With "Barça", the offensive-minded Julio Alberto played a further nine years, with opposed fates: he was a key element in the side's 1985 league conquest and, in the following campaign, scored a stunning goal against Juventus F.C. in the semi-finals of the European Cup, in a 1–0 home win (eventually 2–1 on aggregate). He would also start in the penalty shootout loss to FC Steaua București in the final.