2003–04 FC Barcelona season

Season summary

After the disappointment of the Joan Gaspart era, the combination of a new young president Joan Laporta and a new manager, former Dutch and Milan star Frank Rijkaard, saw Barcelona bounce back. Guided by new management off the pitch and the likes of future FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho on the pitch, Barça achieved second place behind Valencia in the league.

Barcelona competed in the UEFA Cup rather than the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 1995–96 season, given their sixth-place finish in 2002–03.

The BBC made a documentary, titled FC Barcelona Confidential, based on the turn of events in the league after Joan Laporta's entry. With his arrival, the club experienced a new style of management that returned the club into a positive cycle, with an inherited massive financial debt crisis was resolved. The season saw Barcelona's spectacular return to form, finishing second after being at the bottom of the table.

Squad

Source

In

Total spending: €50.5 million

Out

Total income: €3.15 million

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2003–04 La Liga

League table

Results by Round

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Matches

|4 Luis Enrique |3 |6 |9 |9 |9 |11 Ronaldinho Cocu |12 Xavi Ronaldinho |15 Overmars Gabri |16 Márquez |19 |19 | |20 |20 |20 Kluivert Kluivert |23 |24 | |24 Ronaldinho Xavi |27 |28 |31 Saviola Quaresma Davids Luis Enrique |34 Ronaldinho |37 Ronaldinho L. García |40 |43 Ronaldinho Saviola |46 L. García Luis Enrique |49 Ronaldinho |52 | |56 Ronaldinho Iniesta |59 |60 L. García Cocu |63 Xavi |66 Saviola Saviola Van Bronckhorst |69 | |69 |72

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2003–04 Copa del Rey

Overmars Ronaldinho Saviola Ronaldinho

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup

Motta
Luis Enrique
Saviola Kluivert Xavi Luis García Cocu

Statistics

Players statistics

Results

References

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