FC Barcelona: 16 penalties for and just one against in 2017
Just one penalty was given against Barça... and it was missed
Barça scored 13 of their penalties, with Messi missing three
The end of the year is a time to look back. A lot has been said about Barcelona and one interesting thing is in relation to penalties. They only had one spot kick given against them... and it was missed.
Barça's improvement in defence is reflected in the fact they conceded just one penalty in the calendar year. It came on Feb. 7 at Camp Nou in a Copa del Rey game against Atletico Madrid.
Jasper Cillessen was in charge of facing it, but it was missed by Kevin Gameiro. Since then, neither Cillessen nor Marc-Andre ter Stegen have faced a spot kick.
In contrast, Barça have had 16 penalties in their favour (11 last season and five in the current campaign). Three have been missed, all by Lionel Messi.
Here are the penalties given to Barça in 2017:
| Date | Competition | Game | Res. | Taker |
| 11/01/17 | Copa | Barça - Athletic | 3-1 | Neymar (goal) |
| 19/01/17 | Copa | R. Sociedad - Barça | 0-1 | Neymar (goal) |
| 26/01/17 | Copa | Barça - R. Sociedad | 5-2 | Messi (goal) |
| 19/02/17 | Liga | Barça - Leganés | 2-1 | Messi (goal) |
| 08/03/17 | Champions | Barça - PSG | 6-1 | Messi (goal) |
| 08/03/17 | Champions | Barça - PSG | 6-1 | Neymar (goal) |
| 19/03/17 | Liga | Barça - Valencia | 4-2 | Messi (goal) |
| 26/04/17 | LIga | Barça - Osasuna | 7-1 | Mascherano (goal) |
| 06/05/17 | Liga | Barça - Villarreal | 4-1 | Messi (goal) |
| 21/05/17 | Liga | Barça - Eibar | 4-2 | Messi (saved by Yoel) |
| 21/05/17 | Liga | Barça - Eibar | 4-2 | Messi (goal) |
| 13/08/17 | SC España | Barça - R. Madrid | 1-3 | Messi (goal) |
| 26/08/17 | Liga | Alavés - Barça | 0-2 | Messi (saved by Pacheco) |
| 19/09/17 | Liga | Barça - Eibar | 6-1 | Messi (goal) |
| 17/12/17 | Liga | Barça - Deportivo | 4-0 | Messi (saved by Rubén) |
| 23/12/17 | Liga | R. Madrid - Barça | 0-3 | Messi (goal) |
And the penalties given against Barça in 2017:
| Date | Competition | Game | Res. | Taker |
| 11/01/17 | Copa | Barça - Athletic | 3-1 | Neymar (goal) |
| 19/01/17 | Copa | R. Sociedad - Barça | 0-1 | Neymar (goal) |
| 26/01/17 | Copa | Barça - R. Sociedad | 5-2 | Messi (goal) |
| 19/02/17 | Liga | Barça - Leganés | 2-1 | Messi (goal) |
| 08/03/17 | Champions | Barça - PSG | 6-1 | Messi (goal) |
| 08/03/17 | Champions | Barça - PSG | 6-1 | Neymar (goal) |
| 19/03/17 | Liga | Barça - Valencia | 4-2 | Messi (goal) |
| 26/04/17 | LIga | Barça - Osasuna | 7-1 | Mascherano (goal) |
| 06/05/17 | Liga | Barça - Villarreal | 4-1 | Messi (goal) |
| 21/05/17 | Liga | Barça - Eibar | 4-2 | Messi (saved by Yoel) |
| 21/05/17 | Liga | Barça - Eibar | 4-2 | Messi (goal) |
| 13/08/17 | SC España | Barça - R. Madrid | 1-3 | Messi (goal) |
| 26/08/17 | Liga | Alavés - Barça | 0-2 | Messi (saved by Pacheco) |
| 19/09/17 | Liga | Barça - Eibar | 6-1 | Messi (goal) |
| 17/12/17 | Liga | Barça - Deportivo | 4-0 | Messi (saved by Rubén) |
| 23/12/17 | Liga | R. Madrid - Barça | 0-3 | Messi (goal) |
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