Hansi Flick equals Pep Guardiola and Tito Vilanova's record of LaLiga wins

FC Barcelona made another statement with a resounding thrashing of Villarreal at La Cerámica (1-5). The team led by Hansi Flick maintains its perfect run in LaLiga EA Sports 2024-2025, adding six victories in the first six rounds of the championship with a balance of 22 goals for and 5 against.

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With the victory against the 'groguet' team, the German left Ronald Koeman far behind 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. At that time, the Blaugrana team defeated Elche, Athletic Club, Villarreal and Celta, scoring 13 goals and conceding only 2 in the streak of four 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 matches, 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, Flick's new 'victims'

In the current campaign, the Blaugranas have already beaten Valencia, Athletic, Rayo, Valladolid, Girona and Villarreal, the latter being the match where Hansi Flick has equalled the record of two legendary Barça coaches.

The first of them, Pep Guardiola, who in his second season on the Barça bench, 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 Sampedor-born player on the sidelines, scoring 17 goals and conceding three in a run 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 matchdays of LaLiga, in which they scored 17 goals and conceded another three.

This Sunday, at La Cerámica, Hansi Flick has made history at the club by completing the trio of coaches with a perfect start in the first six matches of the Spanish competition alongside Guardiola and Vilanova and he already has his sights set on Getafe, where he could surpass the latter two and equal Ernesto Valverde's record.

Hansi Flick's main objective

In 17/18, the 'Txingurri' won his first seven games on the Barça bench, 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). Next Wednesday, at Montjuïc against Getafe, the Catalans could reach the record of the current Athletic Club coach.

However, Hansi Flick's main objective is to surpass Gerardo 'El Tata' Martino's record for the best league start in the history of the Catalan team. In his first and only season under the orders 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 for and 6 against before failing at El Sadar against Osasuna (0-0) on matchday 9.

What does Hansi Flick need to surpass Tata's record? After the victory against

After the victory in Villarreal, Barça must add the three points against 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 4 games in the League, 3 will be away from home (only one will be played at Montjuïc against the 'azulones'), although the momentum of the culés invites hope.