{"id":1870,"date":"2026-09-07T13:20:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2026-09-07T13:20:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:20:42","slug":"hansi-flick-surpasses-guardiola-and-luis-enrique-with-incredible-barcelona-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=1870","title":{"rendered":"Hansi Flick surpasses Guardiola and Luis Enrique with incredible Barcelona record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Hansi Flick\u2019s remarkable <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/team\/barcelona-5\">Barcelona<\/a> reign has produced another piece of club history, with the German manager breaking two records after Sunday\u2019s emphatic victory over Valencia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/the-five-goal-tradition-rodris-debut-league-leaders-three-takeaways-from-valencia-0-5-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Barcelona\u2019s 5-0 win at Mestalla<\/a> completed a perfect opening four matchdays and gave Flick\u2019s side the best start in <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/competition\/laliga-10\/fixtures\">La Liga<\/a> history in terms of goal difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"HorizontalSeparator_separator__zeIS5\"\/>\n<hr class=\"HorizontalSeparator_separator__zeIS5\"\/>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-make-history-after-scoring-17-goals-in-first-four-la-liga-games-but-there-is-a-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><em>Bar\u00e7a<\/em> have scored 17 goals<\/a> and conceded just two, leaving them with a remarkable +15 differential.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>The achievement comes shortly after <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/hansi-flick-breaks-johan-cruyffs-barcelona-record-after-valencia-thrashing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Flick surpassed Johan Cruyff<\/a> for the most matchdays spent at the top of La Liga by a Barcelona manager.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Now, another chapter has been added to his rapidly growing legacy at the club.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3>Barcelona smash historic goal difference record<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/flick-cosecha-mejor-inicio-liguero-historia-barca-barcelona-guardiola-luis-enrique-134022273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">SPORT<\/a>, Barcelona\u2019s +15 goal difference after four matches surpasses the previous club record of +11.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageWithSets_of-image__wSWcT\" style=\"--padding-bottom-mobile:66.66666666666666%;--padding-bottom-tablet-portrait:66.66666666666666%;--padding-bottom-tablet-landscape:66.66666666666666%;--padding-bottom-desktop:66.66666666666666%\"><picture class=\"ImageWithSets_of-image__picture__7Bplo\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px) and (prefers-color-scheme: dark)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=840&amp;h=560&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-27-1-2048x1343.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px) and (prefers-color-scheme: light)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=840&amp;h=560&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-27-1-2048x1343.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px) and (prefers-color-scheme: dark)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=620&amp;h=413&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-27-1-2048x1343.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px) and (prefers-color-scheme: light)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=620&amp;h=413&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-27-1-2048x1343.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px) and (prefers-color-scheme: dark)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=336&amp;h=224&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-27-1-2048x1343.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px) and (prefers-color-scheme: light)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=336&amp;h=224&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-27-1-2048x1343.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px) and (prefers-color-scheme: dark)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=280&amp;h=187&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-27-1-2048x1343.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px) and (prefers-color-scheme: light)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=280&amp;h=187&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-27-1-2048x1343.jpg\"\/><img alt=\"Article image:Hansi Flick surpasses Guardiola and Luis Enrique with incredible Barcelona record\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"186.66666666666666\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=280&amp;h=187&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-27-1-2048x1343.jpg\" width=\"280\" class=\"ImageWithSets_of-image__img__0dUWu ImageWrapper_media-container__image__4Rgpy\" importance=\"low\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Hansi Flick is breaking Barcelona records left, right and centre. (Photo by David Ramos\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>James Bellamy\u2019s 1929\/30 side, Pep Guardiola\u2019s 2009\/10 team and Luis Enrique\u2019s 2014\/15 squad had all previously shared the benchmark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Each recorded four victories with a +11 goal difference during their respective starts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Flick\u2019s current side have emphatically gone beyond that mark, as the 17 goals scored across four games have been accompanied by only two conceded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p><em>Bar\u00e7a<\/em> have also matched the second-best start in La Liga history when it comes to goal difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Real Madrid\u2019s 1958\/59 team scored 19 goals and conceded four across their opening four fixtures, producing a +15 differential.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>The all-time record, however, remains with another Real Madrid side. Their 1987\/88 team scored 21 times while conceding only once, giving them a +20 goal difference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3>Flick\u2019s Barcelona continue rewriting the record book<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageWithSets_of-image__wSWcT\" style=\"--padding-bottom-mobile:66.66666666666666%;--padding-bottom-tablet-portrait:66.66666666666666%;--padding-bottom-tablet-landscape:66.66666666666666%;--padding-bottom-desktop:66.66666666666666%\"><picture class=\"ImageWithSets_of-image__picture__7Bplo\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px) and (prefers-color-scheme: dark)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=840&amp;h=560&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-271-1-2048x1490.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px) and (prefers-color-scheme: light)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=840&amp;h=560&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-271-1-2048x1490.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px) and (prefers-color-scheme: dark)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=620&amp;h=413&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-271-1-2048x1490.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px) and (prefers-color-scheme: light)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=620&amp;h=413&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-271-1-2048x1490.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px) and (prefers-color-scheme: dark)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=336&amp;h=224&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-271-1-2048x1490.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px) and (prefers-color-scheme: light)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=336&amp;h=224&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-271-1-2048x1490.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px) and (prefers-color-scheme: dark)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=280&amp;h=187&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-271-1-2048x1490.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px) and (prefers-color-scheme: light)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=280&amp;h=187&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-271-1-2048x1490.jpg\"\/><img alt=\"Article image:Hansi Flick surpasses Guardiola and Luis Enrique with incredible Barcelona record\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"186.66666666666666\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=280&amp;h=187&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fbarcauniversal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fvalencia-cf-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-2026-271-1-2048x1490.jpg\" width=\"280\" class=\"ImageWithSets_of-image__img__0dUWu ImageWrapper_media-container__image__4Rgpy\" importance=\"low\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Barcelona are on a serious scoring spree. (Photo by David Ramos\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Interestingly, Barcelona\u2019s current scoring figures are not their best-ever after four matches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>The club scored 19 goals in the opening four games of the 1949\/50 campaign and 21 in 1950\/51.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Neither of those teams, however, won all four matches, meaning Flick\u2019s start stands apart for its combination of goals, results and defensive efficiency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>And the German has now broken another record based purely on victories. The win at Mestalla made him the manager with the most victories in his first 80 matches in charge of Barcelona.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Flick has now collected 63 wins during those opening 80 games, moving ahead of two of the club\u2019s most successful modern managers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Luis Enrique recorded 62 victories in his first 80 matches, while Guardiola managed 61.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"PublisherImprintLink_container__v8kTD title-7-medium\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barcauniversal.com\/about-us\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=32&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https:\/\/images.onefootball.com\/cw\/icons\/info-light.svg 1x, https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=48&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https:\/\/images.onefootball.com\/cw\/icons\/info-light.svg 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/image-service.onefootball.com\/transform?w=48&amp;dpr=2&amp;image=https:\/\/images.onefootball.com\/cw\/icons\/info-light.svg\"\/>View publisher imprint<\/a><button class=\"NativeShare_container__wfoDT Button_root__Br4W6 Button_outline__i5NIY\">Share this article<svg class=\"NativeShare_icon__NM_vo\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M12.2377 1.1804a.75.75 0 0 0-.9762.0003l-3.51 3.01a.75.75 0 0 0 .9765 1.1386l2.292-1.9655V12.52c0 .46.33.84.73.84.4 0 .73-.37.73-.84V3.3633l2.2718 1.9463a.75.75 0 1 0 .9759-1.1392l-3.49-2.99Z\"\/><path d=\"M5.14 8.62c-.904 0-1.64.7358-1.64 1.6455v9.209c0 .9097.736 1.6455 1.64 1.6455h13.22c.904 0 1.64-.7358 1.64-1.6455v-9.1977c0-.9097-.736-1.6455-1.64-1.6455h-1.61a.75.75 0 0 1 0-1.5h1.61c1.736 0 3.14 1.411 3.14 3.1455v9.1977c0 1.7344-1.404 3.1455-3.14 3.1455H5.14C3.404 22.62 2 21.2089 2 19.4745v-9.209C2 8.5311 3.404 7.12 5.14 7.12h1.32a.75.75 0 1 1 0 1.5H5.14Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<section class=\"XpaTaboolaPlaceholder_container__Xu_25\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/news\/hansi-flick-surpasses-guardiola-and-luis-enrique-with-incredible-barcelona-record-43417782\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hansi Flick\u2019s remarkable Barcelona reign has produced another piece of club history, with the German&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2Fv22Fphotobooth2Fcms2Fen2F434177823Fdate2026-09-07.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}