June On 1 June, the club announced that
Sandro Ramírez's contract would be rescinded. On 2 June, Barcelona announced that
Dani Alves would be departing the club after eight seasons. On 3 June, Barcelona announced that
German club
Borussia Dortmund have informed them of their desire to activate the buy-out clause for
Marc Bartra. On 5 June, the club announced that
Denis Suárez will be forming part of the first team for this season.
July On 1 July, Barcelona and
Neymar negotiated a five-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2021. On 4 July, the club completed the transfer of Denis Suárez. On 12 July, the club announced the transfers of 22-year-old
French international defender
Samuel Umtiti from
Lyon and
Lucas Digne from
Paris Saint-Germain for the next five seasons, respectively. On 14 July, the two transfers were completed. On 19 July, Barcelona and
Sergi Samper negotiated a three-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2019, including promotion to the first team. On 19 July, Barcelona and
Munir El Haddadi also negotiated a three-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2019. On 19 July, Barcelona and
Qatar Airways extended sponsorship agreement for one year more. On 21 July, Barcelona and
Valencia reached an agreement for the transfer of
Portuguese international midfielder
André Gomes. On 26 July, the transfer was completed. During the press conference of Gomes' presentation, the club announced midfielder
Javier Mascherano's contract was extended until 30 June 2019. On 30 July, Barcelona won their first pre-season match against
Scottish champions Celtic with a 1–3 score in
Dublin as part of the
2016 International Champions Cup.
August On 1 August, the club cancelled the contracts of
Alex Song and
Martín Montoya. On 3 August, Barcelona defeated
English Premier League champions Leicester City 4–2 in
Stockholm with goals from Munir (2),
Luis Suárez and
Barcelona B player Rafa Mújica. On 6 August, Barcelona were soundly defeated by
Liverpool 4–0 at
Wembley Stadium in
London. On 8 August, the club loaned
Thomas Vermaelen to
Italian club
Roma with an option to buy. On 10 August, the
2016 Joan Gamper Trophy was played against Italian club
Sampdoria, finishing 3–2 with a goal from Luis Suárez and two from
Lionel Messi. On 14 August, Barcelona won the first official match in the
2016 Supercopa de España against
Sevilla with a 0–2 away score. On 18 August, Barcelona beat Sevilla with 3–0 (5–0 aggregate) and won their 12th Supercopa de España. On 20 August, Barcelona defeated
Real Betis 6–2 in their first Liga match, with a hat-trick from Luis Suárez, two goals from Messi and one from
Arda Turan. On 25 August, the club completed the transfer of 27-year-old goalkeeper
Jasper Cillessen from
Ajax on a five-year contract, with goalkeeper
Claudio Bravo then joining
Manchester City after two years with Barça. Several hours later, both teams were drawn into
Group C of the Champions League draw, alongside
Borussia Mönchengladbach and Celtic. On 28 August, Barcelona defeated
Athletic Bilbao 0–1 with a goal from
Rakitić and
Luis Enrique wins his 100th match as Barça manager,
Ter Stegen made most goalkeeper passes in one single match in LaLiga. On 30 August, the club completed the last transfer of
Paco Alcácer from Valencia.
September On 10 September, in the match against Deportivo Alavés, Barcelona suffered a 1–2 defeat. On 13 September, Barcelona defeated Celtic 7–0 in the opening match of Group C in the Champions League. Messi notched his first hat-trick of the season, while Neymar provided four assists and a
free-kick goal. On 17 September, Barcelona faced for the first time recently promoted
Leganés at the
Estadio Municipal de Butarque. Barcelona won 1–5 with two goals from Messi and one each from Luis Suárez, Neymar and
Rafinha. On 21 September, Barcelona drew against Atlético Madrid 1–1; Ivan Rakitić gave Barça the lead before half-time, but Atlético battled back to draw level in the second half after Messi was substituted out due to injury. On 24 September, Barcelona won 0–5 over
Sporting de Gijón through two goals from Neymar and one each from Suárez, Turan and Rafinha. On 28 September, Barcelona defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 with goals from Turan and
Gerard Piqué, turning around a 1–0 first-half deficit to Barça top of Group C.
October On 2 October, Barcelona lost to
Celta de Vigo 4–3; a second-half resurgence not enough for Luis Enrique's side as they finished on the wrong end of a seven-goal thriller away in
Vigo. On 15 October, Barcelona defeated
Deportivo de La Coruña 4–0 with two goals from Rafinha and one each from Luis Suárez and Messi, the latter who returned from injury in the match. On 19 October, Barcelona defeated
Manchester City – led by former Barça manager
Pep Guardiola – 4–0 at home on the strength of a Messi hat-trick. On 22 October, Barcelona defeated Valencia 2–3 at Mestalla, Messi spot-kick in injury time secured three points out of an electrifying encounter. On 29 October, Barcelona won against Granada 1–0 in the 1,500th game at Camp Nou, Barça found it tough to breakdown the stubborn visitors but Rafinha's strike was enough to claim the win.
November On 1 November, Barcelona was defeated by Manchester City 3–1 at Manchester, Guardiola's team came from behind after Messi opened scoring. On 6 November, Barcelona won 1–2 against Sevilla at the Sánchez Pizjuán; Messi canceled out Vitolo's opener late in the first half before setting up Luis Suárez for the winner in a frenetic game. On 16 November, the club announced
Rakuten signed up as FC Barcelona's new main global partner; the Japanese company will appear on the front of the team's shirt and become the Global Innovation and Entertainment Partner for the next four seasons, starting 1 July 2017. On 19 November, Barça drew Málaga 0–0, a domineering performance was frustrated by 90 minutes of intense Andalusian defending. On 23 November, Barcelona won 2–0 against Celtic at
Celtic Park; coupled with Man City's draw in Germany, they clinched a seeded berth in the round of sixteen. Also in this game Messi reached 100 goals in international competitions for Barcelona. On 27 November, Barcelona drew 1–1 with Real Sociedad at Anoeta, Messi's second-half leveller halted Barça's run of four straight league losses in San Sebastian. On 30 November, Barcelona drew
Hércules 1–1, a fine long range strike from debutant Aleña gave Barça a slight advantage going into the second leg.
December On 3 December, Barcelona drew 1–1 with Real Madrid, Luis Suárez' header being cancelled out by 90th minute Ramos equaliser. On 6 December, Barcelona won 4–0 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, a game which saw a hat-trick from Arda Turan. On 10 December, Barcelona won Osasuna 0–3, Luis Suárez breaks the deadlock in the second half, and two further goals from Leo Messi go on to claim all three points in Pamplona. On 12 December, Barcelona were drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 of the Champions League. On 15 December, Barcelona and Suárez negotiated a five-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2021. On 18 December, Barcelona won 4–1 against Espanyol in the
Derbi barceloní. On 21 December, Barcelona won 7–0 against Hércules; Paco Alcácer scored his first official goal and Arda Turan got a hat-trick as Barça cruised into the last 16 of the Copa del Rey. On 23 December, Barcelona was drawn against Athletic Club in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.
January On 8 January Barcelona drew 1–1 with Villarreal, with Messi scoring the equalizer in the 90th minute. On 11 January, Barcelona won 3–1 against Athletic Bilbao, goals from Suárez, Neymar and Messi secured an action-packed victory that kept alive the quest for a third consecutive Copa del Rey trophy. On 14 January, Barcelona won 5–0 against Las Palmas, a brace from Luis Suárez and one each for Leo Messi, Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal gave Barça a winning home start to the league in 2017. On 19 January Barcelona won 0–1 against Real Sociedad, Neymar's 21st-minute penalty ended decade of disappointments in San Sebastián. On 22 January, Barcelona won 0–4 against Eibar, a first-half strike from Denis followed by a goal each from the trident in the second secured another three points to stay within reach of the top two. On 26 January, Barcelona won 5–2 against Real Sociedad, a brace from Denis Suárez and further goals by Leo Messi, Luis Suárez and Arda Turan sent Barça into the final four of the Copa del Rey. On 29 January Barcelona drew 1–1 with Real Betis, an incident-packed game saw Suárez snatched a draw in the 90th minute after the Catalans had already seen at least one valid equaliser overruled.
February On 1 February, Barcelona won 2–1 against Atlético Madrid, Suárez and Messi put them in command but Griezmann's second half header kept Atlético alive. On 4 February, Barcelona won 3–0 against Athletic Club Bilbao, Paco Alcácer, Leo Messi, and Aleix Vidal all found the net. On 7 February, Barcelona draw 1–1 against Atlético Madrid, Luis Suárez's tap-in just before half-time was enough to see the Catalans into a fourth consecutive Copa del Rey final despite late drama which saw the visitors equalise and a player sent off. On 11 February, Barcelona won 6–0 against Alavés. Luis Suárez (2), Neymar Jr, Leo Messi and Ivan Rakitic were on target, plus one own goal; Aleix Vidal suffered a very serious ankle injury late in the game. On 14 February, Barcelona lost 4–0 against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the first knockout round of the Champions League. On 19 February, Barcelona won 2–1 against Leganés, Leo Messi's 90th-minute penalty won the game at the Camp Nou. On 26 February, Barcelona won 2–1 against Atlético Madrid, Rafinha's opener was quickly cancelled out by Godín's header but Messi sealed three points in the closing stages.
March On 1 March, Barcelona won 6–1 against Sporting Gijón, with goals from Messi, Suárez, Alcácer, Neymar Jr, Rakitić and an own goal at the Camp Nou. During the press conference after the match, Luis Enrique announced his decision to leave at the end of the season. On 4 March, Barcelona won 5–0 against Celta, with goals from Messi (2), Neymar, Rakitic and Umtiti. On 8 March, Barça came back from a 4–0 deficit in the first leg. In the second leg, they were up 3–1, but by way of scoring three goals in the last seven minutes, they advanced. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen's saves coupled with Neymar's brace and Sergi Roberto's goal at the death clinched the 6–5 aggregate win in what was hailed as one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history. On 9 March, Barcelona and Rakitic negotiated a four-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2021. On 12 March, Barcelona lost to Deportivo la Coruña 2–1, two goals from corners condemned Barça to defeat in Galicia, with Luis Suárez scoring in between. On 17 March, Barcelona were drawn against
Juventus in the quarter finals of the Champions League. On 19 March, Barcelona won 4–2 against Valencia, with goals from Suárez, André Gomes and a brace from Messi.
April Barcelona defeated Granada on 2 April 1–4 away, goals from Suárez, Alcácer, Rakitic and Neymar handed Barça another three points to keep in close proximity of the top. On 5 April, Barcelona defeated Sevilla 3–0, with a goal from Suárez and two from Messi in 8 minutes. On 8 April, Barcelona lost to Málaga 2–0, ten-man Barça missed out on the chance to return to the top of the table. On 11 April, Barcelona lost to Juventus 3–0, Barça could not break through Juve's rock-solid defense. On 15 April, Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 3–2, Barça edged past La Real in a hard-fought duel thanked to two goals from Leo Messi and one from Paco Alcácer. On 19 April, Barcelona drew 0–0 with Juventus, Barça bade farewell to the Champions League after being unable to break down a resilient Juve backline. On 23 April, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3–2, Barça grabbed a dramatic victory at the Santiago Bernabéu thanks to an injury-time strike from Leo Messi to move joint-top of the table. The Argentine star scored his 500th official goal in blaugrana colours at the same time. On 26 April, Barcelona beat Osasuna 7–1, braces for Gomes, Messi and Alcácer, and a first ever Barça goal for Mascherano, earned the points. On 29 April, Barcelona beat Espanyol 3–0, all goals after half time, including a Suárez brace and one from Rakitic, to stay top of the table.
May On 6 May, Barcelona beat Villarreal 4–1, Messi, Suarez and Neymar all scored to keep the Liga title challenge alive, in the process surpassing a combined 100 goals for a third consecutive season. On 14 May, Barcelona beat Las Palmas 4–1, Neymar Jr scored three of the four goals that meant the championship race would now go to the last weekend. On 21 May, Barcelona won Eibar 4–2, Luis Enrique's men rally back from two goals down to claim victory on the final day of the league campaign but it was not enough to earn the title. On 27 May, Barcelona won Alavés 3–1, Barça become the first side since the 1950s to win the Copa del Rey three years in a row, on Luis Enrique's last game in charge. On 29 May, Barcelona and Ter Stegen negotiated a five-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2022. ==Players==