How did Barcelona do in his last season without Lionel Messi?

Since the news of the departure of Lionel Messi from Barcelona came to light the nostalgia for not seeing the Argentine again with the colors of the Catalan team began to invade football fans around the world. The club confirmed that it will not renew the attacker's contract for financial reasons.

Messi arrived at Barça in 2000 when he was just 13 years old and in 2004 he was already making his official debut with the first team under Frank Rijkaard. The Rosario is going through the big door, as the greatest idol in the history of the club and with 35 titles under his arm, with 10 editions of La Liga and 4 of the Champions League, among others.

In the season leading up to La Pulga's debut, Barcelona didn't have a great campaign. With the Dutch coach already in charge of the bank, the team was made up of great stars such as Ronaldinho, Javier Saviola, Patrick Kluivert, Xavi, Iniesta, Luis Enrique, Edgar Davids, Puyol and Rafa Márquez.

In the local championship he placed second in that edition, with 72 points, five less than the champion, Valencia. The Catalans reaped 21 victories, with 9 draws and 8 defeats, which reached them to qualify directly to the group stage of the Champions League. Also at the national level, in the Copa del Rey, they were eliminated by Zaragoza in the quarterfinals.