Who can stop Barça? Fourth 'little hand' in 2025 and counting

Hansi Flick's FC Barcelona is an unstoppable scoring machine. Against Valencia (0-5), the Catalans completed their fourth 'manita' in ten appearances this 2025, where the team has scored 37 goals (3.7 goals per match). Goals from Ferran Torres ('hat-trick'), Fermín López, and Lamine Yamal allowed the Blaugrana to secure a comfortable victory to advance to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey for the fifteenth time in the last 19 editions of the tournament.

The first 'manita' of the year came in an unbeatable setting: the final of the Supercopa de España. Goals from Lamine, Lewandowski, Raphinha (double), and Balde overwhelmed a dismal Real Madrid in defense (2-5) to secure the first title of the season. The team continued to celebrate that week in the Copa against Betis in Montjuïc (5-1), with goals from Gavi, Koundé, Raphinha, Ferran, and Yamal.

Barça Maintains Its Overwhelming Pace in 2025

A week later, the team showed character to come back from a 4-2 deficit against Benfica in Lisbon with a historic 'manita' (4-5). Goals from Lewandowski, Eric García, and Raphinha sealed the Blaugrana victory. 'Lewy' and Rafa had previously scored to reduce the deficit. And, just eleven days after the brutal 7-1 in the league, Barça crushed Valencia again, this time in the Copa and at Mestalla, exacerbating the sharp crisis of the 'chés'.

In total, there have been nine 'manitas' from Barcelona in 35 matches of the 2024-25 season, where the tally has already reached 109 goals scored. Three were in the Champions League (5-0 against Young Boys, 2-5 against Red Star, and the aforementioned 4-5 against Benfica), and three more came in the league (1-5 against Villarreal, 5-1 against Sevilla, and 1-5 against Mallorca). In the Copa, there have been two consecutive in the round of 16 and quarter-finals (5-1 against Betis and 0-5 against Valencia), while Real Madrid took the other in the Supercopa (2-5).

The Four 'Manitas' of FC Barcelona in 2025

1. January 12: Real Madrid 2-5 FC Barcelona (Supercopa de España final, in Jeddah). Goals for Barça: 1-1 Lamine Yamal (min. 22); 1-2 Lewandowski (min. 36, P); 1-3 Raphinha (min. 39); 1-4 Balde (min. 45+10); 1-5 Raphinha (min. 48).
2. January 15: FC Barcelona 5-1 Real Betis (Copa del Rey round of 16, in Montjuïc).Goals for Barça: 1-0 Gavi (min. 3); 2-0 Jules Koundé (min. 27); 3-0 Raphinha (min. 58); 4-0 Ferran Torres (min. 67); 5-0 Lamine Yamal (min. 75).
3. January 21: Benfica 4-5 FC Barcelona (Champions League matchday 7, in Lisbon).Goals for Barça: 1-1 Lewandowski (min. 13, P); 3-2 Raphinha (min. 64); 4-3 Lewandowski (min. 78, P); 4-4 Eric García (min. 86); 4-5 Raphinha (min. 90+5).
4. February 6: Valencia 0-5 FC Barcelona (Copa del Rey quarter-finals, in Mestalla). Goals for Barça: 0-1 Ferran Torres (min. 3); 0-2 Ferran Torres (min. 17); 0-3 Fermín López (min. 23); 0-4 Ferran Torres (min. 30); 0-5 Lamine Yamal (min. 59).