With the game against Atlético Madrid, Barça concluded their 2024, a year full of ups and downs over a demanding 12 months. We attempt to sum up the year in 10 stats.
54
The number of games played by Barça in the calendar year in all four competitions, 39 in La Liga, 10 in the Champions League, three in the Copa del Rey and two in the Spanish Super Cup. The results? 37 wins, five draws and 12 defeats.
26
The number of stadiums in which the blaugranes have played. 22 matches have come at home in the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, and there are a list of grounds where Barça have played more than once: Santiago Bernabéu (Real Madrid), San Mamés (Athletic Club), Benito Villamarín (Betis), Mendizorroza (Alavés), Montilivi (Girona), Balaídos (Celta), and the Al Awwal Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the team took part in the Spanish Super Cup.
136
The number of goals scored in 2024, an average of 2.5 per game. Ten players reached double figures over the 12 months – Ferran Torres (10), Fermín López (10), Lamine Yamal (12), Raphinha (24), and leading scorer Robert Lewandowski with 40.
18
The number of players who scored at least once. Apart from the five players mentioned above we have Pedri (7), Dani Olmo (6), João Félix (4), Andreas Christensen (3), Pablo Torre (3), Ilkay Gündogan (3), Jules Kounde (2), Iñigo Martínez (2), Frenkie de Jong (2), Pau Víctor (2), Vitor Roque (2), Alejandro Balde (1), and João Cancelo (1).
25
Before goals, come assists. This year 25 players have created goals for others. Lamine Yamal leads the way with 16, followed by Raphinha on 13, Kounde on 9, Gündogan on 8, and Pedri on 7.
17
Football is not all about attacking, you have to defend as well. Barça have kept 17 clean sheets in 2024, one every three games. Marc ter Stegen has kept 10 clean sheets in 26 matches with Iñaki Peña recording 7 in 29 matches.
35
The number of players who have appeared at least once in a competitive fixture for the first team. The 'hardest worker' is Jules Kounde, who has put in 4,643 minutes of football in 54 games, every single one this year! Lewandowski has contributed 4,099 minutes to the cause in 52 games. At the other end of the list we have young Andrés Cuenca, who got just 6 minutes, and Marcos Alonso, who other than one full game played no other part.
8
Of those 35, eight were debutantes. Xavi gave first starts to Vitor Roque and Pau Cubarsí, while the other six were introduced by Hansi Flick, namely Marc Bernal, Gerard Martín, Pau Víctor, Dani Olmo, Sergi Domìnguez, and Andrés Cuenca.
6
The FC Barcelona captain's armband has been worn in the past by legends such as Puyol, Xavi, Messi, and Busquets. In 2024, six players have received the honour, namely Sergi Roberto, Araujo, Ter Stegen, De Jong, Raphinha, and Pedri. We could also include Gavi, who on his return from injury was handed the armband by Pedri for his first minutes back on pitch.
953,587
The total number of supporters that have turned up for the 22 games played at the Estadi Olímpic. That's almost a million people, arriving from all corners of the planet, who have celebrated, buzzed, and agonised over the team. Montjuïc has had 50,000+ crowds – almost full capacity – on three occasions. They were all in the Champions League, this season against Bayern Munich (50,312), and against PSG (50,309) and Napoli (50,301) last term.