BR - For a club which has made a habit of winning La Liga and the Champions League over the past few years, to end the 2011-12 campaign with just a triumph in the Copa del Rey to show for it was a major disappointment.
To make matters worse, they had to sit back and watch as bitter historic rivals Real Madrid claimed the Spanish league title with 100 points and 121 goals scored, both record-breaking totals. They then suffered another blow at the start of this season by losing to Real in the Spanish Super Cup despite taking a 3-2 aggregate lead to Madrid following the first leg.
