# 2018–19 FC Barcelona season

The 2018–19 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 120th season in existence and the club's 88th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona was involved in four competitions after winning the double of La Liga and the Copa del Rey in the previous season.
Contrary to the expectations and primarily due to stellar Lionel Messi performances, Barcelona was en route to its third continental treble until May 7 when it infamously lost to Liverpool 0–4 in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, having been up 3–0 after the first game. The league title was secured earlier on April 27 and Barça advanced to its sixth consecutive Copa del Rey final on February 27. The loss at Anfield derailed the team and they went on to lose the Copa del Rey final as well, to Valencia. Barça's league title was its eighth in eleven seasons; their next league title was in the 2022-23 season. Lionel Messi lifted the league title alone during the clubs crowning moment. Head coach Ernesto Valverde was sacked midway next season.
The season was the first since 2001–02 season without former captain Andrés Iniesta, who departed to join Vissel Kobe.

## Season overview
### June

On 3 June, Barcelona and defender Samuel Umtiti reached an agreement to extend the player's contract for a further five seasons through to 2022–23 with a release clause of €500 million.
On 11 June, Barcelona reached an agreement with Watford for the transfer of Gerard Deulofeu for €13 million plus €4 million in variables. Barcelona will also receive a percentage of any future transfer fee.

### July

On 8 July, Barcelona announced that they had reached an agreement with Guangzhou Evergrande for the loan transfer of Paulinho for one season, with a subsequent purchase option for the Chinese club.
On 9 July, Barcelona and Grêmio finalized the transfer of Arthur following the agreement the two clubs reached in March for a transfer fee of €31 million plus €9 million in variables. The player will sign a contract for the next six seasons and the buyout clause is set at €400 million.
On 12 July, Barcelona announced that they had paid the buyout clause for Clément Lenglet which stood at €35.9 million. The player, who joined from Sevilla, signed a contract with the club for the next five seasons and the buyout clause is set at €300 million.
On 23 July, Barcelona announced that they had reached an agreement with Sivasspor for the loan transfer of Douglas for one season.
On 23 July, Barcelona announced that they had reached an agreement with Deportivo La Coruña for the loan transfer of Adrián Ortolá for one season, with a subsequent purchase option for the A Coruña club.
On 24 July, Barcelona announced that they had reached an agreement with Bordeaux for the transfer of Malcom for a transfer fee of €41 million plus €1 million in variables. The player signed a contract for the next five seasons until the end of 2022–23.

### August

On 1 August, Barcelona and Everton reached an agreement for the transfer of Lucas Digne to the English club for an initial fee of €20.2 million and €1.5 million in variables.
On 3 August, Barcelona announced that they had reached an agreement with Bayern Munich for the transfer of Arturo Vidal to the Catalan club for the next three seasons for a fee of €18 million.
On 4 August, Barcelona and Sevilla reached an agreement for the transfer of Aleix Vidal to the Andalusian club for a transfer fee of €8.5 million, plus €2 million in variables.
On 9 August, Barcelona and Everton reached an agreement for the transfer of Yerry Mina for a fee of €30.25 million with an additional €1.5 million in variables. Barcelona also negotiated a buy-back clause in the transfer. Additionally, André Gomes was loaned to Everton for the 2018–19 season. The English club agreed to pay a fee of €2.25 million for the single season.
On 12 August, Barcelona defeated Sevilla 1–2 in the Spanish Super Cup at the Stade Ibn Batouta in Morocco; goals from Gerard Piqué and Ousmane Dembélé handed the Catalans their 13th Supercopa de España title. The trophy was the first won under the captaincy of Lionel Messi, who also claimed his record-breaking 33rd trophy with the club. Additionally, the match saw official debuts from Arthur, Lenglet, and Arturo Vidal.
On 16 August, Barcelona announced that they had reached an agreement for the transfer of Marlon to the Italian club Sassuolo for an initial fee of €6 million, including a buy-back clause for the Catalans. Barcelona will receive additional €6 million if Marlon makes 50 appearances for Sassuolo. If he would be sold before that, Barcelona will receive 50% of the future transfer fee.
On 18 August, Barcelona defeated Alavés 3–0 with two goals from Messi, including the 6,000th La Liga goal in the club's history, and one from Coutinho to secure Barça an opening day victory for a tenth successive season.
On 25 August, Barcelona defeated Real Valladolid 0–1, Barça made it two wins out of two thanks to a goal from Dembélé. The match also saw an official debut from Malcom.

### September

On 2 September, Barcelona demolished newly promoted Huesca 8–2. A sensational Messi who scored 2 goals had the chance to get his hat-trick with a final minute penalty, but chose to be generous and gave the chance to Suárez who scored his 2nd goal of the game. Dembélé, Ivan Rakitić, Jordi Alba were also on the scoresheet, along with an own goal from Jorge Pulido.
On 15 September, Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad 1–2. Despite trailing at half time, goals from Suárez and Dembélé turned things around to make it four wins out of four in La Liga.
On 18 September, Barcelona beat PSV Eindhoven 4–0 in their first Champions League game of the season. Another great performance of Messi as he managed his record-breaking 8th Champions League hat-trick and Dembélé notched the remaining goal from a solo effort to complete another victory for the Blaugrana side.
On 23 September, Barcelona draw Girona 2–2. Sending off for Lenglet hinders home side, Messi and Piqué found the net for the Blaugrana.
On 26 September, Barcelona lost to Leganés 2–1. Coutinho's opener counts for nothing as top against bottom clash took unexpected twist with two goals in a minute.
On 29 September, Barcelona draw Athletic Bilbao 1–1. Substitutes Messi and Munir came to the rescue to salvage a draw at Camp Nou after Basques had taken 41st-minute lead

### October

On 3 October, Barcelona defeated Tottenham 2–4, with some major changes in the starting eleven introducing Arthur as a starter for the first time in midfield, the benching of Dembele and putting Coutinho back in attack with Messi and Suarez. Valverde's men secured an important victory in a classic, end-to-end match in London to maintain their perfect start in the Champions League group stage.
On 7 October, Barcelona drew with Valencia CF 1-1. Messi scored a beautiful equaliser after an early opener from Garay to earn the blaugranes a share of the spoils at Mestalla.
On 20 October, Barcelona defeated Sevilla 4-2. Four goals and a sensational performance by Ter Stegen allowed Barça to snatch first place back from the leaders on a night that Leo Messi went off injured.
On 24 October, Barcelona defeated Inter Milan 2-0. Rafinha and Jordi Alba's superb goals left the Catalans flying high in Champions League Group B with the maximum points at the halfway stage.
On 28 October, in the first El Clásico of the season, and the first since 2007 not to feature Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid 5–1 at the Camp Nou, with Luis Suárez scoring a hat-trick.

### November

On 3 November, Barca defeated Rayo Vallecano 2-3, two goals from Suárez and another from Ousmane Dembélé earned the Blaugranes a late win at Vallecas.
On 6 November, Barca draw Inter Milan 1-1, Malcom's 1st goal was not enough at the Giuseppe Meazza after the equalizing goal of Icardi, but Barça still made the knockout stages with two games in hand.
On 11 November, Barca lost 3-4 to Betis, The Andalusians spoiled Messi's return to action who scored 2 goals, with a shock victory in a dramatic encounter at the Camp Nou seeing Rakitic being sent off after picking his 2nd yellow card .
On 24 November, Barca draw Atlético Madrid 1-1, Diego Costa's late header at the Wanda Metropolitano was cancelled out by Ousmane Dembélé after a brilliant pass of Messi in the final minute of normal time.in addition both Sergi Roberto and rafinha got injured after the game against Atlético
On 28 November, Barca defeated PSV Eindhoven 1-2, Goals from a sensational Messi and Piqué clinched the points that ensure top spot in Champions League Group B with a game in hand.

### December

On 2 December, Barcelona defeated Villarreal 2-0 with goals from Gerard Piqué and Carles Aleñá, as well as a great all-round team performance which ensured the win and a clean sheet against worthy opponents.
On 8 December, Barcelona defeated Espanyol 0-4 with two sensational free kicks from Leo Messi, plus goals from Dembélé and Luis Suárez which brought derby delight and another week at the top of the table.
On 11 December, Barcelona drew 1-1 with Tottenham producing a magnificent performance as Dembélé scored Barça's only goal.
On 16 December, Barcelona defeated Levante 0-5 playing sensational football which saw them power their way to victory in Valencia. Leo Messi scored yet another hat-trick with Luis Suárez and Gerard Piqué scoring the other goals.
On 20 December, Barcelona announced that they had reached an agreement with Valencia for the transfer of Jeison Murillo on loan for the remainder of the 2018/19 season. The agreement includes a purchase option worth €25m.
On 22 December, Barcelona defeated Celta Vigo 2-0 with goals from Leo Messi and Ousmane Dembele. The win ensured Barca remained on top of the table, three points ahead of Atletico Madrid, heading into the winter break.

### January

On 6 January, Barcelona defeated Getafe 1-2, goals from a sensational Leo Messi and a volley from Luis Suárez overcame a tough opponent and put the Barcelona five points clear at the top of the Liga table.
On 10 January, Barcelona lost to Levante 2-1 in Copa del Rey round of 16, Philippe Coutinho converted a penalty five minutes from the end.
On 13 January, Barcelona defeated Eibar 3-0, by 2 goals of Luis Suarez who was on fire with the first goal coming from a brilliant combination with a reborn Philipe Coutinho, the other goal being scored by none other than a sensational Leo Messi, which made it his record 400th La Liga goal.
On 17 January, Barcelona defeated Levante 3-0 in Copa del Rey round of 16 return game, by 2 goals of Ousmane Dembele and a goal of Leo Messi, this win made sure Barcelona qualified for the Copa del Rey quarter finals.
On 20 January, Barcelona defeated Leganés 3-1, as the first-place Catalans chew up the 'Cucumber Growers' at Camp Nou.
On 23 January, Barcelona lost to Sevilla 2-0 in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals. Juan Sarabia and Ben Yedder scored the goals for Sevilla.
On 23 January, Barcelona announced that they had reached an agreement with Ajax for the transfer of Frankie De Jong who will be joining the Catalan club from 1 July 2019. The transfer fee is 75 million euros, plus a further 11 million in variables. The player will be signing a contract for the next five seasons, through to 2023/24.
On 27 January, Barcelona won Girona 0-2. Nelson Semedo's first League goal and another Leo Messi special handed Barça all three points.
On 30 January, Barcelona won Sevilla 6-1 in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals 2nd leg. Phil Coutinho nets a brace, while Ivan Rakitic, Sergi Roberto, Luis Suárez and Leo Messi notch a goal each. the victory made sure Barcelona qualified for the semifinals of the Copa del Rey

### February

On 1 February, the announcement was made that Barcelona would face Real Madrid in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, in the second El Clásico of this season.
On 2 February, Barça draw Valencia 2-2, Leo Messi scored twice as first-place Barça battle back from 2-0, first-half deficit to earn a tie and provisionally extend their lead at the top of the table.
On 6 February, Barça draw Real Madrid 1-1, The Catalans and the Madrileños finished all square at Camp Nou in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals; Malcom pulled Barça even after Lucas Vásquez put Los Blancos up early. Making the second leg game at the Bernabeu even more exciting
On 10 February, Barça draw Athletic 0-0, Barça had the possession but without doing too much with it.
On 16 February, Barça won Valladolid 1-0, Barça picked up three vital points in La Liga thanks to a Leo Messi first half penalty. Messi could have doubled the lead with a second penalty given near the end, but the keeper stopped the penalty
On 19 February, Barça draw Lyon 0-0, Barça had 25 shots on goal but no joy with the tie.
On 23 February, Barça won Sevilla 2-4, Lionel Messi's stunning hat-trick against his favourite opponent, and Luis Suarez's late goal secured the points for the Blaugrana who twice went behind.
On 27 February, Barça won Real Madrid 0-3 (1-4 agg), Luis Suárez was the hero as his two goals plus an own goal send a rampant Barça flying into yet another cup final, the 6th Copa Del Rey final in a row for Barca and they are looking to make it their 5th straight victory in a row

### March

On 2 March, Barça won Real Madrid 0-1, Ivan Rakitic goal secured second win of the week at the Bernabéu. It was four seasons in a row now that Barça have won at Real Madrid in the league, a feat that no other team has ever achieved. FC Barcelona have claimed their 96th win the fixture overtaking Real Madrid for the first time in 87 years.
On 4 March, Barça and Sergi Samper agreed to a contract termination.
On 9 March, Barça won Rayo Vallecano 3-1. Raúl de Tomás scored for the visitors in the 25th minute with an outside of the box shot, Gerard Piqué equalised with a header in the 39th minute, Lionel Messi put Barcelona in the lead with a 51st-minute penalty and Luis Suárez finished off the game with an 82nd minute tap-in.
On 13 March, Barça won Lyon 5-1 (5-1 agg), a magnificent performance from Lionel Messi saw the Argentine grab two of Barça's five goals, and assist in two more for Gerard Piqué and Ousmane Dembélé, Philippe Coutinho completing the scoring. FC Barcelona hold the record in the Champions League for 12 consecutive appearances in the last eight of Europe's top club competition.
On 15 March, it was announced that Barça would face Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
On 17 March, Barça won Real Betis 1-4. Leo Messi posted yet another legendary hat-trick performance, Luis Suárez added the other, and Barça fly into a ten-point lead in La Liga. Unfortunately the Uruguayan sustained an injury keeping him out of play for 10–15 days.
On the 30th, Barcelona got back to winning ways after the international break, with a 2-0 victory over Espanyol in Derbi barceloní with both goals from Messi.

### April

A thriller of an encounter against Villarreal on 2 April found Barça grab a point in a 4-4 draw after two late goals from Messi and Suárez.
On 6 April, Barça won against Atlético de Madrid at the Camp Nou 2-0, goals scored by Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi, a thriller of a match that saw Spanish centre forward Diego Costa being sent off the field after receiving a red card. With that win, Messi became the player with the most wins in La Liga with 335.
On 10 April, Barça won Manchester United 0-1, that was the first victory at Old Trafford via a Luke Shaw own goal.
On 13 April, Barça drew with Huesca 0-0, a much-changed Barcelona gave first team debuts to Jean-Clair Todibo and Moussa Wague.
On 16 April, Barça won Manchester United 3-0 (4-0 agg). An incredible performance by Messi who scored two first-half goals with Coutinho adding a second-half rocket to qualify Barça for their eighth Champions League semi-final in the last 12 seasons.
On 20 April, Barça won against Real Sociedad 2-1, Lenglet's towering first-half header and Alba's second were enough for Barça to take all three points.
On 23 April, Barça won against Alavés 0-2, Aleñá's opener and Suárez's spot-kick were enough to earn all three points against Alavés.
On 27 April, Barça won against Levante 1-0, Substitute Messi fired in the only goal of the game to secure a 26th Liga title with three games in hand, which made it Barça's 8th La Liga title in 11 years.

### May

On 1 May, Barça won 3–0 against Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. Suarez scored the first goal, followed by two goals by Messi, the third a superb freekick from over 30 yards, providing them with a clear advantage going into the away leg on 7 May at Anfield. Messi's second goal saw him reach 600 goals for Barça in 683 matches. On 4 May, Barça lost 2–0 to Celta Vigo in La Liga, with much of the team rested for the second game with Liverpool.
On 7 May, Barça lost 4–0 against Liverpool via goals from Divock Origi (2) and Georginio Wijnaldum (2), crashing out of the Champions League.
On 19 May, in Barcelona's final La Liga match of the season, Messi scored twice in a 2–2 away draw against Eibar (his 49th and 50th goals of the season in all competitions), which saw him capture his sixth Pichichi Trophy as the league's top scorer, with 36 goals in 34 appearances; with six titles, he equalled Zarra as the player with the most top-scorer awards in La Liga.
On 25 May, Barça lost the Copa Del Rey final to Valencia 1–2. Lionel Messi scored the only Barcelona goal that night. This loss marked the end of the season for FC Barcelona who won two trophies (La liga and Supercopa de España) out of the possible four, despite having been close to winning them all up until 7 May.

## Kit

| Home | Away | Third | Third alt. | Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 | Goalkeeper 3 |

## Squad information
### First team squad

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Marc-André ter Stegen | 27 | EU | 2014 | 190 | 0 | 2022 | €12M | |
| 2 | DF | Nélson Semedo | 25 | EU | 2017 | 82 | 1 | 2021 | €30M | |
| 3 | DF | Gerard Piqué (3rd captain) | 32 | EU | 2008 | 498 | 46 | 2022 | €5M | Originally from Youth system |
| 4 | MF | Ivan Rakitić | 31 | EU | 2014 | 268 | 35 | 2021 | €18M | |
| 5 | MF | Sergio Busquets (vice-captain) | 30 | EU | 2008 | 536 | 13 | 2023 | Youth system | |
| 6 | DF | Jean-Clair Todibo | 19 | EU | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2023 | €1M | |
| 7 | FW | Philippe Coutinho | 26 | EU | 2018 | 75 | 22 | 2023 | €120M | Second nationality: Portugal |
| 8 | MF | Arthur | 22 | Non-EU | 2018 | 44 | 0 | 2024 | €31M | |
| 9 | FW | Luis Suárez | 32 | EU | 2014 | 247 | 177 | 2021 | €81M | Second nationality: Italy |
| 10 | FW | Lionel Messi (captain) | 31 | EU | 2004 | 687 | 603 | 2024 | Youth system | Second nationality: Spain |
| 11 | FW | Ousmane Dembélé | 22 | EU | 2017 | 64 | 18 | 2021 | €105M | |
| 12 | MF | Rafinha | 26 | EU | 2011 | 87 | 12 | 2020 | Youth system | Second nationality: Spain |
| 13 | GK | Jasper Cillessen | 30 | EU | 2016 | 32 | 0 | 2021 | €13M | |
| 14 | FW | Malcom | 22 | Non-EU | 2018 | 24 | 4 | 2023 | €41M | |
| 15 | DF | Clément Lenglet | 24 | EU | 2018 | 45 | 2 | 2023 | €35.9M | |
| 17 | DF | Jeison Murillo | 26 | EU | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2019 | €2M (loan) | Second nationality: Spain |
| 18 | DF | Jordi Alba | 30 | EU | 2012 | 300 | 15 | 2024 | €14M | Originally from Youth system |
| 19 | FW | Kevin-Prince Boateng | 32 | EU | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2019 | €1M (loan) | Second nationality: Germany |
| 20 | MF | Sergi Roberto (4th captain) | 27 | EU | 2010 | 245 | 8 | 2022 | Youth system | |
| 21 | MF | Carles Aleñá | 21 | EU | 2016 | 34 | 3 | 2022 | Youth system | |
| 22 | MF | Arturo Vidal | 32 | Non-EU | 2018 | 53 | 3 | 2021 | €18M | |
| 23 | DF | Samuel Umtiti | 25 | EU | 2016 | 97 | 2 | 2023 | €25M | |
| 24 | DF | Thomas Vermaelen | 33 | EU | 2014 | 53 | 1 | 2019 | €15M | |
* Last updated: 4 March 2019
* Source: FCBarcelona.com, Players in / out, Wikipedia players' articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport)

#### From youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | DF | ESP | Juan Miranda |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Riqui Puig |
| 29 | FW | ESP | Abel Ruiz |
| 30 | GK | ESP | Iñaki Peña |
| 31 | GK | ESP | Jokin Ezkieta |
| 32 | MF | ESP | Monchu |
| 33 | DF | ESP | Jorge Cuenca |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 34 | MF | ESP | Álex Collado |
| 35 | MF | ESP | Oriol Busquets |
| 36 | DF | ESP | Chumi |
| 37 | DF | ESP | Óscar Mingueza |
| 38 | DF | ESP | Guillem Jaime |
| 40 | DF | SEN | Moussa Wagué |
| 43 | FW | ESP | Carles Pérez |
Source: Champions League 2018/19 numbers

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
| 9 July 2018 | MF | 8 | Arthur | Grêmio | €31,000,000 | |
| 12 July 2018 | DF | 15 | Clément Lenglet | Sevilla | €35,900,000 | |
| 24 July 2018 | FW | 14 | Malcom | Bordeaux | €41,000,000 | |
| 3 August 2018 | MF | 22 | Arturo Vidal | Bayern Munich | Undisclosed | |
| 31 January 2019 | DF | 6 | Jean-Clair Todibo | Toulouse | €1,000,000 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | €108,900,000 | €108,900,000 |
* ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €40,000,000.
* ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €42,000,000.
* ↑ Fee reported as €18,000,000, and may eventually rise to €21,000,000
* ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €3,000,000.

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | 8 | Andrés Iniesta | Vissel Kobe | Free | |
| 1 July 2018 | FW | — | Gerard Deulofeu | Watford | €13,000,000 | |
| 1 August 2018 | DF | 19 | Lucas Digne | Everton | €20,200,000 | |
| 4 August 2018 | DF | 22 | Aleix Vidal | Sevilla | €8,500,000 | |
| 9 August 2018 | DF | 24 | Yerry Mina | Everton | €30,250,000 | |
| 16 August 2018 | DF | — | Marlon | Sassuolo | €6,000,000 | |
| 11 January 2019 | FW | 19 | Munir | Sevilla | €1,050,000 | |
| 15 January 2019 | MF | — | Paulinho | Guangzhou Evergrande | Undisclosed | |
| 1 February 2019 | FW | — | Paco Alcácer | Borussia Dortmund | €23,000,000 | |
| 4 March 2019 | MF | 16 | Sergi Samper | Vissel Kobe | Free | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | €102,000,000 | €102,000,000 |
* ↑ Deal agreed 24 May 2018.
* ↑ Deal agreed 11 June 2018.
* ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €17,000,000.
* ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €21,700,000.
* ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €10,500,000.
* ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €31,750,000.
* ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €12,000,000.
* ↑ Fee reported as €42,000,000.
* ↑ Deal agreed 11 November 2018.
* ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €28,000,000.

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
| 20 December 2018 | End of season | DF | 17 | Jeison Murillo | Valencia | €2,000,000 | |
| 21 January 2019 | End of season | FW | 19 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | Sassuolo | €1,000,000 | |
* ↑ Includes a purchase option worth €25,000,000.
* ↑ Includes a purchase option worth €8,000,000.

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 15 July 2018 | End of season | MF | 15 | Paulinho | Guangzhou Evergrande | None |
| 23 July 2018 | End of season | DF | — | Douglas | Sivasspor | None |
| 24 July 2018 | End of season | GK | — | Adrián Ortolá | Deportivo La Coruña | None |
| 9 August 2018 | End of season | MF | 21 | André Gomes | Everton | €2,250,000 |
| 28 August 2018 | End of season | FW | 17 | Paco Alcácer | Borussia Dortmund | €2,000,000 |
| 31 January 2019 | End of season | MF | 6 | Denis Suárez | Arsenal | None |
* ↑ Purchase option triggered 15 January 2019.
* ↑ Includes a purchase option.
* ↑ Includes a purchase option.
* ↑ Purchase option triggered 1 February 2019.
* ↑ Includes a purchase option worth €23,000,000 which may eventually rise to €28,000,000.
* ↑ Includes a purchase option.

### Transfer summary

Undisclosed fees are not included in the transfer totals.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

### International Champions Cup

Barcelona began their 2018–19 pre-season with a tour of the United States in the 2018 International Champions Cup. Barça played against Tottenham Hotspur at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Roma at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington and Milan at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.

### Joan Gamper Trophy

The Blaugrana finished their pre-season preparations with the annual Joan Gamper Trophy match against Boca Juniors of Argentina at the Camp Nou on 15 August.

### Supercopa de Catalunya
## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 18 August 2018 | 19 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 90 | 36 | +54 | 068.42 |
| Copa del Rey | 31 October 2018 | 25 May 2019 | Round of 32 | Runners-up | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 055.56 |
| Supercopa de España | 12 August 2018 | 12 August 2018 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 18 September 2018 | 7 May 2019 | Group stage | Semi-finals | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 60 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 138 | 56 | +82 | 066.67 |
Source: Soccerway

### La Liga

Barcelona were the defending champions. On 24 July 2018, the La Liga fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 90 | 36 | +54 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Valencia | 38 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Getafe | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
* ↑ Getafe finished ahead of Sevilla on head-to-head points: Sevilla 0–2 Getafe, Getafe 3–0 Sevilla.
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2018–19 Copa del Rey, Valencia, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 19 May 2019 (2019-05-19). Source: La Liga

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### Copa del Rey

Barcelona entered the competition as the four-time defending champions, having won consecutive editions in 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18.

#### Final
### Supercopa de España

As the winners of the 2017–18 Copa del Rey and 2017–18 La Liga, Barcelona faced the Copa del Rey runners-up, Sevilla, for the season opening Supercopa de España. For the first time in the tournament history, it was a single match hosted in a neutral venue at the Stade Ibn Batouta in Tangier, Morocco.

### UEFA Champions League

On 30 August, Barcelona were drawn in Group B of the UEFA Champions League alongside Tottenham Hotspur from Premier League, PSV Eindhoven from Eredivise and Internazionale from Serie A. After topping Group B, Barcelona advanced to knockout phase as a seeded team, and were drawn against Lyon from Ligue 1 in the round of 16. In the draw for the quarter-finals, Barcelona were drawn against Premier League side Manchester United, and in the draw for the semi-finals, against the winner of the tie between Liverpool and Porto, if Barcelona advance to a further round. Originally, the quarter-finals match was scheduled to be played with the first leg at Camp Nou and the second leg at Old Trafford, but the order of the two legs was reversed to avoid Manchester United and Manchester City from playing home on the same night or on consecutive nights.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Inter Milan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head away goals: Tottenham Hotspur 1, Inter Milan 0.

#### Knockout phase
##### Semi-finals
## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

    Last updated on 19 May 2019.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Champions League | Champions League | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Supercopa | Supercopa |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | GER | Marc-André ter Stegen | 49 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | NED | Jasper Cillessen | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | POR | Nélson Semedo | 41 | 1 | 20+6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Gerard Piqué | 52 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Jean-Clair Todibo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Clément Lenglet | 44 | 2 | 22+1 | 1 | 11+1 | 0 | 5+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | COL | Jeison Murillo | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Jordi Alba | 54 | 3 | 32+4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Samuel Umtiti | 15 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | BEL | Thomas Vermaelen | 12 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ESP | Juan Miranda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ESP | Jorge Cuenca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ESP | Juan Brandáriz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | SEN | Moussa Wagué | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | CRO | Ivan Rakitić | 54 | 5 | 29+5 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Sergio Busquets | 54 | 0 | 30+5 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Arthur | 44 | 0 | 19+8 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | BRA | Rafinha | 8 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Sergi Roberto | 44 | 1 | 23+6 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Carles Aleñá | 27 | 2 | 6+11 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | CHI | Arturo Vidal | 53 | 3 | 22+11 | 3 | 3+8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Riqui Puig | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ESP | Álex Collado | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ESP | Oriol Busquets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | ESP | Carles Pérez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | BRA | Philippe Coutinho | 54 | 11 | 22+12 | 5 | 11+1 | 3 | 5+2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | URU | Luis Suárez | 49 | 25 | 31+2 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ARG | Lionel Messi | 50 | 51 | 29+5 | 36 | 9+1 | 12 | 4+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Ousmane Dembélé | 42 | 14 | 20+9 | 8 | 5+3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | BRA | Malcom | 24 | 4 | 6+9 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | GHA | Kevin-Prince Boateng | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ESP | Abel Ruiz | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ESP | Denis Suárez | 8 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Sergi Samper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Munir | 11 | 2 | 1+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Squad statistics

| | League | Europe | Cup | Others | Total |
| Games played | 38 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 60 |
| Games won | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 40 |
| Games drawn | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Games lost | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Goals scored | 90 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 138 |
| Goals conceded | 36 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 56 |
| Goal difference | 54 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 82 |
| Clean sheets | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Goal by Substitute | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Total shots | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shots on target | – | – | – | – | – |
| Corners | – | – | – | – | – |
| Players used | – | – | – | – | – |
| Offsides | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fouls suffered | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fouls committed | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yellow cards | 70 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 110 |
| Red cards | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Last updated: 22 December 2018 Source: La liga statistics, UEFA Champions League statistics, Copa del Rey statistics

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | La Liga | Champions League | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Total |
| 10 | FW | | Messi | 36 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 51 |
| 9 | FW | | Suárez | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | FW | | O. Dembélé | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | FW | | Coutinho | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | DF | | Piqué | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | | I. Rakitić | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | FW | | Malcom | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | DF | | Jordi Alba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | MF | | Vidal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | DF | | Lenglet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | MF | | Aleñá | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | | N. Semedo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | Rafinha | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | | S. Roberto | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Denis Suárez | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | | Munir | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 90 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 138 |
As of match played 25 May 2019.

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Lionel Messi | PSV Eindhoven | 4–0 (H) | 18 September 2018 | UEFA Champions League |
| Luis Suárez | Real Madrid | 5–1 (H) | 28 October 2018 | La Liga |
| Lionel Messi | Levante | 5–0 (A) | 16 December 2018 | La Liga |
| Lionel Messi | Sevilla | 4–2 (A) | 23 February 2019 | La Liga |
| Lionel Messi | Real Betis | 4–1 (A) | 17 March 2019 | La Liga |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away

### Clean sheets

| No. | Name | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Champions League | Supercopa de España | Total |
| 1 | Ter Stegen | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | Cillessen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
As of match played 7 April 2019.

### Disciplinary record

| N | P | Name | La Liga | La Liga | La Liga | Champions League | Champions League | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Ter Stegen | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | |
| 2 | DF | N. Semedo | 4 | | | 2 | | 2 | | 8 | | |
| 3 | DF | Piqué | 6 | | | 1 | | | | 7 | | |
| 4 | MF | I. Rakitić | 6 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 8 | 1 | |
| 5 | MF | Sergio | 10 | | | 2 | | 2 | 1 | 15 | | |
| 6 | MF | Todibo | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 7 | FW | Coutinho | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 8 | MF | Arthur | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | |
| 9 | FW | Suárez | 5 | | | 3 | | 2 | | 10 | | |
| 10 | FW | Messi | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 11 | FW | O. Dembelé | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 12 | MF | Rafinha | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 15 | DF | Lenglet | 8 | | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | 11 | | 1 |
| 17 | DF | Murillo | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | |
| 18 | DF | Jordi Alba | 5 | | | 2 | | 2 | | 9 | | |
| 19 | DF | Prince | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 20 | MF | S. Roberto | 3 | | | 1 | | | | 4 | | |
| 21 | FW | Aleñá | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | |
| 22 | MF | Vidal | 6 | | | 1 | | 1 | | 8 | | |
| 23 | DF | Umtiti | 4 | | | | 1 | | | 4 | 1 | |
| 24 | DF | Vermaelen | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 27 | DF | Miranda | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | |
| 36 | DF | Chumi | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 40 | MF | Wagué | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
Last updated: 4 May 2019 Source: ESPNFC.com, FCBarcelona.com Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Injury record

| N | P | Name | Type | Source | Match | Inj. Date | Ret. Date |
| 13 | GK | Cillessen | intercostal muscle sprain | FCB.com | in training | 22 August 2018 | 2 September 2018 |
| 14 | FW | Malcom | right ankle injury | FCB.com | in training | 3 September 2018 | 24 September 2018 |
| 23 | DF | Umtiti | right knee injury | FCB.com | in training | 28 September 2018 | 11 November 2018 |
| 20 | MF | S. Roberto | pulled rectus femoris muscle in right thigh | FCB.com | vs Athletic Bilbao | 29 September 2018 | 20 October 2018 |
| 24 | DF | Vermaelen | biceps femoris injury in the right leg | FCB.com | vs Switzerland with Belgium | 12 October 2018 | 5 December 2018 |
| 10 | FW | Messi | fracture of the radial bone in the right arm | FCB.com | vs Sevilla | 20 October 2018 | 9 November 2018 |
| 16 | MF | Samper | right soleus injury | FCB.com | vs Cultural Leonesa | 31 October 2018 | 19 January 2019 |
| 7 | FW | Coutinho | small rupture in the biceps femoris of the left leg | FCB.com | vs Internazionale | 6 November 2018 | 26 November 2018 |
| 4 | MF | I. Rakitić | hamstring strain in the right leg | FCB.com | vs Spain with Croatia | 15 November 2018 | 26 November 2018 |
| 20 | MF | S.Roberto | hamstring injury in the left leg | FCB.com | vs Atlético Madrid | 24 November 2018 | 6 January 2019 |
| 12 | MF | Rafinha | tear in the left anterior cruciate ligament | FCB.com | vs Atlético Madrid | 24 November 2018 | |
| 9 | FW | Suárez | right knee injury | FCB.com | vs Atlético Madrid | 24 November 2018 | 8 December 2018 |
| 13 | GK | Cillessen | small muscle tear in the right leg | FCB.com | vs Atlético Madrid in warm-up | 24 November 2018 | 5 December 2018 |
| 8 | MF | Arthur | adductor strain | FCB.com | vs Atlético Madrid | 24 November 2018 | 11 December 2018 |
| 23 | DF | Umtiti | left knee injury | FCB.com | vs PSV Eindhoven in warm-up | 28 November 2018 | 23 February 2019 |
| 14 | FW | Malcom | right ankle sprain | FCB.com | vs Cultural Leonesa | 5 December 2018 | 6 January 2019 |
| 24 | DF | Vermaelen | tear muscle in the right calf | FCB.com | vs Levante | 16 December 2018 | 19 January 2019 |
| 11 | FW | Dembélé | left ankle sprain | FCB.com | vs Leganés | 19 January 2019 | 10 February 2019 |
| 13 | GK | Cillessen | muscle tear in the right calf | FCB.com | in training | 1 February 2019 | 27 February 2019 |
| 8 | MF | Arthur | left hamstring injury | FCB.com | vs Real Madrid | 6 February 2019 | 27 February 2019 |
| 24 | DF | Vermaelen | muscle overload in the right leg | FCB.com | vs Real Valladolid | 17 February 2019 | 24 March 2019 |
| 11 | FW | Dembélé | left hamstring injury | FCB.com | vs Rayo Vallecano | 9 March 2019 | 13 March 2019 |
| 11 | FW | Dembélé | torn the femoral biceps muscle in left hamstring | FCB.com | vs Lyon | 13 March 2019 | 10 April 2019 |
| 9 | FW | Suárez | right ankle sprain | FCB.com | vs Real Betis | 17 March 2019 | 30 March 2019 |
| 11 | FW | Dembélé | right hamstring injury | FCB.com | vs Celta Vigo | 4 May 2019 | |
- Player is injured
- Player has recovered from injury Last updated: 4 May 2019 Source: FCBarcelona.com