Beneath Hansi Flick, Barcelona are poised to interrupt all-time Champions League scoring data, and they’re doing it with unbelievable momentum.
After simply eight video games within the present competitors, they’ve already netted 28 targets, averaging 3.5 targets per match.
That is one of the best scoring common within the membership’s historical past for the reason that event grew to become referred to as the Champions League. It’s clear that they’re on observe to attain one thing particular this season.
Chasing a document
To place their present efficiency into perspective, Barcelona’s earlier highest variety of targets in a single Champions League marketing campaign got here within the 1999-2000 season, once they scored 45 targets throughout 16 matches, averaging 2.8 targets per recreation.
This was a exceptional achievement, however it nonetheless pales compared to what the crew is doing now below Flick.
In newer historical past, Barcelona’s attacking prowess has been spectacular, however to not the extent they’re displaying this season.
Barcelona are scoring targets for enjoyable. (Picture by David Ramos/Getty Pictures)
The final time they scored greater than 28 targets within the group stage was in the course of the 2014-2015 marketing campaign, which ended with them lifting the trophy.
Beneath Luis Enrique, that crew scored 31 targets throughout 13 matches, however since then, the membership has struggled to surpass that determine.
Scoring left, proper and centre
Now, in simply 8 video games, Barcelona’s 28 targets have already outstripped their totals from 2016-2017 and 2018-2019, the place they scored 26 targets in each seasons.
They’ve additionally surpassed the 2021-2022 whole by an enormous 26 targets, a season by which they solely managed two targets in six video games. Even their efficiency final season, in 2023-2024, noticed them rating 8 fewer targets than they’ve managed this time round.
At this price, Barcelona are set to interrupt their very own document. With a number of extra video games left within the knockout stage, they’re in a robust place to set a brand new benchmark for Champions League scoring.
Their attacking drive, led by Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal, has been nothing wanting deadly, and in the event that they maintain this manner going, a brand new document is all however assured.