2021–22 FC Barcelona season

Barcelona 2021–22
Club information
Manager	Ronald Koeman (interim, from 28 October, until 6 November) Sergi Barjuán (interim) Xavi (born 1980) (from 6 November)
Stadium	Camp Nou
League Season information
Final League position	La Liga, TBD
Cup placements
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Supercopa de España	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
UEFA Europa League	Knockout round play-offs
Season statistics
Top goalscorer	Memphis Depay (8)
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The 2021–22 season is the 122nd season in the existence of FC Barcelona and the club's 91st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Barcelona will participate in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España, and the UEFA Champions League.

This is the first season since 2003–04 to not feature Lionel Messi, who moved to Paris Saint-Germain.

Season overview

May

On 31 May, Barcelona announced the signing of Sergio Agüero from Manchester City on a free transfer.

June

On 1 June, Barcelona announced the signing of Eric García from Manchester City on a free transfer.

On 2 June, Barcelona announced the signing of Emerson from Real Betis. Barça had informed Betis that they would exercise their option to bring back Emerson after his two-year long loan spell with the Verdiblancos.

On 19 June, Barcelona announced the signing of Memphis Depay from Olympique Lyonnais on a free transfer.

On 27 June, OGC Nice activated their option to buy Jean-Clair Todibo permanently from his loan spell for €8.5 million plus €7 million in variables.

On 29 June, Barcelona and Olympique de Marseille reached an agreement for the transfer of Konrad de la Fuente for €3 million. Barça will also receive a percentage of any future transfer fee. Barça also terminated the contract of Matheus Fernandes.

July

On 1 July, Lionel Messi's contract with Barcelona expired amidst negotiations to sign a new contract, effectively making Messi a free agent.

On 4 July, Barcelona and Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. reached an agreement for the loan of Francisco Trincão for the rest of the season with an option to buy for €29 million.

On 6 July, Barcelona and Leeds United reached an agreement for the transfer of Junior Firpo for a fee of €15 million.

On 7 July, UD Almería triggered Sergio Akieme's buy option for €3.5 million, with Barcelona reserving a right to 10% of any future sale and a right to first refusal.

On 9 July, Barcelona and SK Rapid Wien reached an agreement over the loan of Yusuf Demir, with Barça receiving an option to buy for €10 million.

On 10 July, Barcelona and Getafe reached an agreement for the transfer of Carles Aleñá.

On 17 July, Monchu joined Granada CF on a free deal following the expiration of his contract, with Barça reserving a right to 50% of any future sale, and a right to first refusal with a buyback option.

August

Despite reaching an agreement with Messi and having to plan to sign a contract on 5 August, the club announced that Messi wouldn't stay at the club due to financial and structural obstacles posed by La Liga regulations. He subsequently joined Paris Saint-Germain F.C. on 10 August.

On 15 August, Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad 4–2 at home. Goals from Gerard Piqué, Sergi Roberto and a brace from Martin Braithwaite ensured victory in their first La Liga match of the season.

On 21 August, Barcelona drew with Athletic Bilbao away at San Mamés in the second match of the season. Iñigo Martínez scored for Athletic Club, and Memphis Depay scored his first official goal for Barça to end the match 1–1.

On 29 August, Barcelona defeated Getafe 2–1 at home, thanks to goals from Sergi Roberto and Memphis Depay.

On 31 August, Barcelona reached an agreement with RB Leipzig for the transfer of Ilaix Moriba for €16 million with €6 million in add-ons; reached an agreement with Spezia for the loan of Rey Manaj for a fee of €300,000 with and option to buy for €2,700,000 at the end of the season; reached an agreement with Tottenham Hotspur for the transfer of Emerson for €25,000,000; and reached an agreement with Atlético Madrid for the loan of Antoine Griezmann for a reported fee of €10,000,000 with a mandatory buy option of €40,000,000. Barça also announced the signing of Luuk de Jong from Sevilla on a season long loan with an option to buy.

September

On 2 September, Barcelona and Beşiktaş reached an agreement for the loan of Miralem Pjanić for the rest of the season.

On 14 September, Barcelona lost 3–0 at home to Bayern Munich in the first UEFA Champions League game of the season. Thomas Müller and Robert Lewandowski (brace) scored for the Bavarians.

On 20 September, Barcelona drew 1–1 with Granada at home. Barça conceded early in the match, but a goal from Ronald Araújo in the last minute of the game leveled the score.

On 23 September, Barcelona drew 0–0 with Cádiz away from home.

On 26 September, Barcelona defeated Levante 3–0 at home. Memphis Depay, Luuk de Jong and Ansu Fati were the goalscorers, with the latter making his return after a 10-month absence due to injury. De Jong also scored his first goal for Barça.

On 29 September, Barcelona lost 3–0 against Benfica away from home on the second matchday of the Champions League.

October

On 2 October, Barcelona lost 2–0 against Atlético Madrid away from home.

On 17 October, Barcelona defeated Valencia 3–1 at home. Valencia took the lead early in the match, but goals from Fati, Memphis Depay and Coutinho ensured victory for Barça.

On 20 October, Barcelona defeated Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 at home in the Champions league. Piqué scored the only goal in the game.

On 24 October, Barcelona were defeated by Real Madrid 1–2 at home, with David Alaba and Lucas Vázquez scoring for Los Blancos, and Sergio Agüero scoring for Barcelona in the last minute.

On 27 October, Barcelona were again defeated, this time by Rayo Vallecano 1–0 away, with Radamel Falcao scoring the winner in the first half.

On 28 October, Barcelona announced that they have relieved Ronald Koeman of his duties as first team coach, ending his spell at the club after 14 months.

Kits

Home

Away

Third/UCL

Players

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	GER	Marc-André ter Stegen	32	EU	2014	289	0	2025	&0000000000000012.000000€12M
2	DF	USA	Sergiño Dest	24	EU	2020	53	3	2025	&0000000000000021.000000€21M	Second nationality: Netherlands
3	DF	ESP	Gerard Piqué (vice-captain)	38	EU	2008	578	51	2024	&0000000000000005.000000€5M	Originally from Youth system
4	DF	URU	Ronald Araújo	26	Non-EU	2019	48	3	2023	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000€1.7M
5	MF	ESP	Sergio Busquets (captain)	36	EU	2008	642	15	2023	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Youth system
6	MF	ESP	Riqui Puig	25	EU	2018	46	1	2023	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Youth system
7	FW	FRA	Ousmane Dembélé	27	EU	2017	118	30	2022	&0000000000000105.000000€105M
9	FW	NED	Memphis Depay	31	EU	2021	13	4	2023	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Free
10	FW	ESP	Ansu Fati	22	EU	2019	49	15	2027	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Youth system
11	FW	AUT	Yusuf Demir	21	EU	2021	6	0	2022	&0000000000000000.500000€0.5M (Loan)	On loan from Rapid Wien
12	FW	DEN	Martin Braithwaite	33	EU	2020 (Winter)	56	10	2024	&0000000000000018.000000€18M
13	GK	BRA	Neto	35	EU	2019	19	0	2023	&0000000000000026.000000€26M	Second nationality: Italy
14	MF	BRA	Philippe Coutinho	32	EU	2018 (Winter)	100	25	2023	&0000000000000120.000000€120M	Second nationality: Portugal
15	DF	FRA	Clément Lenglet	29	EU	2018	138	7	2026	&0000000000000035.900000€35.9M
16	MF	ESP	Pedri	22	EU	2020	56	4	2026	&0000000000000005.000000€5M
17	FW	NED	Luuk de Jong	34	EU	2021	9	1	2022	&0000000000000001.000000 Loan	On loan from Sevilla FC
18	DF	ESP	Jordi Alba (4th captain)	35	EU	2012	393	22	2024	&0000000000000014.000000€14M	Originally from Youth system
19	FW	ARG	Sergio Agüero	36	EU	2021	4	1	2023	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Free	Second nationality: Spain
20	MF	ESP	Sergi Roberto (3rd captain)	33	EU	2010	316	12	2022	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Youth system
21	MF	NED	Frenkie de Jong	27	EU	2019	104	9	2026	&0000000000000075.000000€75M
22	DF	ESP	Óscar Mingueza	26	EU	2020	49	2	2023	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Youth system
23	DF	FRA	Samuel Umtiti	31	EU	2016	132	2	2023	&0000000000000025.000000€25M
24	DF	ESP	Eric García	24	EU	2021	9	0	2026	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Free	Originally from Youth system
26	GK	ESP	Iñaki Peña	26	EU	2018	0	0	2023	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Youth system

Last updated: 27 October 2021
Source: FCBarcelona.com and LaLiga.com
Ordered by squad number.

External links

• Official website

FC Barcelona matches - 2021-22

2021-22 La Liga

Real Madrid (a) · Villarreal (h)

2021-22 Copa del Rey

Linares(a) · Athletic Bilbao (a)

2021–22 Supercopa de España

Real Madrid (n)

2021-22 Champions League

Bayern Munich (h) · Benfica (a) · Dynamo Kyiv (h) · Dynamo Kyiv (a) · Bayern Munich (h) · Benfica (a)

2021-22 Europa League

Napoli (h) · Napoli (a) · Galatasaray (h) · Galatasaray (a) · Eintracht Frankfurt (a) · Eintracht Frankfurt (h)