Hansi Flick could make Barcelona history twice with El Clasico win over Real Madrid

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Barcelona have the chance to make Sunday’s El Clasico against Real Madrid a landmark occasion for Hansi Flick and the club. Indeed, as highlighted by SPORT, a victory tomorrow would give the German his 100th win as Barcelona manager and establish a new record for the best start to a La Liga season, while dealing […] The post Hansi Flick could make Barcelona history twice with El Clasico win over Real Madrid appeared first on Barca Universal .

Barcelona have the chance to make Sunday’s El Clasico against Real Madrid a landmark occasion for Hansi Flick and the club.

Indeed, as highlighted by SPORT , a victory tomorrow would give the German his 100th win as Barcelona manager and establish a new record for the best start to a La Liga season, while dealing a significant blow to their fiercest rivals.

The stakes extend beyond the usual rivalry. Barça are looking to respond to their midweek Champions League defeat to PSG, while Real Madrid arrive after beating RB Leipzig.

With the meeting carrying major implications for the title race, Flick has the opportunity to turn a high-profile fixture into a defining moment in his Barcelona tenure.

Hansi Flick targets his 100th Barcelona victory against Real Madrid

Flick is one win away from reaching 100 victories as Barcelona manager, having recorded 99 wins, 10 draws and 20 defeats across his first 129 matches in charge.

Since taking over as manager in 2024, his winning percentage stands at 76.74%, narrowly ahead of Luis Enrique’s 76.24%.

Other celebrated managers also sit behind Flick in the comparison, including Tito Vilanova (75%), Pep Guardiola (72.47%) and Helenio Herrera (70.63%).

Flick has also overseen an impressive attacking return, with Barcelona scoring 368 goals across those 129 matches, an average of 2.85 per game. The team’s scoring rate has been even higher this season, with 50 goals in 12 matches.

Since replacing Xavi Hernandez as the Barcelona manager, Flick has quickly built an impressive trophy record.

His first season brought a domestic treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup, before Barcelona added the league title and another Spanish Super Cup the following campaign.

Reaching 100 wins against Real Madrid would be a fitting landmark, particularly given the scale of the rivalry and the importance of the fixture to Barcelona’s ambitions this season.

Barcelona can break Real Madrid’s historic La Liga record

Flick’s second potential milestone concerns Barcelona’s start to the La Liga campaign. The Catalans have the opportunity to win their first 10 La Liga matches of the season, a feat that would give them the record outright.

Barcelona matched the existing benchmark with their victory over Real Betis at La Cartuja. The record has stood since the 1968-69 season, when Real Madrid won their opening nine league fixtures.

Nearly six decades later, Barcelona can surpass that achievement against the very club that set it. A victory would not only extend their perfect league start but also give Flick an exclusive place in the competition’s record books.

Barcelona’s first defeat of the season, a 4-2 loss away to PSG, ended a run of 11 consecutive victories across La Liga and the Champions League. Yet the setback has not erased the opportunity to make history domestically.

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