Barcelona continued the frustrating run of league title drought, finishing just fourth in La Liga, despite having bought Marc Overmars and Emmanuel Petit for a total of £54m in transfer fees in the summer of 2000. Barcelona also controversially sold Luís Figo to arch-rivals Real Madrid in July 2000 and thus creating several furious fan reactions, accusing Luís Figo of being a traitor. New coach Lorenzo Serra Ferrer was not finding consistent form with the team and was being put under increasing pressure; when Barcelona looked to be missing out on Champions League qualification, he was sacked in late April 2001. Barcelona dramatically sealed Champions League third qualifying spot in the season finale, thanks to a Rivaldo hat-trick which included a bicycle kick goal against Valencia.
Squad First team squad Correct as of 3 October 2009.
Reserve squad
Transfers In
Total spending: €78.5 million
Out
Total income: €69.9 million
Competitions Pre-season and friendlies + GAMES 2000–2001DateOpponentScoreNotes 29 July 2000WHC14–031 July 2000QUICK 189010–03 August 2000Arsenal2–1Amsterdam Tournament. 5 August 2000Lazio3–3Amsterdam Tournament. 8 August 2000NEC5–222 August 2000PSV Eindhoven2–1Joan Gamper Trophy.26 August 2000Málaga1–1 Trofeo Balompédica Linense. 29 November 2000SELECT LA LIGA1–226 April 2001Gramenet3–0Copa Catalunya (semifinal) 22 May 2001Arsenal2–04 June 2001Real Sociedad0–04 June 2001Espanyol1–013 June 2001Balaguer2–2 Copa Catalunya (Final)
La Liga
League table
Results by round
Matches
UEFA Champions League
First Group stage
Group H
UEFA Cup
Third round
Eightfinals
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Copa del Rey
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Statistics Players statistics
See also FC Barcelona 2000–01 UEFA Champions League 2000–01 La Liga 2000–01 Copa del Rey 2000–01 UEFA Cup
References
External links
FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page FC Barcelona (Spain) profile uefa.com - UEFA Champions League Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional