Pre-season On 10 June 2022, Barcelona and
Sergi Roberto negotiated a one-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2023. Two days later,
Dani Alves announced that he would be leaving the club, when his contract expires at the end of June. On 30 June, Barcelona and
Sixth Street reach an agreement for the acquisition of a 10% share of the club's La Liga TV rights, with Barcelona generating a total capital gain of €267 million for the current season. Sixth Street would initially invest €207.5 million and in return would receive 10% of the club's La Liga TV rights for the next 25 years. On 1 July, Barcelona announced that
Adama Traoré and
Luuk de Jong would be leaving the club after completing their loan stint. Three days later, Barcelona announced the signing of
Franck Kessié from
A.C. Milan on a free transfer. Later that day, Barcelona announced the signing of
Andreas Christensen from
Chelsea on a free transfer. On 8 July, Barcelona and
Tottenham Hotspur reached an agreement for the loan of
Clément Lenglet for the rest of the season. On 12 July, Barcelona and
Watford reached an agreement for transfer of
Rey Manaj for an undisclosed fee. On 13 July, Barcelona played their first pre-season friendly versus
Olot, which ended in a draw 1–1 from a poor Barcelona side. That day, Barcelona and
Leeds United reached an agreement for transfer of
Raphinha for €48,000,000, with the fee potentially rising to €60,000,000. He signed a contract until 2027 with a buyout clause of €1 billion. Barcelona also reached an agreement with
Sporting to loan
Francisco Trincão for reported €3,000,000 until the end of the season with an option to buy. On 14 July, Barcelona and
Ousmane Dembélé agreed a two years contract extension lasting until 30 June 2024 with a buyout clause of €100,000,000. Two days later, Barcelona and
Bayern Munich reached an agreement for the transfer of
Robert Lewandowski for €45,000,000, potentially rising to €50,000,000. He signed a four years contract until 2026 with a buyout clause of €500,000,000. Barcelona also announced the squad for the US tour, taking 28 players to play four pre-season matches there. On 19 July, Barcelona started the US tour with a 6–0 win over
Inter Miami at
DRV PNK Stadium in
Fort Lauderdale,
Florida. Two days later, Barcelona sold an additional 15% of the club's La Liga TV right to Sixth Street. In total, Sixth Street would receive 25% of the club's La Liga TV rights for the next 25 years. On 23 July, Barcelona won their second game of the US tour 1–0 over
Real Madrid at the
Allegiant Stadium in
Paradise,
Nevada. Three days later, Barcelona drew 2–2 against Juventus in
Dallas, with
Ousmane Dembélé scoring a brace. On 27 July, Barcelona reached a verbal agreement to sign French defender
Jules Koundé from
Sevilla. Two days later, Barcelona announced the signing of Koundé on a 5-year contract with a release clause of €1 billion. Barça also reached an agreement with
Celta de Vigo for the transfer of
Óscar Mingueza, which maintained a buy-back clause and a 50% cut of any future sale. In their final match of the US tour on 30 July, Barcelona defeated the
New York Red Bulls 2–0 in
Harrison,
New Jersey, with Ousmane Dembélé and Memphis Depay scoring a goal each.
August On 1 August, Barcelona announced the activation of the third 'economic lever', selling 24.5% of Barça Studios to
Socios.com for €100 million "to accelerate the club's audiovisual, blockchain, NFT and Web.3 strategy". On 7 August, Barcelona concluded the pre-season with a 6–0 victory over Mexican club
Pumas UNAM, winning the
Joan Gamper Trophy for the 45th time.
Pedri scored a brace, while
Robert Lewandowski,
Ousmane Dembélé,
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and
Frenkie de Jong contributed to the victory with a goal each. On 13 August, Barcelona were held to a goalless draw against
Rayo Vallecano at
Camp Nou in the first league match of the season. The new signings
Robert Lewandowski,
Raphinha,
Andreas Christensen and
Franck Kessié made their competitive debuts in this match. On 21 August, the team got their first league win of the season, after they beat
Real Sociedad 4–1 away. Robert Lewandowski scored twice, with the other two goals coming from Ousmane Dembélé and
Ansu Fati. On 24 August, Barcelona drew 3–3 against
Manchester City at Camp Nou, in a charity match to raise funds in the fight against
ALS. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay scored for the
Blaugrana. On 28 August, Barça defeated
Real Valladolid 4–0 with goals coming from Pedri,
Sergi Roberto and the other two goals came from Robert Lewandowski.
Jules Koundé made his competitive debut in this match.
September On 1 September, Barcelona reached an agreement with
Martin Braithwaite to terminate his contract after 59 appearances for the club during which he scored 10 goals. On the same day, defender
Sergiño Dest was loaned to
AC Milan, with the option to buy the player once the loan period expires. On the next day, the club announced the signing of former
La Masia graduate
Héctor Bellerín. On the same day, it was announced that Barcelona and
Chelsea had reached an agreement for the transfer of
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for €12,000,000, he scored 13 goals in 24 matches. On that day, the club also announced the signing of
Marcos Alonso. A day later, Barcelona beat
Sevilla 3–0 away.
Raphinha and
Eric García both scored their first goals for the club with the other goal coming from Robert Lewandowski. On 7 September, Barcelona started the
UEFA Champions League group stage with a big 5–1 win against
Viktoria Plzeň in
Group C. Robert Lewandowski scored his first
hat-trick for the club, Franck Kessié scored his first goal for the club and a goal from
Ferran Torres completed the victory. On the same day, Barcelona reached an agreement with midfielder
Miralem Pjanić to terminate his contract after 30 appearances with the club. Three days later, Barcelona beat
Cádiz 4–0 away. Robert Lewandowski, Frenkie de Jong, Ansu Fati and Ousmane Dembélé got on the scoresheet with a goal each. On 13 September, Barcelona suffered a 2–0 defeat against
Bayern Munich. On 17 September, Barcelona won 3–0 against
Elche, and achieved their best league start in the last five years, achieving 16 points out of a possible 18 from the first six matches. Robert Lewandowski scored a brace and the other goal came from Memphis Depay.
October On 1 October, Barcelona continued their good form after the
international break with another win, this time a 1–0 away win against
Mallorca. Robert Lewandowski scored the only goal of the match. On 4 October, Barcelona suffered a narrow 1–0 defeat against
Inter Milan under controversial circumstances after Pedri had scored in the 67th minute, but it was ruled out by
Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for a controversial handball by Ansu Fati. It was a night of controversy at the
San Siro from VAR decisions, with another notable incident coming towards the end of the match when
Denzel Dumfries appeared to handle the ball in the penalty area while trying to redirect a cross, however it was controversially ruled he had not conclusively knocked a cross away from Ansu Fati with his wrist. On 9 October, the team got their seventh league win in a row after winning 1–0 against
Celta Vigo, with the only goal of the match coming from Pedri. On 12 October, Barça were held to a dramatic 3–3 draw in the return fixture against
Inter Milan at Camp Nou. Two goals from Robert Lewandowski and another goal from Ousmane Dembélé were not enough to give the team a much needed win in the Champions League, which left them in the risky position of not making it out of the group for the second consecutive season. On 16 October, Barcelona suffered their first league defeat of the season, after losing 3–1 against
Real Madrid in the first
El Clásico of the season. Ferran Torres scored the only goal for the team. On 20 October, Barcelona defeated
Villarreal 3–0, thanks to a brace from Robert Lewandowski and a goal from Ansu Fati. Three days later, the team crushed
Athletic Bilbao 4–0, with Ousmane Dembélé, Sergi Roberto, Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres getting on the scoresheet with a goal each. On 26 October, Barça suffered a 3–0 defeat against
Bayern Munich in the return fixture. The defeat meant that Barcelona were eliminated from the Champions League and couldn't advance from the group stages for the second season in a row, and were relegated to the
UEFA Europa League knockout stage for the second consecutive season. It was the first time since 1999 that the Catalan club failed to advance to the knockout stage of the Champions League in consecutive years, coinciding with the departure of
Lionel Messi to
Paris Saint-Germain two seasons ago. On 29 October, Barcelona ended the month with a narrow 1–0 away victory against
Valencia, with Robert Lewandowski scoring the only goal of the match.
November On 1 November, Barcelona ended their Champions League campaign with a 4–2 away win against
Viktoria Plzeň. Ferran Torres scored twice, while both
Marcos Alonso and
Pablo Torre both scored their first goals for the club. On 3 November, Barça's legend
Gerard Piqué announced his retirement from football by releasing a heartfelt video on his social media accounts, having enjoyed a trophy-laden 14 years at the club since returning from
Manchester United in
2008, during which he played 615 games for the team. On 5 November, the team beat
Almería 2–0 with the goals coming from Ousmane Dembélé and Frenkie de Jong.
Gerard Piqué played his final match for FC Barcelona in front of 92,605 fans who were gathered at Camp Nou to bid farewell to the club legend who was given an emotional standing ovation. There was a huge banner on the pitch that said 'Sempr3' (For3ver) and a video celebrating Piqué's career was played on the big screen to the fans as well. On the same day, Robert Lewandowski was awarded
La Liga Player of the Month award for the month of
October 2022.
December After the mid-season break for the World Cup, Barcelona returned to action on the last day of the year, when they played
Espanyol in the
Barcelona derby. The hard-fought, tense and fiery derby ended in a 1–1 draw, with Marcos Alonso scoring the only goal for the team and the last goal of the year for the
Blaugrana. January On 4 January 2023, Barcelona started the new year with a 4–3 away win after
extra-time against third-division side
Intercity in their first match in the
2022–23 Copa del Rey.
Ronald Araújo, Ousmane Dembélé, Raphinha and Ansu Fati contributed a goal each to help the team advance to the next round. On 8 January, the team got a hard-fought 1–0 away win against
Atlético Madrid in the league. Ousmane Dembélé scored the only goal of the match. On 12 January, Barcelona advanced to the
Supercopa de España final after they beat
Real Betis 4–2 on penalties in the semi-finals, after the match had ended in a 2–2 draw after extra-time. On 15 January, Barcelona clinched their first trophy since
2021 by beating
Real Madrid 3–1 in the
Supercopa de España final.
Gavi, Robert Lewandowski and Pedri scored a goal each. On 19 January, the team got a dominant away win against third-division side
Ceuta, beating them 5–0 thanks to goals from Raphinha, Ansu Fati, Franck Kessié and a brace from Robert Lewandowski, and advancing to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. A day later, Barcelona announced that they had reached an agreement for the transfer of
Memphis Depay to
Atlético Madrid for €3,000,000 plus one million in variables. During his time at the club, Memphis Depay scored 14 goals and provided 2 assists in 42 appearances. On 22 January, the team got a 1–0 win in the league against
Getafe, thanks to a goal scored by Pedri. On 25 January, Barcelona advanced to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey after they beat
Real Sociedad 1–0 in the quarter-finals, thanks to an Ousmane Dembélé goal. On 28 January, Barcelona got a narrow 1–0 away win in the league against
Girona, with Pedri scoring the only goal of the match. On 31 January, Barcelona announced that they had reached an agreement for the transfer of
Héctor Bellerín to
Sporting Lisbon. Héctor Bellerín made 7 appearances for Barcelona.
February On 1 February, Barcelona got a 2–1 away win against
Real Betis, with Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski scoring a goal each. On 5 February, the team defeated
Sevilla 3–0 to move eight points clear at the top of the league table. Jordi Alba, Gavi and Raphinha got on the scoresheet with a goal each. On 12 February, Barcelona beat
Villarreal 1–0 away, thanks to a goal from Pedri. On 16 February, Barcelona drew 2–2 against
Manchester United at the
Camp Nou in the first leg of the
Europa League knockout round play-offs, with Marcos Alonso and Raphinha scoring for the team. On 19 February, the team won 2–0 against
Cádiz, thanks to goals from
Sergi Roberto and Robert Lewandowski. On the away leg of the
Europa League knockout round play-offs at
Old Trafford on 23 February, Barcelona suffered a 2–1 loss against Manchester United and exited the tournament with a 4–3 aggregate score. Robert Lewandowski scored the only goal for the team. Barcelona ended the month with a shock 1–0 defeat away to
Almería on 26 February.
March On 2 March, Barcelona got a narrow 1–0 away win against
Real Madrid in the first leg of the
Copa del Rey semi-finals thanks to an own goal from
Éder Militão. In this match,
Sergio Busquets made his 46th appearance in the
El Clásico breaking the record for the most
El Clásico appearances ever by a player, previously held by
Lionel Messi and
Sergio Ramos, both of whom had made 45 appearances. On 5 March, Barcelona defeated
Valencia 1–0, getting their 20th win of the season in
La Liga.
Raphinha scored the only goal of the match, extending the team's lead at the top of the league table to 9 points.
Ferran Torres also missed a penalty in the 55th minute and in the 59th minute,
Ronald Araújo got
sent-off after committing a last-man foul, for which he was suspended for the next league match against
Athletic Bilbao. On 12 March, Barcelona beat
Athletic Bilbao 1–0 away, with
Raphinha scoring the only goal of the match. The win helped keep the 9 point lead at the top of the table ahead of the
El Clásico. This was Barcelona's 19th clean sheet in the league in which they have conceded only eight goals in 25 matches, breaking the record for fewest goals conceded after 25 matches, held jointly by
Deportivo La Coruña in the
1993–94 season and
Atlético Madrid in the
1990–91 season, both teams conceding 10 goals in 25 games. On 19 March, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 2–1 in the league's second
El Clásico. This win put the team 12 points in front at the top of the table and was also Barcelona's 100th competitive
El Clásico win, and third consecutive win against Real Madrid across all competitions.
Franck Kessié scored the winning goal in the 92nd minute, aside from getting the team closer to winning the league title, the goal had another special significance as it was Barcelona's 3,000th goal scored in
La Liga at the Camp Nou.
April After the
international break, the team continued where they left off, winning against
Elche 4–0 away on the first day of the month.
Robert Lewandowski scored a brace, while
Ansu Fati and
Ferran Torres scored one goal each. Goalkeeper
Marc-André ter Stegen also recorded his 150th clean sheet since joining the club in 2014. On 5 April, Barcelona got eliminated from the Copa del Rey after they suffered a 0–4 home loss (1–4 on aggregate) against Real Madrid in the return leg of the
Copa del Rey semi-finals. On 10 April, the team got held to a goalless draw against
Girona at home, and maintained their unbeaten home league record, extending the lead to 13 points at the top of the league table. On 16 April, Barcelona got held to another scoreless draw, this time against
Getafe away. On 23 April, Barcelona took a narrow 1–0 victory against
Atlético Madrid with the only goal of the match coming from
Ferran Torres at the end of the first half.
Marc-André ter Stegen equalled the club record for most clean sheets in the league in a season, previously achieved by
Claudio Bravo in the
2014–15 season, in which he kept 23 clean sheets in the league. On 26 April, Barcelona suffered their third league defeat of the season, losing against
Rayo Vallecano 2–1 away.
Robert Lewandowski scored the only goal for the team. Barcelona ended the month with a 4–0 win against
Real Betis on 29 April. The match featured the returns from injuries of
Ousmane Dembélé and
Andreas Christensen, who scored his first goal for the club. Aside from Christensen's goal,
Robert Lewandowski and
Raphinha also contributed to the win with a goal each, and the last goal was an own goal scored by Real Betis' midfielder
Guido Rodríguez. The match also had a special significance because 15-year-old
La Masia graduate
Lamine Yamal became the youngest ever appearance maker for Barça smashing the record which had been held by Armand Martinez Sagi since 2 April 1922. Martinez Sagi was aged 15 years, 11 months and five days when he appeared in a 1–1 draw against
Sporting de Gijón.
May On 2 May, Barça got a hard-fought 1–0 victory against
Osasuna.
Jordi Alba was the hero after coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute and scoring with an astonishing
volley in 85th minute to give the team the win in epic fashion.
Marc-André ter Stegen broke the club all-time record for most league clean sheets in a single season by achieving 25 league clean sheets this season, beating the 24 clean sheets record previously achieved by
Andoni Zubizarreta in the
1986–87 season, and the most league clean sheets kept in a season in the 21st century, 23 clean sheets previously achieved by
Claudio Bravo in the
2014–15 season. If Barcelona defeat city rivals Espanyol they could win La Liga. On 10 May, Barcelona captain
Sergio Busquets announced he would be leaving the club after 18 years and 722 appearances, the
third highest in the club's history after
Leo Messi and
Xavi. During that time he has scored 18 goals and provided 40 assists. He has won 32 trophies with the club. On 14 May, Barcelona won their 27th La Liga title and the first since the
2018–19 season, after they beat
Espanyol 4–2 away from home.
Robert Lewandowski scored twice and both
Alejandro Balde and
Jules Koundé scored their first goals for the club. On 20 May, Barcelona were defeated 1–2 by
Real Sociedad in what was their first and only league home defeat of the season, with Robert Lewandowski scoring the only goal for the team. After the match finished, captain Sergio Busquets lifted the La Liga trophy in front of 88,049 fans present at Camp Nou. On 23 May, the team lost 3–1 away to
Real Valladolid. Robert Lewandowski was the only one on the scoresheet for the
Blaugrana. On the next day, Barcelona defender
Jordi Alba announced that he would be leaving the club at the end of the season after reaching a mutual agreement with the club to terminate his contract one year before it was due to expire. Jordi Alba will be leaving the club after 11 years. During that time he has scored 26 goals and provided 91 assists. He has won 18 trophies with the club. On 28 May, Barcelona played their last home match of the season at the
Camp Nou, where 88,775 fans were gathered to bid farewell to the iconic stadium and its special and unique
open plan look, which it has had for 66 years, since its opening in 1957; before renovations of the stadium as part of the plan "
Espai Barça" ("Barça Space") begin in the summer. Barcelona will play their home games next season at the 56,000 capacity
Olympic Stadium (
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys) on
Montjuïc, aiming for a return to the rebuilt Camp Nou in November 2024 if construction goes to plan. The new Camp Nou will have a retractable roof covered in 30,000 square metres of solar panels and will have 105,000 seating capacity. Barcelona marked the special occasion with a 3–0 win over
Mallorca, with Ansu Fati scoring twice and Gavi scoring once. It was also a special occasion since it was the last match at the Camp Nou for both club legends
Sergio Busquets and
Jordi Alba, both of whom played for 80 minutes and came off the pitch to a long and emotional standing ovation and applause from the spectators.
Marc-André ter Stegen earned his 26th clean sheet of the season, equalling the all-time record in the league, set by
Deportivo La Coruña's
Francisco Liaño in the
1993–94 season. Tributes were made before and after the match to honor Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and the Camp Nou.
June On 4 June, Barcelona suffered a 2–1 away defeat against
Celta Vigo in their last competitive match of the season. The only goal for the team came from
Ansu Fati.
Robert Lewandowski secured the
Pichichi Trophy after ending the league campaign with 23 goals – the most in the league.
Marc-André ter Stegen was aiming to secure two historic records in this match: the most league clean sheets in a season in history (top 5 leagues) and the least league goals conceded in a season; although he did not manage to secure either, he now holds both records alongside
Francisco Liaño, both having kept 26 clean sheets and having conceded 18 goals in a league season. Ter Stegen also secured the
Zamora Trophy for having the lowest goals-to-games ratio in the league (0.49). Barcelona got a comfortable 2–0 win in front of 47,335 fans at the
Japan National Stadium in
Tokyo.
Franck Kessié and
Eric García got on the scoresheet with a goal each. It was a match of debuts, with
Barcelona B youngsters
Dani Rodríguez, Pau Prim, Héctor Fort, Marc Guiu, Unai Hernández, and new signing
Julián Araujo, making their debuts for the first team.
Andrés Iniesta left the pitch in the 80th minute to warm applause before being given a hug on the touchline from Barcelona manager and former midfield partner
Xavi. Iniesta made 674 appearances for Barcelona from 2002 to 2018, winning 30 trophies. == Management team ==