Barcelona's 2009 sextuple: first club to win six trophies in one year

📰 In 2009 Barcelona won all six competitions they entered, becoming the first club to complete a sextuple in a calendar year. 📌 Key points 🏆 They won the treble: La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League. 🏅 They added the Spanish Super Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. 🌍 They beat Estudiantes 2-1 in the Club World Cup in December. 🧢 It all began in Pep Guardiola's first season as first-team coach. ⚽ Lionel Messi won the 2009 Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player award. 📝 What happened 🧢 In summer 2008 Barcelona moved on Ronaldinho and Deco and promoted B-team coach and former captain Pep Guardiola. In his first season they won La Liga with 87 points (W27 D6 L5), nine clear of Real Madrid. 🏆 After also lifting the Copa del Rey, they beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Champions League final in Rome on 27 May 2009 – the first treble in Spanish football. 🌍 At the start of 2009/10 they added the Spanish Super Cup and the UEFA Super Cup against Shakhtar Donetsk, then beat Estudiantes 2-1 in the Club World Cup final on 19 December to become the first club to win six titles in one calendar year. ⚽ In 2008/09 Messi scored 38 goals in all competitions, Samuel Eto'o 36 and Thierry Henry 26, with Xavi and Andrés Iniesta running midfield. 📊 By the numbers • Trophies in 2009: 6 (every competition entered) • 2008/09 La Liga: 87 points, 105 scored, 35 conceded • 2008/09 goals: Messi 38, Eto'o 36, Henry 26 🔭 Why it matters Others have since chased six trophies in a year, but Barcelona did it first. Their passing game still puts them at the heart of any debate about the greatest club side.