UCL winners
Barcelona 2008/09
2008 as a 4-3-3
Pep Guardiola·4-3-3
- UCL
- League
- Cup
The Barcelona 2009 squad search usually means this 2008/09 treble side, with its starting XI, formation and full supporting cast.
Pep Guardiola's first Barcelona side. A treble-winning team built around Xavi, Iniesta and a 21-year-old Messi, with Eto'o and Henry finishing the chances.
The simulate button on this page points at Real Madrid 2016/17 first. Change it. The engine does not mind.
Same club, other years in the database: 2025/26, 2014/15, 2010/11.
Tags on the page — tiki-taka, positional play, high press — are shorthand for how the model leans, not a documentary.
Key Players
Hover or tap for player attributes- 01XaviCM · ES95PEAKPAC86SHO80PAS97DRI97DEF82PHY86
- 02Lionel MessiRW · AR95PEAKPAC99SHO94PAS87DRI95DEF69PHY87
- 03Andrés IniestaCM · ES94PEAKPAC88SHO80PAS93DRI95DEF82PHY86
- 04Samuel Eto'oST · CM92PEAKPAC93SHO94PAS83DRI83DEF61PHY85
- 05Dani AlvesRB · BR90PEAKPAC91SHO71PAS83DRI82DEF86PHY88
- 06Carles PuyolCB · ES90PEAKPAC74SHO56PAS81DRI69DEF92PHY90
Starting XI
- LWThierry Henry90
- STSamuel Eto'o92
- RWLionel Messi95
- CMAndrés Iniesta94
- CDMSergio Busquets84
- CMXavi95
- LBEric Abidal86
- CBCarles Puyol90
- CBGerard Piqué88
- RBDani Alves90
- GKVíctor Valdés86
Bench
- CBRafael Márquez84
- CMYaya Touré86
- CMSeydou Keita83
- RWAlexander Hleb81
- STBojan Krkić78
- LBSylvinho80
- GKJosé Manuel Pinto76
- CBMartín Cáceres76
- RWPedro77
Ratings
Where it hurts
Possession is rated 92 — they want the ball, or at least the model thinks they did. Pressing 82, so turnovers are supposed to happen high up. Aerial threat 48 — do not expect a barrage of flicks. Midfield 98 is where this side actually lives.
Style
Achievements
- UEFA Champions League winners
- La Liga champions
- Copa del Rey winners
- First Spanish treble