The golden lineup: Barcelona teammates stand together to prepare for a Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on February 26, 2013.
| Photo Credit: Manu Fernandez
The exits of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba from FC Barcelona at the end of the 2022-23 season has meant that only Sergi Roberto remains of the key set of players who dominated Spanish, European and even world football for more than a decade. Here’s a look at the timeline of the club’s golden period that resulted in several trophies, the clinch pins of the generation and the performance metrics.
Timeline
The graph shows the active years of the players who were part of Barcelona’s golden generation, except for Sergi Roberto who remains in the club
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Honours
The graph charts the number of titles won by Barcelona between 1998 and 2023
Star performances
The graph charts the performance of the key players of Barcelona’s golden generation, including the seasons played, minutes played and goals scored
Source: FC Barcelona website
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