48 Facts About FC Barcelona

1. FC Barcelona were hoping to take advantage of the Copa del Rey match against Real Madrid to give a nod to the Chinese community by having shirt names in the second language.

2. FC Barcelona held Messi out of the starting lineup against Real Madrid, but he appeared as a second-half substitute in the final 30 minutes of the match.

3. FC Barcelona will host Real Madrid on Wednesday at Nou Camp in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal series.

4. FC Barcelona have promised Lionel Messi they will extend his contract whenever he feels the moment is right.

5. FC Barcelona had a surprising history when Messi, Iniesta and XAvi were selected for the three best players by FIFA in 2010.

6. FC Barcelona is guaranteed to be without goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen because of a leg injury.

7. FC Barcelona is trying to win a record fifth straight Copa del Rey title.

8. FC Barcelona has some good games in the next few fixtures as they will face Real Madrid in Copa Del Rey semi-final.

9. FC Barcelona is 6 points behind Atletico Madrid, whereas the points difference between Barca and Real is eleven points.

10. FC Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain and is located on the Mediterranean coast.

11. FC Barcelona can afford to rest one of Messi or Suarez here but doesn't seem like it.

12. FC Barcelona will be looking to go all-out attack in the first-leg against Madrid.

13. FC Barcelona is one of the two teams who is blessed with tremendous squad depth, the other is Manchester City.

14. FC Barcelona has sent Canadian international Ballou Tabla out on loan to Albacete in the Spanish second division until the end of the season.

15. FC Barcelona extended Suarez's contract, which was to end June 30, 2020, until June 30, 2021.

16. FC Barcelona completed the rare sweep of Copa del Rey, Spanish league and Champions League trophies in 2011 and 2015.

17. FC Barcelona confirmed his exit earlier today before swiftly deleting the announcement.

18. FC Barcelona will have two great stalwarts in the said positions, in Busquets and De Jong.

19. FC Barcelona are pushing to bring Toulouse defender Jean-Clair Todibo to the club before the transfer window shuts, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC.

20. FC Barcelona has its own youth academy from which star players, such as Carles Puyol and Andres Iniesta, have graduated.

21. FC Barcelona is full of secrets and unpopular facts that have been kept through years.

22. FC Barcelona is the most successful club in Spain, in terms of overall official titles won.

23. FC Barcelona advertised corporate sponsors on their uniforms on 2006 for the first time.

24. FC Barcelona was found after an advertisement in the newspaper.

25. FC Barcelona has a vibe like no other place in the world.

26. FC Barcelona started to dominate the game and even scored a goal in the 68th minute through Messi with a masterful chip from a well-timed Alba pass, thus ending Girona's hopes to get something from the game.

27. On 20 September 2017, FC Barcelona issued a statement exercising their stance on the 2017 Catalan referendum saying, "FC Barcelona, in holding the utmost respect for its diverse body of members, will continue to support the will of the majority of Catalan people, and will do so in a civil, peaceful, and exemplary way".

28. On 11 May 2013, FC Barcelona were crowned as the Spanish football champions for the 22nd time, still with four games left to play.

29. FC Barcelona became the club's longest consecutive serving manager, serving eight years.

30. FC Barcelona was crowned European Footballer of the Year in 1973 during his first season with Barcelona.

31. In 1943, FC Barcelona faced rivals Real Madrid in the semi-finals of Copa del Generalisimo.

32. FC Barcelona said in a meeting, "Barcelona cannot die and must not die.

33. FC Barcelona is one of three founding members of the Primera Division that have never been relegated from the top division since its inception in 1929, along with Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid.

34. FC Barcelona have been linked with De Jong for some time now, and it does look as if he will be on the move in the summer.

35. FC Barcelona are one of the biggest clubs not just in the footballing sense but as a brand as well.

36. FC Barcelona are hoping Arturo Vidal, Sergio Busquets, and Arthur are bubble wrapped and kept in prime condition over the international break, as the Catalans are set to face Atletico Madrid in a an important La Liga clash right afterwards.

37. FC Barcelona missed Phillipe Coutinho due to injury but they had the returning Lionel Messi for support.

38. FC Barcelona is renowned for its historically skillful and attractive brand of attacking football that places an emphasis on.

39. FC Barcelona took the last meeting Despite his party losing the House, Trump wrote on Twitter, "Tremendous success tonight".

40. FC Barcelona says on Thursday that medical tests revealed Coutinho has a "small tear" in an unnamed muscle.

41. FC Barcelona is rumored to want to make a move for Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich.

42. FC Barcelona is the only club to have played in every season of European competitions since they started in 1955 counting non-UEFA competition Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

43. The members of FC Barcelona, called socis, form an assembly of delegates which is the highest governing body of the club.

44. On 14 May 2016, FC Barcelona won their sixth La Liga title in eight seasons.

45. FC Barcelona accomplished two new records in Spanish football in 2010 as they retained the La Liga trophy with 99 points and won the Supercopa de Espana for a ninth time.

46. In June 1950, FC Barcelona signed Laszlo Kubala, who was to be an important figure at the club.

47. From the inaugural year in 1910 to 1913, FC Barcelona won the competition four consecutive times.

48. FC Barcelona had a successful start in regional and national cups, competing in the Campionat de Catalunya and the Copa del Rey.