FC Barcelona is one of the top Spanish soccer clubs and one of the best teams in the world. The Blaugrana play at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain.
The club plays Spanish La Liga and Copa del Rey soccer, and usually UEFA Champions League.
Barcelona’s style of play and management have been influential models for international soccer over the last decade. It runs one of the great soccer academies.
Spanish soccer has social and political overtones. Barcelona is the team of the working class and Catalonia, one of the distinctive regions of Spain.
Penya FC Barcelona NYC Supporters Club
Barcelona’s official New York City supporters club watches games at Smithfield Hall in Chelsea. For more information, visit fcbarcelonanyc.com
FC Barcelona Rivalries
Real Madrid is Barcelona’s arch-rival. Games with Atlético Madrid are also intense because these are the top three Spanish soccer teams.`
El Clásico is one of the world’s most popular sporting events
Barcelona vs Real Madrid is El Clásíco, the world’s most popular club soccer match and one of the world’s most watched sporting events.
There are two El Clásicos every year, one in Barcelona and one in Madrid. The two teams also meet regularly in UEFA Champions League matches.
FC Barcelona 2019-20 Season
Serious Barcelona fans follow every game, but these are the big ones. There will be more exciting games near the end of the season if Barcelona is in the running for the La Liga championship.
Game schedules do change during the season as adjustments are made for other tournament schedules.
Opening Night
Friday, August 16, 2019 ~ Athletic Club vs Barcelona is the season opener at 3pm ET.
El Clásico
Friday, October 25, 2019 ~ Barcelona vs Real Madrid is El Clásico, one of the world’s most watched sporting events. POSTPONED because of violence in Catalonia.
Spanish Big Three
Sunday, December 1, 2019 ~ Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona matches two of Spain’s big-three soccer clubs.
UEFA Champions League Round of 16
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 ~ Napoli vs Barcelona, game 1 of 2 at 4pm. ET.
El Clásico
Saturday, February 29, 2020 ~ Real Madrid vs Barcelona is the season’s second El Clásico.
UEFA Champions League Round of 16
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 ~ Napoli vs Barcelona, game 2 of 2 at 4pm. ET.
Spanish Big Three
Saturday, April 25, 2020 ~ Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid again matches two of Spain’s big-three soccer clubs.
End of season
Saturday, May 23, 2020 ~ Deportivo Alavés vs Barcelona is Barcelona’s last La Liga game of the season.
FC Barcelona Championships
The club was founded in 1899 and has an impressive record of awards.
- La Liga champions 26 times champions
- Copa del Rey champions 30 times champions
- UEFA Champions League 5 times champions
- Supercopa de España 13 times champions
2018-19 La Liga, Supercopa de España
2017-18 La Liga, Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España
2016-17 Copa del Rey
2015-16 La Liga, Copa del Rey
2015 FIFA Club World Cup
2014-15 La Liga, Copa del Rey, and UEFA Champions League
FC Barcelona 2018 – 2019 Season
Barcelona plays the Spanish Super Cup, La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League.
August 2018
Spanish Super Cup
Barcelona beat Sevilla 2 – 1 in the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday, August 12 at 4 pm ET. Piqué and Dembélé put the points on the board.
Joan Gamper Trophy
Barcelona beat Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires) 3 – 0 for the Joan Gamper Trophy on Wednesday August 15, 2018 at 12:15 pm ET.
Malcom, Messi and Rafinha found the net.
Joan Gamper was one of the founders of FC Barcelona. This is an annual friendly exhibition hosted by Barcelona before the start of the La Liga season.
Start of La Liga Season
Barcelona opens its La Liga season at home winning 3 – 0 against Deportivo Alavés on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 4:15 pm ET.
Messi scored a double. Coutinho added one.
October 2018
Barcelona 2-0 Internazionale (UCL)
October 24, 2018, Wednesday
UEFA Champions League
Barcelona 5-1 Real Madrid (El Clásico)
October 27, 2018, Saturday
La Liga
Now we know who is the boss of La Liga.
November 2018
Internazionale 1-1 Barcelona (UCL)
November 6, 2018, Tuesday at 3 pm
UEFA Champions League Group Stage
Overall, Barcelona controlled the ball. Malcom opened scoring with an assist from Coutinho at 83 minutes, but Internazionale answered back just four minutes later.
Atlético Madrid 1-1 Barcelona
November 24, 2018, Saturday at 2:45 pm
La Liga
December 2018
Barcelona vs Tottenham Hotspur (UCL)
December 11, 2018, Tuesday at 3 pm
UEFA Champions League Group Stage
March 2019
Real Madrid vs Barcelona (El Clásico)
March 2, 2019, Saturday ~ La Liga. Rakitic had all that was needed to defeat Real Madrid twice in one week.
Barcelona vs Olympique Lyonnais
March 13, 2019, Wednesday at 4pm ~ UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 2nd Leg. The first leg (February 19) was a 0-0 draw. Barcelona wins 5-1 to advance to the 2019 UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals.
April 2019
Barcelona 2-0 Atlético Madrid
Sat, April 6, 2019 ~ Two of the top three Spanish teams. Suárez and Messi had all that was needed.
UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals 1st Leg
Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 3pm ET ~ Manchester United vs Barcelona is a great matchup of top Premiere League and La Liga teams.
UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals 2nd Leg
Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 3pm ET ~ Barcelona vs Manchester United is a great matchup of top Premiere League and La Liga teams.
May 2019
UEFA Champions League Semi Finals
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 ~ Watch Liverpool vs Barcelona, the second leg of their UEFA Champions League Semi Final match at 3pm ET. Barcelona is up 3-0.
We fell apart and were defeated 4-0 (3-4 on aggregate).
End of La Liga Season
Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 2pm ET ~ Eibar vs Barcelona.
Spanish Copa del Rey Final
Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 3pm ET ~ Barcelona vs Valencia.
FC Barcelona 2017-2018 Season
Barça opened the season by selling Neymar to PSG.
Barcelona started the season by losing both legs of the Spanish Super Cup to Real Madrid 1-3 and 2-0 or 5-1 on aggregate. But after struggling without Neymar, Barça has found it’s footing.
Big Games in Barcelona’s 2017-2018 Season
This year, Barcelona competes in Spain’s La Liga and Copa del Rey, and UEFA Champions League.
August 2017
The La Liga season opener is Barcelona vs Real Betis on Sunday, August 20 at 2:15 pm.
October 2017
Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona is Saturday, October 14, 2017.
December 2017
El Clásico, Real Madrid vs Barcelona, is Saturday, December 23, 2017. This game has special significance because of Catalonia’s independence movement.
February 2018
Chelsea 1-1 Barcelona (UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 1st Leg) was Tuesday, February 20.
March 2018
Barcelona 1-0 Atlético Madrid
La Liga
Sunday, March, 4, 2018
Barcelona 3-0 Chelsea
UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 2nd Leg
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 3:45 pm ET
April 2018
Barcelona 4 – 1 Roma
UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals 1st Leg
Wednesday, April 4 at 2:45 pm
Roma 3 – 0 Barcelona
UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals 2nd Leg
Tuesday, April 10 at 2:45 pm
Roma knocks Barcelona out of UEFA Champions League.
Barcelona 5 – 0 Sevilla
Copa del Rey Final
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 3:30 pm
Barcelona wins La Liga!
May 2018
Barcelona is shooting for an undefeated La Liga season!
El Clásico
Barcelona 2 – 2 Real Madrid
La Liga
Saturday May 5, 2018 at 2:45 pm ET
Goals by Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi are matched by Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, but Real can’t stop Barça’s unbeaten streak.
Barcelona 5 – 1 Villareal
La Liga
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Wednesday, May 9 at 2 pm ET
Still undefeated.
Levante 5 – 4 Barcelona
La Liga
Estadio Ciudad de Valencia
Sunday, May 13 at 2:45 pm ET
Barcelona’s record 43-game La Liga unbeaten streak ends without Messi. Boateng gets a hat trick. Bardhi scores a double. Barcelona puts on the pressure after going down 5 – 1 at 56 minutes, but a Coutinho triple and a final goal by Suárez are not enough.
New Levante coach Paco Lopez has turned Levante into a new force in Spanish football.
Barcelona vs Real Sociedad
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Saturday, May 19
Last La Liga game of the season. Andres Iniesta’s last game with Barcelona.