Flick's Barcelona seals sixth perfect league start in club history

FC Barcelona made it five wins from five LaLiga matches by beating Levante 2-4 at the Ciutat de València. The victory keeps Hansi Flick's team as outright league leaders and gives the club its sixth perfect start in the competition's history. Two seasons ago, in Flick's first campaign, Barcelona also opened the league schedule with five straight victories.

• The 2-4 win over Levante leaves Barcelona with 15 points from a possible 15 in LaLiga.
• It is the sixth time in club history that Barcelona has won its first five league matches.
• Hansi Flick repeated the same start he achieved in his first season in charge.
• With 21 goals in five games, only the 1950-51 team scored more at this stage.
• Raphinha and Lamine Yamal have scored six goals each in the opening five rounds.

The 2-4 win at Levante keeps Barcelona top of LaLiga

The result at the Ciutat de València was not a routine victory, but it confirmed the consistency Barcelona has shown since the opening matchday. With 15 points from a possible 15, the Catalan side holds first place without needing other results to go its way. The strong start also underlines how Flick has built a team capable of producing overwhelming attacking football while staying competitive enough to win demanding away matches.

How many times has Barcelona won its first five league games of a season

The start to the current campaign puts this Barcelona side in a very select group. In its history, the club has opened the domestic league with five consecutive wins on six occasions. The full list includes:

• 2009-10, under Pep Guardiola, in the treble-winning season.
• 2012-13, under Tito Vilanova, in the 100-point league campaign.
• 2013-14, under Gerardo Martino.
• 2017-18, under Ernesto Valverde.
• 2023-24, under Hansi Flick in his first season.
• 2024-25, under Hansi Flick in the current campaign.

Before the current run, the most recent reference was Flick's first year on the bench. That team not only collected five straight league wins, but extended the streak to seven consecutive victories, matching the best league start in club history, a mark Gerardo Martino had already reached in 2013-14.

Flick's scoring start among the best in Barcelona history

Barcelona's start stands out not only for the points secured, but also for the ease with which the team reaches the opposition box. Across the first five rounds, the side has scored 21 goals, a figure only surpassed by the 1950-51 team. That side, coached by Ferdinand Daucik, began the championship with 23 goals over the same stretch.

César Rodríguez, the team's main striker, also left a mark that is hard to match: he scored in each of the first five matchdays and finished the league season with 29 goals in 27 games. In the current squad, both Raphinha and Lamine Yamal have played a decisive scoring role, with six goals each so far in LaLiga.

Raphinha and Lamine Yamal driving the league leaders' attack

The attacking partnership between Raphinha and Lamine Yamal has become Barcelona's biggest threat. Both players have scored six goals in the first five matchdays, making them the clear references of the team's forward line even without finding the net in every game. Their ability to combine on the wing and appear in central areas has given Flick's side a verticality rarely seen in recent years.

What this Barcelona can achieve if it extends the winning run

There is still room to grow. If the team keeps the streak alive beyond five wins, it will close in on the record Flick set in his first season and the one Gerardo Martino produced in 2013-14, when Barcelona recorded seven consecutive victories as the best league start in club history. LaLiga now offers a schedule in which the leaders will have to defend their position against opponents who have caused them problems in recent campaigns.

With 21 goals in five matches, only the 1950-51 Barcelona side had opened a league season with more attacking production.

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