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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