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Barcelona
2015–16 season
PresidentJosep Maria Bartomeu
Head CoachLuis Enrique
StadiumCamp Nou
La Liga2nd
Copa del ReyRound of 32
UEFA Super CupWinners
FIFA Club World CupSemi-finals
Supercopa de EspañaRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Neymar Jr (8)
All: Suárez (10)
Highest home attendance94,422 vs Roma
(5 August 2015)
Lowest home attendance68,694 vs Bayer Leverkusen
(29 September 2015)
Average home league attendance83,749 (includes Joan Gamper Trophy)
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The 2015–16 season is Futbol Club Barcelona's 116th in existence and the club's 85th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona will be involved in six competitions after completing the Treble during the last season.

Season overview

June

On 7 June, Barcelona announced the transfer of right-wing Aleix Vidal from fellow La Liga outfit and 2015 UEFA Europa League winners Sevilla. The player will join on a 5-year deal with a transfer fee of 18 million euros plus variables.[1] On 9 June, the club announced that right back Dani Alves is set to stay at the club after signing a contract renewal for 2 years with an option for another year.[2] On 10 June, Barcelona announced that the presidential elections will take place on Saturday 18 July 2015, after Josep Bartomeu resigned as president to qualify for re-election.[3] On 25 June, Barcelona announced La Masia graduate Gerard Deulofeu was transferred to English side Everton for a reported fee of 6 million euros.[4] The player returns to Merseyside after spending the 2013–14 season at the orders of fellow Spaniard manager Roberto Martínez.

July

On 3 July, Barcelona announced that another La Masia graduate Martín Montoya would join Italian side Internazionale on a season loan with an option for a second.[5] On 6 July, Barcelona announced the signing of Turkey national team captain Arda Turan from Atlético Madrid for 34 million euros. The player will join on 1 January 2016 after the FIFA transfer ban is lifted.[6] On 18 July, Josep Bartomeu was elected president of Barcelona for the next six years with the third most votes in the club's history.[7] On 21 July, Barcelona kicked-off the preseason with a 1–2 victory over Major League Soccer champions Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2015 International Champions Cup. Goals from Luis Suárez and Sergi Roberto secured the win in front of a crowd of 93,226 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.[8] On 23 July, Barcelona were fined 30,000 euros by UEFA for fans waving pro-Catalan independence banners at the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final.[9] The club maintains its respect for the sanction, yet does not agree with it and its legal services will consider the possibility of questioning the fine at a later time.[10] On 25 July, Barcelona were defeated by English side Manchester United with a scoreline of 1–3 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The lone goal came from Rafinha in the 89th minute of play.[11] On 28 July, Barcelona were defeated in penalties by Chelsea at FedExField in Landover, Maryland. Goals from Suárez and Sandro Ramírez were enough to earn the regular time draw; however, the team lost in penalties 4–2 to end their United States Summer Tour.[12]

August

On 2 August, Barcelona finished their pre-season tour with a visit to Fiorentina at the Artemio Franchi in Florence. The match ended with a 2–1 loss to the Catalans and the lone goal coming from Suárez.[13] Three days later, on 5 August, Barcelona took on Italian club Roma in the 50th edition of the annual Joan Gamper Trophy. The game ended 3-0 to the Catalan club with goals coming form Neymar Jr, Lionel Messi and Ivan Rakitić.[14] As a result of winning the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League the previous season, the team was eligible to compete in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup versus 2014–15 UEFA Europa League winner Sevilla. The game took place on 11 August at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia and ended 5-4 in favor of Barcelona, with a brace from Messi and Pedro scoring the winner in extra time.[15] With the win, Barcelona becomes the club with the most international trophies in Europe with 19 international titles.[16] On 12 August, UEFA announced Messi, Suárez, and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo as the finalists for the 2014–15 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.[17] On 14 August, Barcelona were soundly defeated by Athletic Bilbao 4–0 in the first leg of the 2015 Supercopa de España in San Mames.[18] On 17 August, Barcelona failed to win their second trophy of the season after a 1–1 draw in the second leg of 2015 Supercopa de España. The lone goal from Messi was not enough to overturn a four-goal deficit from the first leg.[19] On 20 August, Pedro joined Premier League champions Chelsea for 27 million euros, rising to 30 million euros on variables, ending his 11-year association with Barcelona.[20] On 23 August, Barcelona kicked off the 2015–16 La Liga season with a 0–1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in Bilbao. This was the third meeting between the two teams in the last nine days that included the two legs of the 2015 Supercopa de España. On 27 August, Barcelona were drawn into Group E of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League with Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen. Roma, and Belarusian champions BATE Borisov. At the same event, Messi was crowned the 2014–15 UEFA Best Player in Europe for the second time in his career.[21] On 29 August, Barcelona played their first match at home against Málaga which ended in a 1–0 victory. Thomas Vermaelen scored the only and his first goal for the club.[22]

September

On 1 September, Barcelona and English side West Ham United agreed on the loan of Alex Song for a second successive season.[23] On 13 September, Barcelona traveled to Vicente Calderón to face Atlético Madrid after the FIFA international break. The host took the lead with a goal from Fernando Torres, but goals from Neymar Jr and substitute Messi, completed the comeback and notched a 1–2 victory. Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen made his La Liga debut after only appearing in the Champions League and Copa del Rey last season.[24] On 16 September, Barcelona open their European campaign with a 1–1 draw against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico, with the goal coming from Suárez in the first half.[25] The match ended on a sour note for the squad after Rafinha left the pitch on a stretcher with a leg injury after a tackle from Roma's midfielder Radja Nainggolan. The next day, the team released a statement that the player had tear the right Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) and likely to miss the rest of the season.[26] On 20 September, Barcelona defeated Levante at home by a 4–1 scoreline with a brace from Messi to stay undefeated in league.[27] Three days later in Balaídos in Vigo, Barça were soundly defeated 4–1 by Celta Vigo to suffer their first league defeat and drop out of first place on the table.[28] On 26 September, Barcelona were able to bounce back at home with a 2–1 victory over newly promoted Las Palmas.[29] The match was marred with the costly injury to Messi, who suffered a tear in the Medial collateral ligament (MCL) of his left knee. The injury will keep the star player out for approximately 6–8 weeks.[30] On 29 of September, Barcelona defeated Bayer Leverkusen in come from behind fashion with a 2–1 victory. The visitors took the lead in the 22nd minute with a corner kick goal from defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos. In the 80th minute, Sergi Roberto leveled the score and two minutes later, Suárez completed the comeback to keep Barça at the top of Group E.[31] For the second straight Champions League match, Barça lose a key player to injury. This time, captain Andrés Iniesta went down with a hamstring injury in his right leg that will keep him out 3–4 weeks.[32]

October

Players

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Germany Ter Stegen 32 EU 2014 24 0 2019 €12M
2 RB Brazil Douglas S. 34 Non-EU 2014 4 0 2019 €4M
3 DF Spain Piqué 37 EU 2008 312 27 2019 €5M Originally from Youth system
4 MF Croatia I. Rakitić 36 EU 2014 57 8 2019 €18M
5 MF Spain Sergio (2nd VC) 36 EU 2008 336 12 2019 Youth system
6 RB Brazil Dani Alves 41 EU 2008 347 20 2017 €32M
8 MF Spain A. Iniesta (captain) 40 EU 2002 555 53 2018 Youth system
9 FW Uruguay Suárez 37 Non-EU 2014 49 27 2019 €81M
10 FW Argentina Messi (vice-captain) 37 EU 2004 488 416 2018 Youth system
11 FW Brazil Neymar Jr 32 Non-EU 2013 94 55 2018 €57.1M
12 MF Brazil Rafinha 31 EU 2011 44 3 2016 Youth system
13 GK Chile C. Bravo 41 EU 2014 40 0 2018 €12M Second nationality: Spain
14 MF Argentina Mascherano (3rd VC) 40 EU 2010 237 0 2018 €22M Second nationality: Italy
15 DF Spain Bartra 33 EU 2010 82 4 2017 Youth system
17 FW Spain Munir 29 EU 2014 17 1 2017 Youth system
18 LB Spain Jordi Alba 35 EU 2012 117 7 2020 €14M Originally from Youth system
19 FW Spain Sandro 29 EU 2014 16 4 2017 Youth system
20 MF Spain S. Roberto 32 EU 2012 62 4 2019 Youth system
21 LB Brazil Adriano 40 EU 2010 171 16 2017 €9.5M Second nationality: Spain
23 DF Belgium Vermaelen 39 EU 2014 5 1 2019 €18M
24 DF France Mathieu 41 EU 2014 45 3 2018 €20M
25 GK Spain Masip 35 EU 2014 2 0 2017 Youth system
RB Spain Aleix Vidal 35 EU 2015 0 0 2020 €18M Originally from Youth system
MF Turkey Arda Turan 37 EU 2015 0 0 2020 €34M

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
26 MF Spain ESP Sergi Samper
27 MF Spain ESP Juan Cámara
28 MF Spain ESP Gerard Gumbau
29 MF North Macedonia MKD David Babunski
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF Spain ESP Álex Grimaldo
31 GK Spain ESP José Aurelio Suárez
33 FW Spain ESP Aitor Cantalapiedra
34 MF Cameroon CMR Wilfrid Kaptoum

Players In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
FW Spain Gerard Deulofeu 21 EU Sevilla Loan return Summer 2017 Free
MF Netherlands Ibrahim Afellay 29 EU Greece Olympiacos Loan return Summer 2015 Free
MF Cameroon Alex Song 27 EU England West Ham United Loan return Summer 2017 Free
DF Spain Aleix Vidal 25 EU Sevilla Transfer Summer 2020 €18M+4M variables FCBarcelona.com
MF Turkey Arda Turan 28 EU Atlético Madrid Transfer Summer 2020 €34M+7M variables FCBarcelona.com
MF Spain Denis Suárez 21 EU Sevilla Loan return Summer 2015 Free

Total spending: Decrease €52 million

Players Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
6 MF Spain Xavi 35 EU Qatar Al-Sadd End of contract Summer Free FCBarcelona.com
FW Spain Gerard Deulofeu 21 EU England Everton Transfer Summer €6M FCBarcelona.com
2 DF Spain Martín Montoya 24 EU Italy Internazionale Loan Summer €1M FCBarcelona.com
FW Netherlands Ibrahim Afellay 29 EU England Stoke City End of contract Summer Free Stoke City FC
7 FW Spain Pedro 28 EU England Chelsea Transfer Summer €27M+3M variables FCBarcelona.com
MF Croatia Alen Halilović 19 EU Sporting Gijón Loan Summer Free FCBarcelona.com
MF Spain Denis Suárez 21 EU Villarreal Transfer Summer N/A FCBarcelona.com
MF Cameroon Alex Song 27 EU England West Ham United Loan Summer N/A FCB, WHU

Total income: Increase €34 million

Total expenditure: Decrease €18 million

Technical staff

Position Staff
First team head coach Luis Enrique
Assistant coach Juan Carlos Unzué
Robert Moreno
Technical assistant Roberto Moreno
Auxiliary coach Joan Barbarà
Fitness coach Rafa Pol
Goalkeeping coach José Ramón de la Fuente
Scoutings Àlex García
Jordi Melero
Jaume Torras
Physiotherapist Jaume Minull
Juanjo Brau
Roger Gironès
Xavi Linde
Psychologist Joaquín Valdés
Doctor Ricard Pruna
Daniel Medina
Team liaison Carles Naval
Football Area Technical Commission Jordi Mestre
Javier Borda
Carles Rexach
Ariedo Braida
Academy director Jordi Roura
B team coach Gerard López

Statistics

Squad, Appearances and Goals

Squad Stats

League Europe Cup Total Stats
Games played 6 1 1 7
Games won 5 0 0 5
Games drawn 0 1 1 1
Games lost 1 0 0 1
Goals scored 11 1 0 12
Goals conceded 7 1 0 8
Goal difference 4 0 0 4
Clean sheets 2 0 1 2
Goal by Substitute 1 0 0 1
Total shots 102 16 14 118
Shots on target 43 3 3 46
Corners 46 7 6 53
Players used 21 13 12 21
Offsides 17 3 1 20
Fouls suffered 108 5 12 13
Fouls committed 44 11 5 55
Yellow cards 8 1 1 9
Red cards 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 26 September (League Round 6)
Source: FCBarcelona.com

Players Used: Barcelona has used a total of 21 different players in all competitions.

Scoring records

  • First goal of the season in La Liga: Luis Suárez against Athletic Bilbao (23 August 2015)
  • First goal of the season in Europe: Luis Suárez against Roma (16 September 2015)
  • First goal of the season in Cup:
  • Fastest goal of the season in La Liga: 21' Luis Suárez against Eibar (25 October 2015)
  • Fastest goal of the season in Europe: 21' Luis Suárez against Roma (16 September 2015)
  • Fastest goal of the season in Cup:
  • Latest goal of the season in La Liga: 90' Messi against Levante (20 September 2015)
  • Latest goal of the season in Europe: 82' Luis Suárez against Bayer Leverkusen (29 September 2015)
  • Latest goal of the season in Cup:
  • Longest winning run in La Liga: 4 (23 August 2015-23 September 2015)
  • Longest unbeaten run in La Liga: 4 (23 August 2015-23 September 2015)
  • Longest winning run in Europe: 2 (29 September 2015--N/A)
  • Longest unbeaten run in Europe: 3 (16 September 2015--N/A)
  • Longest winning run in season: 3 (23 August 2015-16 September 2015)
  • Longest unbeaten run in season: 5 (23 August 2015-23 September 2015)
  • Longest scoring run in La Liga: 8 (23 August 2015-N/A)
  • Longest scoring run in season: 11 (23 August 2015-N/A)
  • Longest clean sheets run in La Liga: 2 (23 August 2015-29 August 2015)
  • Longest clean sheets run in season: 2 (23 August 2015-29 August 2015)
  • Biggest win of the season in La Liga: 5-2 vs Rayo Vallecano (17 October 2015)
  • Biggest win of the season in Europe: 0-2 vs. BATE Borisov (20 October 2015)
  • Biggest win of the season in Cup:
  • Biggest loss of the season in La Liga: 4–1 vs. Celta Vigo (23 September 2015)
  • Biggest loss of the season in Europe:
  • Biggest loss of the season in Cup:

Goal scorers

No. Pos. Nation Name La Liga Champions League Copa del Rey UEFA Super Cup Supercopa de España Club World Cup Total
9 FW Uruguay Suárez 7 2 0 1 0 0 10
11 FW Brazil Neymar Jr 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
10 FW Argentina Messi 3 0 0 2 1 0 6
4 MF Croatia I. Rakitić 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
12 MF Brazil Rafinha 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
15 DF Spain Bartra 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
20 MF Spain S. Roberto 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
23 DF Belgium Vermaelen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
FW Spain Pedro 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 20 5 0 5 1 0 31

Last updated: 25 October 2015[33]

Assists table

No. Pos. Nation Name La Liga Champions League Copa del Rey UEFA Super Cup Supercopa de España Club World Cup Total
9 FW Uruguay Suárez 2 1 0 1 1 0 5
11 FW Brazil Neymar Jr 3 2 0 0 0 0 5
10 FW Argentina Messi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
17 FW Spain Munir 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
4 MF Croatia I. Rakitić 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
5 MF Spain Sergio 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
15 DF Spain Bartra 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 DF Spain Jordi Alba 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 FW Spain Ramírez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
20 MF Spain S. Roberto 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 12 5 0 2 1 0 30

Last updated: 25 October 2015[34]

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Barcelona first squad during the season.

N P Nat. Name La Liga Champions League Copa del Rey UEFA Super Cup Supercopa de España FIFA Club World Cup Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
2 DF Brazil Douglas S. Template:Fb recovered
3 MF Spain Piqué 2 1 1 3 1
4 MF Croatia I. Rakitić 2 2
5 MF Spain Sergio 2 1 1 4
6 DF Brazil Dani Alves 1 1 1 3 Template:Fb recovered
8 MF Spain A. Iniesta 1 1 2 Template:Fb recovered
9 FW Uruguay Suárez 2 1 3
10 FW Argentina Messi Template:Fb injured 2
11 FW Brazil Neymar 2 1 3
12 MF Brazil Rafinha Template:Fb injured 2
13 GK Chile Bravo Template:Fb recovered
14 MF Argentina Mascherano 1 1 1 1 3 1
18 DF Spain Jordi Alba 1 1 2
20 MF Spain S.Roberto Template:Fb injured 2
23 DF Belgium Vermaelen 1 1 Template:Fb recovered
24 DF France Mathieu 1 1 2
28 MF Spain Gumbau 1 1 2
MF Turkey Arda Turan
DF Spain Aleix Vidal
FW Spain Pedro 1 2 3

Last updated: 25 October 2015
Source: ESPNFC.com, FCBarcelona.com
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 July 2015[35] 1 Barcelona Spain 2–1 United States LA Galaxy Pasadena, United States
20:00 PDT Suárez 45'
S. Roberto 56'
Report Leonardo Yellow card 41'
Meyer 90+1'
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 93,226
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
2 August 2015[35] 4 Fiorentina Italy 2–1 Spain Barcelona Florence, Italy
21:00 CEST Bernardeschi 4', 12' Report Suárez 17' Stadium: Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 29,421
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
5 August 2015 5 Barcelona Spain 3–0 Italy Roma Barcelona, Spain
22:00 CEST Neymar Jr 26'
Messi Yellow card 34', 41'
Rakitić 66'
Bartra Yellow card 90'
Report Yanga-Mbiwa Yellow card 34'
Florenzi Yellow card 37'
Nainggolan Yellow card 40'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 94,422
Referee: Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
USC Final Winners 11 August 2015
Supercopa de España Final Runners-up 14 August 2015 17 August 2015
La Liga Matchday 1 2nd 23 August 2015 22 May 2016
UCL GS GS 16 September 2015
Copa del Rey Rof32 Rof32 28 October 2015
FCWC SF SF 17 December 2015 20 December 2015

Updated to match played 25 October 2015
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
UEFA Super Cup 1 1 0 0 5 4 +1 100.00
Supercopa de España 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 000.00
La Liga 9 7 0 2 20 12 +8 077.78
Champions League 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 066.67
Copa del Rey 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
FIFA Club World Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 16 10 3 3 31 23 +8 062.50

Last updated: 28 October 2015
Source: Competitions

UEFA Super Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 August 2015 Final Barcelona Spain 5–4 (a.e.t.) Spain Sevilla Tbilisi, Georgia
22:45 GET Messi 7', 16'
Rafinha 44'
Suárez 52'
Mathieu Yellow card 71'
Pedro Yellow card 94', 115'
Busquets Yellow card 117'
Alves Yellow card 120'
Report Banega 3', Yellow card 90+2'
Krychowiak Yellow card 14'
Reyes 57'
Gameiro 72' (pen.)
Konoplyanka 81'
Coke Yellow card 87'
Immobile Yellow card 92'
Krohn-Dehli Yellow card 120'
Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 51,940
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Supercopa de España

  Win   Draw   Loss

14 August 2015 First leg Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Barcelona Bilbao
22:00 CEST San José 13', Yellow card 90+3'
Eraso Yellow card 44'
Beñat Yellow card 45'
Aduriz 53', 60', 67' (pen.)
Etxeita Yellow card 70'
Susaeta Yellow card 74'
Gurpegi Yellow card 88'
Report Pedro Yellow card 41'
Alves Yellow card 67'
Mascherano Yellow card 80'
Iniesta Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: González González (Castile and León)
17 August 2015 Second leg Barcelona 1–1
(1–5 agg.)
Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
22:00 CEST Messi 43'
Pedro Yellow card 45'
Piqué Red card 56'
Report Bóveda Yellow card 30'
Eraso Yellow card 41'
Aduriz Yellow card 59', 74'
Beñat Yellow card 60'
Sola Red card 86'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 88,834
Referee: Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)

La Liga

League table

Template:2015–16 La Liga table

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
9 7 0 2 20 12  +8 21 5 0 0 15 5  +10 2 0 2 5 7  −2

Last updated: 25 October 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Last updated: 25 October 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 August 2015 1 Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Barcelona Bilbao
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Elustondo Yellow card 34'
Eraso Yellow card 37'
Ibai Yellow card 71'
Report Rakitić Yellow card 44'
Suárez 54', Yellow card 75'
Vermaelen Yellow card 64'
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 44,737
Referee: Del Cerro Grande (Madrid)
29 August 2015 2 Barcelona 1–0 Málaga Barcelona
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vermaelen 73' Report Recio Yellow card 43'
Tissone Yellow card 89'
Torres Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 80,812
Referee: Jaime Latre (Aragon)
12 September 2015 3 Atlético Madrid 1–2 Barcelona Madrid
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Óliver Yellow card 18'
Filipe Luís Yellow card 43'
Torres 51'
Giménez Yellow card 89'
Report Iniesta Yellow card 44'
Neymar 55'
Messi 77'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 51,691
Referee: Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)
20 September 2015 4 Barcelona 4–1 Levante Barcelona
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bartra 50'
Neymar 56'
Messi 61' (pen.), 90'
Report Verza Yellow card 45'
Víctor 66'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 76,013
Referee: Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
23 September 2015 5 Celta Vigo 4–1 Barcelona Vigo
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Nolito 26'
Iago Aspas 30', 56'
Mallo Yellow card 79'
Guidetti 83'
S. Gómez Yellow card 90'
Report Sergio Yellow card 23'
Neymar 80', Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 23,311
Referee: Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
26 September 2015 6 Barcelona 2–1 Las Palmas Barcelona
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Suárez 25', 54', Yellow card 90+2'
Mascherano Yellow card 79'
Report Hernán Yellow card 36'
David Simón Yellow card 56'
Wakaso Yellow card 58'
Alcaraz Yellow card 66'
Viera 88'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 74,916
Referee: Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Country)
3 October 2015 7 Sevilla 2–1 Barcelona Sevilla
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Krychowiak Yellow card 19'
Andreolli Yellow card 22'
Kolodziejczak Yellow card 33'
Krohn-Dehli 52'
Iborra 58'
Trémoulinas Yellow card 73'
Llorente Yellow card 75'
Report Busquets Yellow card 28'
Mathieu Yellow card 48'
Alba Yellow card 60'
Neymar 74' (pen.)
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 39,374
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
18 October 2015 8 Barcelona 5–2 Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Neymar 22' (pen.), 32' (pen.), 69', 70'
Suárez 77'
Piqué Yellow card 79'
Report Guerra 15'
Llorente Yellow card 21'
Dorado Yellow card 47'
Jozabed 86'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 75,472
Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero
25 October 2015 9 Barcelona 3–1 Eibar Barcelona
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Suárez 21', 48', 85'
Rakitić Yellow card 50'
Mascherano Red card 83'
Piqué Yellow card 90+1'
Neymar Yellow card 90+2'
Bastón 10'
Escalante Yellow card 60'
Juncà Yellow card 67'
Pantić Yellow card 82'
Capa Yellow card 90+2'
Eddy Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Camp Nou
8 November 2015 11 Barcelona v Villarreal Barcelona
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Camp Nou
29 November 2015 13 Barcelona v Real Sociedad Barcelona
--:-- CET Stadium: Camp Nou
6 December 2015 14 Valencia v Barcelona Valencia
--:-- CET Stadium: Mestalla
3 January 2016 17 Barcelona v Real Betis Barcelona
--:-- CET Stadium: Camp Nou
17 January 2016 19 Barcelona v Granada Barcelona
--:-- CET Stadium: Camp Nou
31 January 2016 21 Málaga v Barcelona Málaga
--:-- CET Stadium: La Rosaleda
14 February 2016 23 Levante v Barcelona Valencia
--:-- CET Stadium: Ciutat de València
21 February 2016 24 Barcelona v Celta Vigo Barcelona
--:-- CET Stadium: Camp Nou
2 March 2016 26 Barcelona v Sevilla Barcelona
--:-- CET Stadium: Camp Nou
13 March 2016 28 Eibar v Barcelona Eibar
--:-- CET Stadium: Ipurua
20 March 2016 29 Barcelona v Getafe Barcelona
--:-- CET Stadium: Camp Nou
20 April 2016 33 Barcelona v Valencia Barcelona
--:-- CEST Stadium: Camp Nou

Results overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Region Team Home score Away score
Andalusia Granada
Málaga 1–0
Real Betis
Sevilla 2–1
Community of Madrid Atlético Madrid 1–2
Getafe
Rayo Vallecano 5–2
Real Madrid
Basque Country (autonomous community) Athletic Bilbao 0–1
Eibar 3–1
Real Sociedad
Valencian Community Levante 4–1
Valencia
Villarreal
Galicia (Spain) Celta Vigo 4–1
Deportivo La Coruña
Catalonia Espanyol
Canary Islands Las Palmas 2–1
Asturias Sporting Gijón

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Template:2015–16 UEFA Champions League Group E table

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 September 2015 1 Roma Italy 1–1 Spain Barcelona Rome, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Florenzi 31'
Nainggolan Yellow card 63'
UEFA Report
Club Report
Suárez 21'
Piqué Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 57,836
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
20 October 2015 3 BATE Borisov Belarus 0–2 Spain Barcelona Barysaw, Belarus
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Palyakow Yellow card 29'
M. Valadzko Yellow card 43'
Hayduchyk Yellow card 61'
Karnitsky Yellow card 82'
Milunović Yellow card 83'
A. Valadzko Yellow card 88'
UEFA Report
Club Report
Busquets Yellow card 23'
Alves Yellow card 41'
Rakitić 48', 65'
Gumbau Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 13,073
Referee: Manuel De Sousa (Portugal)
24 November 2015 5 Barcelona Spain v Italy Roma Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Camp Nou

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

  Win   Draw   Loss

28 October 2015 First leg Villanovense 0–0 Barcelona Villanueva de la Serena
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Pajuelo Yellow card 53'
Trinidad Yellow card 82'
Report Gumbau Yellow card 59' Stadium: Romero Cuerda
2 December 2015 Second leg Barcelona v Villanovense Barcelona
Stadium: Camp Nou

FIFA Club World Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

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