Barça's perfect start in La Liga puts Hansi Flick on a list of Barça legends

Published:15/09/2024 - 19:15h

Updated:16/09/2024 - 00:11h

Barça remain unbeaten in La Liga after thrashing Girona at Montilivi (1-4). Hansi Flick's team is making one of the best league starts in history, and they are getting closer to Tata Martino's record of 8 consecutive wins

FC Barcelona made another statement with a resounding thrashing of Girona at Montilivi (1-4). The team managed by Hansi Flick maintains its perfect run in LaLiga EA Sports 2024-2025, adding five victories in the first five rounds of the championship with a balance of 17 goals in favor and 4 against. With the victory against the Albirroja team, the German surpassed Ronald Koeman with the best start for the culés since the 20/21 season, when under the orders of the Dutchman the Catalan team accumulated four consecutive victories at the start of the tournament.

Back then, the Blaugrana squad defeated Elche, Athletic Club, Villarreal and Celta, scoring 13 goals and conceding only 2 in the streak of four straight victories. A similar record to that of Luis Enrique, who in 14/15 recorded four wins against Elche, Villarreal, Athletic Club and Levante, celebrating 11 goals and keeping a clean sheet in these games, a streak that he repeated in the following season with victories against Athletic, Málaga, Atlético de Madrid and Levante, in which they scored 8 goals and left their goal down on two occasions.

Guardiola and Tito Vilanova, possible 'victims' of Flick

In the current campaign, the Blaugranas have already beaten Valencia, Athletic, Rayo, Valladolid and Girona and already have their sights set on Villarreal, where Hansi Flick could equal the record of two legendary Barça coaches.

The first of them, Pep Guardiola, who in his second season in charge of the Blaugrana, 2009-2010, achieved six consecutive victories. Sporting Gijón (3-0), Getafe (2-0), Atlético de Madrid (5-2), Racing (4-1), Málaga (2-0) and Almería (1-0) were the teams defeated with the man from Sampedor on the bench, scoring 17 goals in favour and conceding three in a streak that was cut short at Mestalla with a draw on matchday 7.

Later, Tito Vilanova would reach the mark of the current Manchester City coach in his only campaign in charge of the Blaugrana squad. The Catalans beat Real Sociedad (5-1), Osasuna (2-1), Valencia (1-0), Getafe (4-1), Granada (2-0) and Sevilla (3-2) in the first six rounds of LaLiga, in which they scored 17 goals and conceded another three. At La Cerámica, Flick could complete the list of coaches with a perfect start in the first six rounds of the Spanish competition.

Hansi Flick's main objective

However, Hansi Flick is aiming for the top, with the records of Ernesto Valverde and, above all, Gerardo Martino being the main objectives of the German. In 17/18. The 'Txingurri' won his first seven games in charge of the Blaugrana, scoring 23 goals and conceding 2 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).

For his part, the 'Tata' holds the record for the best league start in the history of the Catalan team. In his first and only season in charge of the Blaugrana squad, the Argentine achieved 8 consecutive victories in the first 8 rounds of LaLiga 13/14, defeating Levante (7-0), Málaga (1-0), Valencia (3-2), Sevilla (3-2), Rayo Vallecano (4-0), Real Sociedad (4-1), Almería (2-0) and Valladolid (4-1) with a balance of 28 goals in favor and 6 against before failing at El Sadar against Osasuna (0-0) on matchday 9.

What does Hansi Flick need to do to surpass Tata's record?

Once the victory against Girona is achieved, Barça must add the three points against Villarreal, Getafe, Osasuna and Alavés, the latter being the match that precedes a new international break in October. The mission is very complex considering that, of the next 5 matches in the League, 4 will be away from home (only the one played at Montjuïc against the 'azulones'), although the momentum of the culés invites hope.