1998–99 FC Barcelona season
During the 1998–99 FC Barcelona season, the club once again retained the La Liga title. Barcelona enjoyed a great season with their new signings Ronald de Boer, Patrick Kluivert, Frank de Boer, Mauricio Pellegrino, Boudewijn Zenden and Phillip Cocu. Barcelona had a league tough start in early season but Barcelona later made a remarkable turnaround to secure La Liga in late-May, thanks to Real Madrid's several slips.
| 1998–99 season | |||
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| President | Josep Lluís Núñez | ||
| Head Coach | Louis van Gaal | ||
| Stadium | Camp Nou | ||
| La Liga | 1st | ||
| Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | ||
| Supercopa de España | Runners-up | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage (3rd) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Rivaldo (24) All: Rivaldo (29) | ||
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Barcelona were eliminated by Valencia in the quarter-final of Copa del Rey.
Following another lackluster performance in the First Group Phase against two European giants Bayern Munich and Manchester United with wins, draws and losses twice respectively and thus prevented Barcelona qualified to UEFA Champions League quarter finals.