Net profit for the period was €9 million and debt rose to €326 million. Spending also rose - to €429 million - largely due to cash paid out to players in wages and bonuses which amounted to €305 million.
Barcelona said it earned €121 million from marketing, €25 million from the sale or loan of players and €15 million from the sale of a plot at Sant Joan Despi.
Real Madrid became the first team in any sport to post revenue in excess of €400 million in a single year in the 2008-09 season, according to accountancy firm Deloitte's annual survey of football finance. Deloitte excludes exceptional items like the one-off sale of assets.
