"Not Records, but the Title"… Barcelona Extend Opening League Winning Streak to 8, with 34 Goals Scored and 7 Conceded
Barcelona beat Getafe 3-0 to record an eighth straight win to open the league season. The phrase 'nine league matches, all won, with 39 goals' combines their Champions League results.
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"What we want is not records, but the title." Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said this at a press conference on the 10th (local time), right after the 3-0 win over Getafe, according toAS, Flick put the next match and the title ahead of records that day. The numbers used to report the records were already off. 'Nine league matches, all won, 39 goals, 8 conceded' is not a league record.
Barcelona's league record: 8 wins, 34 goals; official matches: 9 wins, 39 goals
Barcelona goals for and against by competition
LALIGA official standingson the LALIGA official standings, Barcelona have 8 wins from 8 matches, with 34 goals scored and 7 conceded (as viewed at 17:00 KST on October 13, 2026). The 9 matches, 39 goals and 8 conceded totals add the 5-1 Champions League win over Feyenoord on September 9. The FC Barcelona club announcement also listed separately its eight-match league opening winning streak and its nine-match official opening winning streak.
| Category | Matches | Wins | Goals scored | Goals conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | 8 | 8 | 34 | 7 |
| Champions League | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Official matches total | 9 | 9 | 39 | 8 |
Dividing league goals by 8 matches gives an average of 4.25 goals scored and 0.875 conceded per match (34÷8, 7÷8). In the same standings snapshot, 2nd-place Atlético Madrid and 3rd-place Real Betis have 19 points, and 4th-place Real Madrid has 18. Barcelona, the leaders with 24 points, are 5 points ahead of Atlético and Betis and 6 points ahead of Real Madrid. However, this standings table is a viewed snapshot with no final update time shown.
3-0 win over Getafe, goals by Gordon, Jesus and Koundé
According to La Vanguardia's live coverage, the match ended at 20:31 local time. Anthony Gordon, Gabriel Jesus and Jules Koundé each scored one goal. Before the match, the league record was 7 wins, 31 goals scored and 7 conceded. With this match, goals scored rose to 34, and goals conceded stayed at 7. It was a shutout win.
Flick's third-season opening streak ties Martino's record
The eight-match league opening winning streak ties the one under Gerardo Martino in the 2013/14 season, which is the club record. Looking at all of La Liga, the benchmark is Real Madrid's nine-game streak from the 1968/69 season. Based on the numbers, a league win in the next match would tie the La Liga record for the longest opening-season winning streak, nine. If they fail to win, the streak stops at a tie for the club record.
Flick's appointment was announced on May 29, 2024, and the 2026/27 season is his third in charge. The club extended his contract this year, on May 18, through June 30, 2028, with a one-season extension option.
In a comparison AS published on March 3 this year, Flick's first 100 official matches yielded 75 wins, according to the tally.
| Rank | Coach | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Enrique | 80 wins |
| 2 | Hansi Flick | 75 wins |
| 3 | Pep Guardiola | 71 wins |
| 4 | Ernesto Valverde | 68 wins |
| 5 | Xavi Hernández | 63 wins |
Flick's 75 wins are 5 fewer than Luis Enrique and 4 more than Pep Guardiola. This table only shows the order among the five coaches AS selected. It should not be read as a ranking of all coaches in history. The reference date is also March 3, so it differs from current career totals.
Related official sites
- LALIGA official standings — check Barcelona's latest league points and goals for and against
- FC Barcelona men's first team official match results — check raw match scores by competition
- German Football Association's official Flick profile — Flick's profile page in the German Football Association's data center
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