Position1of 20
Points87in 38
Won, drawn, lost27-6-5
Goals105for, 35 against
FormWDLLD
Results
2008-09Sat 30 May
FT
Sat 23 May
FT
Sun 17 May
FT
Sun 10 May
FT
Sat 2 May
FT
Sat 25 Apr
FT
Wed 22 Apr
FT
Sat 18 Apr
FT
Sat 11 Apr
FT
Sat 4 Apr
FT
Sun 22 Mar
FT
Sun 15 Mar
FT
Sat 7 Mar
FT
Sun 1 Mar
FT
Sat 21 Feb
FT
Sat 14 Feb
FT
Sun 8 Feb
FT
Sun 1 Feb
FT
Sat 24 Jan
FT
Sat 17 Jan
FT
Sun 11 Jan
FT
Sat 3 Jan
FT
Sun 21 Dec
FT
Sat 13 Dec
FT
Sat 6 Dec
FT
Sat 29 Nov
FT
Sun 23 Nov
FT
Sun 16 Nov
FT
Recreativo Huelva0
Sat 8 Nov
FT
Sat 1 Nov
FT
Sat 25 Oct
FT
Sun 19 Oct
FT
Sat 4 Oct
FT
Sat 27 Sep
FT
Wed 24 Sep
FT
Sun 21 Sep
FT
Sat 13 Sep
FT
Sun 31 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 1stof 85 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 4matches without a win, running now
- 10wins in a row, the longest run of 2008-09
- 7clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2008-09
- 29%of the team's league goals scored by Samuel Eto'o
- 68%of matches won since 2001-02
- 8–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Deportivo La Coruna 0–8 Barcelona
- 1–5Heaviest defeat: Malaga 5–1 Barcelona
In Europe
129 matches in the European cups since 2014-15Won, drawn, lost77-24-28
Goals282– 163
Finals1won Champions League 2014-15
Vesta and Barcelona
349 league matches since 2017-18- 70%of Barcelona's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 238wins in 337 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 29%won with 29%: Real Madrid 0–4 Barcelona
- 30%won with 30%: Atletico Madrid 0–3 Barcelona
- 33%won with 33%: Atletico Madrid 0–1 Barcelona
- 90%lost at 90%: Barcelona 0–1 Leganes
- 88%lost at 88%: Barcelona 1–2 Las Palmas
- 81%lost at 81%: Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2008-09, 38 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 11 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 24 |
| Against | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
- 3points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 3points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 22points won after going behind
- 12points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2008-09Strength
Rating 1,752Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2008-09| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Víctor ValdésGoalkeeper | 35 | 3,150 | 0 | 0 |
| Dani AlvesRight-back | 36 | 3,106 | 5 | 9 |
| XaviMidfielder | 36 | 3,077 | 6 | 20 |
| Samuel Eto'oAttacking midfielder | 37 | 3,044 | 30 | 4 |
| Lionel MessiForward | 34 | 2,787 | 26 | 11 |
| Carles PuyolCentre-back | 30 | 2,562 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerard PiquéCentre-back | 27 | 2,404 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric AbidalCentre-back | 27 | 2,328 | 0 | 1 |
| Thierry HenryForward | 30 | 2,210 | 19 | 8 |
| Yaya TouréDefensive midfielder | 28 | 2,181 | 2 | 1 |
| Andrés IniestaMidfielder | 28 | 2,104 | 5 | 8 |
| Rafael MárquezCentre-back | 24 | 2,087 | 1 | 0 |
| Seydou KeitaMidfielder | 33 | 1,935 | 4 | 0 |
| Sergio BusquetsMidfielder | 27 | 1,803 | 1 | 0 |
| Eidur GudjohnsenForward | 24 | 1,029 | 3 | 2 |
| Sylvinho Mendes CamposCentre-back | 15 | 879 | 0 | 0 |
| Aleksandr HlebMidfielder | 20 | 810 | 0 | 3 |
| Bojan KrkicForward | 24 | 788 | 2 | 4 |
| Martín CáceresCentre-back | 13 | 772 | 0 | 0 |
| PedroForward | 6 | 365 | 0 | 0 |
| Víctor SánchezMidfielder | 7 | 247 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavi TorresMidfielder | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| PintoGoalkeeper | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Oier OlazábalGoalkeeper | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc MuniesaCentre-back | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrén SuárezForward | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Botía– | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Thiago AlcántaraMidfielder | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Abraham Gonzalez– | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |

