FC BARCELONA
Barça extends unbeaten streak to 9 matches in the Champions League 2024/25
Published:12/03/2025 - 00:14h
Updated:12/03/2025 - 01:24h
FC Barcelona secured their eighth victory in the last 9 appearances in the Champions League against Benfica (3-1), the best streak since the 19/20 season.
FC Barcelona continues to make strong strides in the UEFA Champions League. On Tuesday, Hansi Flick's team defeated Benfica again (3-1) to advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament and establish themselves as the main favorites for the title. On the same day that the Catalans secured their place in the next round, Liverpool, the league phase leader with two more points than Barça, was eliminated at Anfield by Paris Saint-Germain (0-1, 1-4).
In this sense, the azulgrana team is experiencing, by far, the best moment of the season, remaining unbeaten in 17 matches across all competitions in 2025. In the Champions League, in fact, the Catalans' streak is 9 matches without defeat, with a record of 8 victories and only 1 draw (31 goals for and 12 against). The culés lost their debut against Monaco (2-1) and, since then, have only dropped points against Atalanta (2-2), with qualification for the round of 16 secured on matchday 8 of the league phase.
Barça's Champions streak: 8 victories and 1 draw
Barça bounced back from the defeat in matchday 1 in the Principality with a 'thrashing' of Young Boys at home (5-0). Then, they did the same in Montjuïc against Bayern Munich (4-1) and, in the fourth matchday, they delivered another thrashing to Red Star in Belgrade (2-5). Before the year-end break, Flick's team crushed Brest (3-0) and defeated Borussia Dortmund in Germany (2-3). In January, the comeback against Benfica (4-5) sealed their passage to the round of 16.
The 'eagles' crossed paths with the azulgrana again in the first knockout round. In Lisbon, the first leg went to Barcelona (0-1) thanks to a stunning goal from Raphinha, in an impeccable survival exercise by the culés to hold on for 68 minutes with one player less. In the return leg in Montjuïc, Rafa (double) and Lamine Yamal took care of finishing off the tie (4-1 on aggregate). Now, in the quarter-finals, they await Lille or Dortmund (the tie is 1-1 after the draw in Germany).
⚽The nine unbeaten matches of Barça in the Champions 2024/25
| Phase | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Matchday 2 - league phase | Barça-Young Boys | 5-0 |
| Matchday 3 - league phase | Barça-Bayern Munich | 4-1 |
| Matchday 4 - league phase | Red Star-Barça | 2-5 |
| Matchday 5 - league phase | Barça-Brest | 3-0 |
| Matchday 6 - league phase | Dortmund-Barça | 2-3 |
| Matchday 7 - league phase | Benfica-Barça | 4-5 |
| Matchday 8 - league phase | Barça-Atalanta | 2-2 |
| Round of 16 - first leg | Benfica-Barça | 0-1 |
| Round of 16 - second leg | Barça-Benfica | 3-1 |
Barça matches their longest unbeaten streak in Champions since 2020
For the azulgrana team, the current streak this season in the Champions League is the longest since the 2019/20 season. The team then coached by Ernesto Valverde went 11 matches without losing from the group stage to the semi-finals against Liverpool, where the team squandered a 3-goal lead.
The culés overcame Tottenham, Inter Milan, and PSV Eindhoven to advance to the round of 16 (4W/2D), where the opponent was Lyon (5-1 on aggregate). In the quarter-finals, Barça defeated Manchester United (4-0 on aggregate), before falling in the 'semis' (4-3, with the painful comeback at Anfield). The record, until the elimination in England, was 8 victories and 3 draws (26 goals scored and 10 conceded).
