BARÇA'S 21ST FULL RANGE IN THE LEAGUE
HISTORIC: Hansi Flick's Barça beat Guardiola and Tito Vilanova's team
Published:26/09/2024 - 00:00h
Updated:26/09/2024 - 05:59h
Barça remain unbeaten in LaLiga after defeating Getafe (1-0), adding 7 wins in the first 7 rounds of the tournament. Hansi Flick's team has made history by surpassing the record of 6 consecutive wins of Guardiola and Tito Vilanova's teams
Hansi Flick is now part of FC Barcelona history. The Blaugrana, with the German in charge, achieved a comfortable and convincing victory against Getafe at Montjuïc (1-0), thus maintaining their perfect run in LaLiga EA SPORTS 2024/25. The Catalans have now recorded seven victories in the first seven rounds of the championship, with a balance of 23 goals for and 5 against.
With this victory against the team managed by José Bordalás, the Blaugranas have entered the top 3 of the club's best league starts. This season, the Catalans have already beaten Valencia, Athletic, Rayo, Valladolid, Girona, Villarreal and Getafe, the latter being the match in which Flick surpassed the record of Pep Guardiola and Tito Vilanova's teams.
| MATCHDAY | MATCH |
| Matchday 1 | Valencia 1-2 FC Barcelona (Hugo Duro; Robert Lewandowski X2) |
| Matchday 2 | FC Barcelona 2-1 Athletic Club (Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski; Sancet) |
| Matchday 3 | Rayo Vallecano 1-2 FC Barcelona (López; Pedri, Olmo) |
| Matchday 4 | FC Barcelona 7-0 Valladolid (Raphinha X3, Lewandowski, Koundé, Olmo, Ferran Torres) |
| Matchday 5 | Girona 1-4 FC Barcelona (Stuani; Lamine Yamal X2, Olmo, Pedri) |
| Matchday 6 | Villarreal 1-5 FC Barcelona (Ayoze; Lewandowski X2, Raphinha X2, Pablo Torre) |
| Matchday 7 | FC Barcelona 1-0 Getafe (Robert Lewandowski) |
Guardiola and Vilanova's marks
In the second season of the Sampedor native in charge (2009-2010), Barça won six consecutive games against Sporting Gijón (3-0), Getafe (2-0), Atlético de Madrid (5-2), Racing (4-1), Málaga (2-0) and Almería (1-0), scoring 17 goals and conceding three. However, in the 7th round against Valencia at Mestalla, the Catalans failed to win and ended their streak with a draw.
Three years later, in the 2012-2013 season, the team led by Vilanova would equal Pep's record by beating Real Sociedad (5-1), Osasuna (2-1), Valencia (1-0), Getafe (4-1), Granada (2-0) and Sevilla (3-2) in the first six LaLiga matches, scoring 17 goals and conceding another five. Their streak ended with a 2-2 draw against Real Madrid in the first Clásico of that season at the Camp Nou.
One step away from making history
This Wednesday, in Montjuïc, Flick has reached the record of Ernesto Valverde, who in the 2017-2018 season also won his first seven games in charge of the Blaugrana, with 23 goals for and 2 against in the victories against Betis (2-0), Alavés (2-0), Espanyol (5-0), Getafe (2-1), Eibar (6-1), Girona (3-0) and Las Palmas (3-0).
In this way, the German is just one step away from equaling the record of Gerardo 'El Tata' Martino, who holds the record for the best league start in the history of FC Barcelona with eight consecutive wins. In the 2013/14 season, Barça defeated Levante, Málaga, Valencia, Sevilla, Rayo Vallecano, Real Sociedad, Almería and Valladolid before failing at El Sadar against Osasuna (0-0) on matchday 9.
It will be in the kingdom of Navarra where Flick could equal the Argentine coach's record in the match that will take place next Saturday, September 28 at 9 p.m. If he wins, he will have the opportunity to surpass him against Alavés in Mendizorroza, in the last match before the international break in October.
