The 1997–98 FC Barcelona season saw the club win the La Liga title and the Copa Del Rey, under the guidance of new coach Louis van Gaal. Van Gaal was hired from Ajax. Strikers Sonny Anderson and Rivaldo also joined the team. The club sold Ronaldo to Inter Milan just before the season began, with Anderson becoming their main striker. Van Gaal introduced a 4-3-3 formation to Barcelona, under which Rivaldo scored 20 goals in the league as centre forward. Barcelona won their 15th La Liga title after secured a narrow win over Real Zaragoza on 18 April 1998 with four league games to spare, their second European Super Cup title and their 24th Copa del Rey title, thus winning a domestic double. Barcelona crashed out of the UEFA Champions League, however, finishing last in their group.
Squad Squad at end of season
Transfers In Pos. Name from TypeFWRivaldo Deportivo U$20,0 million FWSonny Anderson Monaco GKRuud Hesp Roda JC DFMichael Reiziger AC Milan FWChristophe Dugarry AC Milan MFDragan Ćirić Partizan Out Pos. Name To TypeFWRonaldo Inter Milan U$31,0 million DFLaurent Blanc Marseille MFGheorghe Popescu Galatasaray FWÁngel Cuéllar Real Betis GKJulen Lopetegui Rayo Vallecano MFGoran Vučević FC Köln DFQuique Álvarez Logroñés Loan
Winter In Pos. Name from Type DF Winston Bogarde AC Milan Out Pos. Name To TypeFWChristophe Dugarry Marseille FWHristo Stoichkov CSKA Sofia
Competitions La Liga
League table
Results by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
Eight-finals
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round
Group stage
Supercopa de España
UEFA Super Cup
Friendlies GAMES 24-3-1998 COPA CATALUNYA LLEIDA-BARCELONA 1–2
5-5-1998 COPA CATALUNYA BARCELONA-EUROPA 1–1 /3–4/ PENALTY
25-7-1997 FRIENDLY ELFSBORG-BARCELONA 0–3
3-8-1997 FRIENDLY AZ-BARCELONA 1–2
6-8-1997 FRIENDLY TWENTE-BARCELONA 0–1
9-8-1997 FRIENDLY MALLORCA-BARCELONA 1-1
16-8-1997 Joan Gamper Trophy BARCELONA-SAMPDORIA 2–2 /6–5/ PENALTY
27-1-1998 FRIENDLY BARCELONA-PARTIZAN 1–0
12-5-1998 FRIENDLY BARCELONA-SOUTHAMPTON 4–0
Statistics Players statistics
See also FC Barcelona 1997–98 UEFA Champions League 1997–98 La Liga 1997–98 Copa del Rey Spanish Super Cup
References
External links
FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk English Speaking Barcelona Supporters ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page Barcelona (Spain) profile uefa.com - UEFA Champions League Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional