FC Barcelona in Europe - European Cup / UEFA Champions League

European Cup / UEFA Champions League

The European Cup was inaugurated in 1955, with Barcelona's arch-rivals Real Madrid winning the first five editions. In 1959, Barcelona entered this competition for the first time, after winning the 1958-59 La Liga season. Until the 90s, the club had little success, apart from their runner-up places in 1961 and 1986. In 1992, Johan Cruyff's Dream Team won their first European Cup with a 1–0 win against Sampdoria. Since then, Barcelona has won the competition three times, in 2006, 2009 and 2011, and established itself as one of the strongest sides in European competitions, when measured in UEFA coefficients.

Season Round Opposing team Score Notes
1959–60 Preliminary round CSKA Sofia 2–2 (A), 6–2 (H)
First round Milan 2–0 (A), 5–1 (H)
Quarter-final Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 (H), 5–2 (A)
Semi-final Real Madrid 1–3 (A), 1–3 (H)
1960–61 Preliminary round Lierse 2–0 (H), 3–0 (A)
First round Real Madrid 2–2 (A), 2–1 (H)
Quarter-final Hradec Králové 4–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
Semi-final Hamburg 1–0 (H), 1–2 (A)
Final Benfica 2–3 (N)
1974–75 First round Linz 0–0 (A), 5–0 (H)
Second round Feyenoord 0–0 (A), 3–0 (H)
Quarter-final Åtvidaberg 2–0 (H), 3–0 (A)
Semi-final Leeds United 1–2 (A), 1–1 (H)
1985–86 First round Sparta Prague 2–1 (A), 0–1 (H)
Second round Porto 2–0 (H), 1–3 (A)
Quarter-final Juventus 1–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
Semi-final Göteborg 0–3 (A), 3–0 (H)
Final Steaua București 0–0 (N)
1991–92 First round Hansa Rostock 3–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
Second round Kaiserslautern 2–0 (H), 1–3 (A)
Group B Sparta Prague 3–2 (H), 0–1 (A)
Group B Benfica 0–0 (A), 2–1 (H)
Group B Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 (A), 3–0 (H)
Final Sampdoria 1–0 (N)
1992–93 First round Viking 1–0 (H), 0–0 (A)
Second round CSKA Moscow 1–1 (A), 2–3 (H)
1993–94 First round Dynamo Kyiv 1–3 (A), 4–1 (H)
Second round Austria Vienna 3–0 (H), 2–1 (A)
Group A Galatasaray 0–0 (A), 3–0 (H)
Group A Monaco 2–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
Group A Spartak Moscow 2–2 (A), 5–1 (H)
Semi-final Porto 3–0 (H)
Final Milan 0–4 (N)
1994–95 Group A Galatasaray 2–1 (H), 1–2 (A)
Group A Göteborg 1–2 (A), 1–1 (H)
Group A Manchester United 2–2 (A), 4–0 (H)
Quarter-final Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 (H), 1–2 (A)
1997–98 Second Qualifying round Skonto 3–2 (H), 1–0 (A)
Group C Newcastle United 2–3 (A), 1–0 (H)
Group C PSV Eindhoven 2–2 (H), 2–2 (A)
Group C Dynamo Kyiv 0–3 (A), 0–4 (H)
1998–99 Group D Manchester United 3–3 (A), 3–3 (H)
Group D Brøndby 2–0 (H), 2–0 (A)
Group D Bayern Munich 0–1 (A), 1–2 (H)
1999–00 Group B AIK 2–1 (A), 5–0 (H)
Group B Fiorentina 4–2 (H), 3–3 (A)
Group B Arsenal 1–1 (H), 4–2 (A)
Group A second stage Hertha Berlin 1–1 (A), 3–1 (H)
Group A second stage Sparta Prague 5–0 (H), 2–1 (A)
Group A second stage Porto 4–2 (H), 2–0 (A)
Quarter-final Chelsea 1–3 (A), 5–1 (H)
Semi-final Valencia 1–4 (A), 2–1 (H)
2000–01 Group H Leeds United 4–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
Group H Beşiktaş 0–3 (A), 5–0 (H)
Group H Milan 0–2 (H), 3–3 (A)
2001–02 Third Qualifying round Wisła Kraków 4–3 (A), 1–0 (H)
Group F Fenerbahçe 3–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
Group F Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 (A), 2–1 (H)
Group F Lyon 2–0 (H), 3–2 (A)
Group B second stage Liverpool 3–1 (A), 0–0 (H)
Group B second stage Galatasaray 2–2 (H), 1–0 (A)
Group B second stage Roma 1–1 (H), 0–3 (A)
Quarter-final Panathinaikos 0–1 (A), 3–1 (H)
Semi-final Real Madrid 0–2 (H), 1–1 (A)
2002–03 Third Qualifying round Legia Warsaw 3–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
Group H Club Brugge 3–2 (H), 1–0 (A)
Group H Galatasaray 2–0 (A), 3–1 (H)
Group H Lokomotiv Moscow 3–1 (A), 1–0 (H)
Group A second stage Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 (A), 2–0 (H)
Group A second stage Newcastle United 3–1 (H), 2–0 (A)
Group A second stage Internazionale 3–0 (H), 0–0 (A)
Quarter-final Juventus 1–1 (A), 1–2 (H)
2004–05 Group F Celtic 3–1 (A), 1–1 (H)
Group F Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
Group F Milan 0–1 (A), 2–1 (H)
Round of 16 Chelsea 2–1 (H), 2–4 (A)
2005–06 Group C Werder Bremen 2–0 (A), 3–1 (H)
Group C Udinese 4–1 (H), 2–0 (A)
Group C Panathinaikos 0–0 (A), 5–0 (H)
Round of 16 Chelsea 2–1 (A), 1–1 (H)
Quarter-final Benfica 0–0 (A), 2–0 (H)
Semi-final Milan 1–0 (A), 0–0 (H)
Final Arsenal 2–1 (N)
2006–07 Group A Levski Sofia 5–0 (H), 2–0 (A)
Group A Werder Bremen 1–1 (A), 2–0 (H)
Group A Chelsea 0–1 (A), 2–2 (H)
Round of 16 Liverpool 1–2 (H), 1–0 (A)
2007–08 Group E Lyon 3–0 (H), 2–2 (A)
Group E Stuttgart 2–0 (A), 3–1 (H)
Group E Rangers 0–0 (A), 2–0 (H)
Round of 16 Celtic 3–2 (A), 1–0 (H)
Quarter-final Schalke 04 1–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
Semi-final Manchester United 0–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
2008–09 Third Qualifying round Wisła Kraków 4–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
Group C Sporting Lisbon 3–1 (H), 5–2 (A)
Group C Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 (A), 2–3 (H)
Group C Basel 5–0 (A), 1–1 (H)
Round of 16 Lyon 1–1 (A), 5–2 (H)
Quarter-final Bayern Munich 4–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
Semi-final Chelsea 0–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
Final Manchester United 2–0 (N)
2009–10 Group F Internazionale 0–0 (A), 2–0 (H)
Group F Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 (H), 2–1 (A)
Group F Rubin Kazan 1–2 (H), 0–0 (A)
Round of 16 Stuttgart 1–1 (A), 4–0 (H)
Quarter-final Arsenal 2–2 (A), 4–1 (H)
Semi-final Internazionale 1–3 (A), 1–0 (H)
2010–11 Group D Copenhagen 2–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
Group D Rubin Kazan 1–1 (A), 2–0 (H)
Group D Panathinaikos 5–1 (H), 3–0 (A)
Round of 16 Arsenal 1–2 (A), 3–1 (H)
Quarter-final Shakhtar Donetsk 5–1 (H), 1–0 (A)
Semi-final Real Madrid 2–0 (A), 1–1 (H)
Final Manchester United 3–1 (N)
2011–12 Group H Milan 2–2 (H), 3–2 (A)
Group H BATE Borisov 5–0 (A), 4–0 (H)
Group H Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 (H), 4–0 (A)
Round of 16 Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 (A), 7–1 (H)
Quarter-final Milan 0–0 (A), 3–1 (H)
Semi-final Chelsea 0–1 (A), 2–2 (H)
2012–13 Group G Spartak Moscow 3–2 (H), 3–0 (A)
Group G Benfica 2–0 (A), 0–0 (H)
Group G Celtic 2–1 (H), 1–2 (A)

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