.1 june
1.2 july
1.3 august
1.4 september
1.5 october
1.6 november
1.7 december
1.8 january
1.9 february
1.10 march
1.11 april
1.12 may

season overview
june

on 3 june, brazilian neymar officially presented barcelona player more 50,000 fans @ camp nou. neymar s transfer santos reported set @ €2.1 million. joined squad after 2013 fifa confederations cup in brazil. on 20 june, after spending previous season on loan mallorca, officially announced andreu fontàs joining celta de vigo sum of €1 million. barça retain buy-back clause in addition player s rights in future transfer. while @ celta, fontàs reunited former barcelona b coach luis enrique, whom managed between 2008 , 2010. on 28 june, announced santos participate in 2013 edition of joan gamper trophy on 2 august @ camp nou. santos participation agreed upon barça signing neymar.

july

on 6 july, bojan officially loaned ajax option second year loan spell. bojan explained conversations johan cruyff had influenced decision move ajax, opportunity play in uefa champions league. on 8 july, barcelona announced transfer of spanish international forward david villa atlético madrid reported fee of €5.1 million , reserve right 50% of future sale of player. villa, joined barça in summer of 2010, played 119 times , scored 48 goals , leaves club after 3 seasons , 8 trophies won. on 15 july, barcelona announced midfielder thiago joining german champions bayern munich, joins former barcelona coach pep guardiola, €25 million. transfer stipulates 2 clubs play friendly sometime within next 4 seasons. 22-year-old leaves after 2 season first team. on 16 july, announced midfielder sergio busquets agreed contract extension club further 5 years until 2018, option of additional year. busquets buyout clause remains set @ €150 million. on 19 july, barcelona president sandro rosell officially announced resignation of current manager tito vilanova. vilanova not able perform managerial duties undergoes further treatment illness. during press conference, rosell announced, after evaluating results routine check-ups, tito vilanova underwent week, presented option continue treatment control illness make impossible continue responsibilities first team manager of senior side. result, barça rescheduled pre-season match against lechia gdańsk in poland 30 july. on 23 july, former newell s old boys manager gerardo martino officially announced new coach of barcelona , subsequently signed two-year contract club. appointment makes martino, nicknamed tata , fourth argentine coach barça after helenio herrera, roque olsen , césar luis menotti.

august

on 1 august, cristian tello extended contract barcelona until 30 june 2018, set buyout clause of €25 million. on 18 august, barcelona won first match of la liga season thrashing levante 7–0, goals coming alexis sánchez, dani alves , xavi , braces lionel messi , pedro. on 25 august, barça defeated málaga single goal adriano before half-time break. on 28 august, barça won 2013 supercopa de españa @ camp nou. 0–0 scoreline @ camp nou, meant 1–1 draw first leg @ vicente calderón enough win trophy on away goals rule, winning goal coming neymar s 66th-minute header.

september

on 1 september, barcelona made 3 wins in row ensure top spot on league table, after hard fought victory against valencia. messi s first half hat-trick, match saving performance víctor valdés, enough see barça win @ mestalla first time since 2011. on 14 september, barcelona defeated sevilla 3–2 @ camp nou 94th-minute winner alexis sánchez. on 18 september, barcelona defeated ajax 4–0 @ home in first group match of 2013–14 uefa champions league hat-rick messi , 1 goal gerard piqué. 3 goals, messi took career tally 62 goals in champions league leaving him 9 goals short of former real madrid forward , record marksman raúl. became first player score 4 hat-tricks in champions league, whilst netting 24th such treble barça. on 21 september, barcelona defeated rayo vallecano 0–4 @ campo de vallecas. hat-trick pedro, 1 cesc fàbregas , great performance valdés, saved second penalty in 2 consecutive matches, gave barça 3 points. match marked first time since 7 may 2008 against real madrid barcelona did not finish match higher percentage of possession opponent. breaking streak of 315 matches in row. on 24 september, barcelona continued hot start league campaign 4–1 victory on real sociedad @ home. on september 28, barcelona defeated newly promoted side almería on road 0–2 scoreline. victory, barça set team record 7 wins first 7 matches in league. messi scored league leading 8 goal of season substituted 7 minutes later muscle problems in right leg. confirmed messi out 2 3 weeks tear biceps femoris in right leg.

october

barça players arriving @ glasgow airport before clash celtic

on 1 october, barcelona defeated scottish club celtic @ celtic park 0–1 scoreline stay @ top of group h in champions league. fàbregas goal gave barça win, year after last season s defeat in same fixture. on 5 october, barcelona made 8 out of 8 in record breaking start league season 4–1 win on real valladolid @ camp nou. goals xavi, neymar , brace sánchez turned result around after valladolid s javi guerra opener in tenth minute. on 19 october, barcelona drop first points of season after goalless draw osasuna @ el sadar draw mean barça failed match la liga s best ever start season , put end eight-game winning run. on 22 october, barcelona failed clinch spot in knockout rounds of champions league against milan after 1–1 draw in italy. messi goal equaled result after robinho opener in ninth minute. draw, barça stayed top of group h 7 points, 2 more milan. on 26 october, first clásico of season contested @ camp nou barça securing 2–1 victory on great rivals. strikes neymar , spectacular sánchez second gave barça win leaves them 6 points clear of real madrid. on 29 october, barcelona defeated celta de vigo 3–0 @ balaídos goals sánchez , fàbregas keep barça undefeated in league.

november

on 1 november, barcelona defeated espanyol 1–0 @ camp nou , won first derby of season goal came alexis sánchez. on 6 november, barcelona defeated milan 3–1 @ camp nou , qualified knockout rounds of champions league 2 match days left. messi returned scoring brace after going 4 games without goal. busquets added send barça through last 16. on 10 november, barcelona defeated real betis 1–4 @ benito villamarín scores neymar, pedro , 2 fàbregas put barça 3 points ahead of atlético madrid in la liga. messi picked injury , sidelined 6 8 weeks tear in left hamstring. on 23 november, barcelona defeated granada 4–0 @ camp nou. barça overcome injury woes beat granada 2 penalty goals iniesta, , fàbregas, while sánchez , pedro scored others. on 26 november, barcelona suffered first defeat of season 2–1 loss ajax @ amsterdam arena. loss, barça fell 1 victory short of equaling best start season.

december

on 1 december, barcelona lost athletic bilbao @ san mamés score of 1–0. barcelona s second loss in week , first in league. on 6 december, barcelona started copa del rey campaign victory in cartagonova 1–4 win on cartagena. goals fàbregas, , dongou, , brace pedro, gave barça first leg victory. on 11 december, barcelona defeated celtic 6–1 @ camp nou , secured top spot in group goals piqué, pedro, neymar (3) , tello. on 14 december, barcelona defeated villarreal 2–1 @ camp nou 2 goals neymar gave barça victory. on 17 december, barcelona qualify round of 16 of copa del rey after defeating 3-0 cartagena @ camp nou pedro, mariano (o.g.) , neymar scored barça. on 22 december, barcelona defeated getafe 2–5 @ coliseum alfonso pérez hat-trick pedro , brace fàbregas gave barça victory on getafe, led 2–0 after 14 minutes. win, barça stays top of league holiday break , ends 2013, leading la liga wire-to-wire.

january

on 5 january, barcelona won first match of year against newly promoted side elche, 4–0 score. hat-trick sánchez, including goal free kick, , pedro, gave barça win @ home. on 8 january, barcelona defeated getafe 4–0 in first leg of round of 16 of copa del rey. braces fàbregas , messi gave barça half ticket quarter-finals. on 11 january, barcelona held scoreless draw atlético madrid @ vicente calderón gripping game between 2 league leaders ended without score. on 16 january, barcelona qualify quarter-finals of copa del rey after defeating 2-0 getafe @ coliseum alfonso pérez brace messi gave barça win , xavi features in 700th match team. on 19 january, barcelona drew second league match in row. 1–1 draw against levante @ ciutat de valència saw gerard piqué scoring goal. on 22 january, barcelona defeated levante 4–1 in first leg of quarter-finals of copa del rey 3 days after draw in league own goal juanfran , hat-trick cristian tello gave barça win @ ciutat de valència. on 26 january, barcelona defeated málaga 3–0 @ camp nou goals piqué, pedro , sánchez gave barça victory. on 29 january, barcelona qualified semi-finals of copa del rey after defeating levante 5–1 @ camp nou; adriano, puyol, sánchez (2) , fàbregas scored barça.

february

on 1 february, barcelona lost first match @ home after being defeated @ camp nou valencia scoreline of 2–3, sánchez , messi scored barça, while jordi alba sent off second yellow. on 5 february, barcelona defeated real sociedad 2–0 @ camp nou in first leg of semi-finals of copa del rey. goals busquets , zubikarai (o.g.) gave barça half ticket final. on 9 february, barcelona defeated sevilla 4–1 @ ramón sánchez pizjuán, goals coming sánchez, fàbregas , brace messi give barça top spot in league. on 12 february, barcelona reached 35th copa del rey final after 1–1 drew against real sociedad @ anoeta. on 15 february, barcelona trashed rayo vallecano 6–0 @ camp nou goals coming adriano, sánchez, pedro, neymar , brace lionel messi. on 18 february, barcelona defeated manchester city @ etihad stadium 0–2 win in champions league first leg encounter move closer qualifying quarter-finals. messi , dani alves scored barça. on 22 february, barcelona lost real sociedad @ anoeta score of 3–1.

march

on 9 march, barcelona defeated almería 4–1 @ camp nou; goals sánchez, messi, xavi , puyol gave barça win. on 8 march, barcelona lost real valladolid @ josé zorrilla score of 1–0. barcelona s second away loss in row. on 12 march, barcelona qualified quarter-finals of champions league after defeating manchester city 2–1 @ camp nou. messi , dani alves scored barça. on 16 march, barcelona trashed osasuna 7–0 @ camp nou goals coming sánchez, iniesta, tello, pedro , hat-trick lionel messi. on 23 march, second clásico of season contested @ santiago bernabéu barça securing 3–4 victory on great rivals. hat-trick messi , lone goal iniesta gave barça win leaves them 1 point off of league leaders real madrid. on 26 march, barcelona defeated celta vigo 3–0 @ camp nou. brace neymar , lone goal messi gave barça win. valdés picked injury , sidelined rest of season. on 29 march, barcelona defeated espanyol 0–1 @ cornellà de llobregat , won second derby of season, goal coming messi.

april

on 1 april, barcelona drew in first leg of quarter-finals of champions league. match against atlético madrid @ camp nou ended 1–1 draw. neymar scored goal barcelona. on 2 april, barcelona sanctioned fifa international transfers of minors on various periods between 2009 , 2013. sanction consisted in transfer ban @ both national , international level 2 complete , consecutive transfer periods, fine of chf 450,000. fifa s regulations dictate international transfers regarding minors accepted in 3 scenarios—the player s parents have moved country non-related reasons; move takes place within european union if player aged between 16 , 18, or player s home less 50 kilometres national border being crossed. however, temporarily lifted until appeal process, giving club chance purchase players in summer transfer window of 2014,

may

on 17 may, in game needed defeat atlético madrid (who eliminated them uefa champions league in quarterfinals earlier in year) crowned champions of la liga 23rd time, drew after atlético defender diego godín headed in equalizer in 49th minute, giving atlético championship.