Champions League Knockout Stage Previews-- Barcelona

Barcelona

• League: La Liga
• Year Founded: 1899
• UEFA Trophies: 
  • European Cup / UEFA Champions League

  Winners (3): 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09

  Runners-up (3): 1960–61, 1985–86, 1993–94

  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

  Winners (4): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1996–97

  Runners-up (2): 1968–69, 1990–91

  • Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (the forerunner to the UEFA Europa League)

  Winners (3): 1955–58, 1958–60, 1965–66

  Runners-up (1): 1961–62

  • UEFA Super Cup

  Winners (3): 1992, 1997, 2009

  Runners-up (4): 1979, 1982, 1989, 2006

  • Latin Cup

  Winners (2): 1949, 1952



• Domestic Trophies: 
  • Spanish Championship

  Winners (20): 1928–29, 1944–45, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1973–74, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10

  Runners-up (22): 1929–30, 1945–46, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2006–07

  • Spanish Cup

  Winners (25): 1909–10, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1919–, 1921–22, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1941–42, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2008–09

  Runners-up (9): 1902–03, 1918–19, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1953–54, 1973–74, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1995–96

  • Spanish League Cup

  Winners (2): 1982–83, 1985–86

  • Spanish Super Cup

  Winners (9): 1983, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010

  Runners-up (7): 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999



• Current Standing: 1st, 43 points, 14 wins, 1 losses, 1 draws.


• Leading Scorers (domestic):  Lionel Messi 17 goals, David Villa 11 goals, Pedro 6 goals


• Leading Scorers (CL):  Lionel Messi 6 goals, Pedro 3 goals, David Villa 2 goals


• How They Got Here:  1st place La Liga, automatic entry to CL, 1st in CL group, drew Arsenal


• Leading Players:  Danny Alves, Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol, Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Lionel Messi, Pedro, David Villa


• Coach: Josep Guardiola

Regarded as the best team on the planet, Barcelona is looking to make amends for a loss in the semi finals to eventual winner Inter Milan.  The current best player on the planet, Lionel Messi is scoring at an incredible rate as usual and La Liga is being taken to task yet again.  It would be an absolute stunner for the Catalonians to not reach the finals, much less get taken out by an Arsenal squad that is so up and down this season.  Expect Lionel Messi to dominate and Barcelona to move on to the quarterfinals.