{"id":3197,"date":"2026-09-14T07:27:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=3197"},"modified":"2026-09-14T07:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:27:46","slug":"six-wins-26-goals-barcelonas-attack-is-setting-the-pace-miles-ahead-of-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=3197","title":{"rendered":"Six wins, 26 goals: Barcelona\u2019s attack is setting the pace \u2013 miles ahead of Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/team\/barcelona-5\">Barcelona<\/a> have retained sole possession of the top spot in <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/competition\/laliga-10\/fixtures\">La Liga<\/a> after making it five wins from five <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/poor-defense-levantes-press-an-inevitable-attack-three-takeaways-from-levante-2-4-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">with a 4-2 victory over Levante<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Notably, their early-season numbers point to something even more striking than their perfect record.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"HorizontalSeparator_separator__zeIS5\"\/>\n<hr class=\"HorizontalSeparator_separator__zeIS5\"\/>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Hansi Flick\u2019s side have scored 21 goals across their opening five league matches, averaging more than four goals per game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Add the <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/perfect-start-star-duo-shine-koundes-disappointment-three-takeaways-from-barcelona-5-1-feyenoord\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">5-1 Champions League victory over Feyenoord<\/a> and Barcelona have found the net 26 times in just six matches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>That attacking output becomes even more impressive when considering the circumstances, as <em>Bar\u00e7a<\/em> have operated without a traditional number 9 this season, and yet, the goals have not dried up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Instead, responsibility has been spread across a collection of forwards and attacking midfielders, making the team considerably harder to contain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/player\/raphinha-172081\">Raphinha<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/player\/lamine-yamal-514052\">Lamine Yamal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/player\/fermin-lopez-454111\">Fermin Lopez<\/a>, Anthony Gordon and Karim Adeyemi have all contributed to that blistering start.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Collectively, the five players have produced 26 goal contributions across those six matches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3>Barcelona\u2019s goals are coming from everywhere<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Raphinha has led the way with eight goals and three assists, while Yamal has already registered seven goals and two assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleTwitter_container__gcJAU\">\n<blockquote class=\"ArticleTwitter_tweet__cMKol twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p><a class=\"twitter-tweet\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/2099183178460053900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">26 G\/A THROUGH SIX GAMES \ud83d\ude26<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd34 Raphinha &#8211; 8 goals and 3 assists<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd35 Lamine Yamal &#8211; 7 goals and 2 assists<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd34 Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez &#8211; 4 goals and 2 assists<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd35 Anthony Gordon &#8211; 4 assists<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd34 Karim Adeyemi &#8211; 3 goals and 1 assist<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona&#8217;s attack is nearly unstoppable to start the season\ud83d\udd25<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-1\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<time datetime=\"Sunday, 13 September 2026\">Sunday, 13 September 2026<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Fermin has added four goals and two assists, Gordon has supplied four assists, and Adeyemi has contributed three goals and one assist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Those numbers clearly show that there is no single route to goal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Indeed, Yamal can create from wide areas or attack the box himself, while Raphinha provides another major source of goals and assists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>On the other hand, Fermin offers a more direct threat from midfield, and Gordon and Adeyemi add further attacking options, giving Flick the freedom to rotate without necessarily sacrificing his side\u2019s cutting edge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>The absence of a pure centre-forward has therefore not translated into a lack of penetration. Quite the opposite.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s forwards have shared the burden, and their collective production has been one of the defining features of the opening weeks, and the 21 goals in La Liga are the clearest evidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3>Real Madrid cannot match Barcelona\u2019s early numbers<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>The best way to judge just how impressive Barcelona\u2019s start has been is to put it alongside the numbers of their biggest rivals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Real Madrid, now under new manager Jose Mourinho, have also begun strongly, having won five of their six games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Their league scoring record, though, is considerably less imposing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleTwitter_container__gcJAU\">\n<blockquote class=\"ArticleTwitter_tweet__cMKol twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p><a class=\"twitter-tweet\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TouchlineX\/status\/2099341114851373330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">\ud83d\udea8\u2728 Real Madrid&#8217;s attackers so far this season: <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Kylian Mbapp\u00e9: 7 goals and 1 assist<br \/>\n\u2022 Vinicius: 1 goal and 4 assists<br \/>\n\u2022 Jude Bellingham: 3 goals and 2 assists<br \/>\n\u2022 Arda Guler: 1 goal and 3 assists<\/p>\n<p>17 goals in 6 matches.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-1\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<time datetime=\"Monday, 14 September 2026\">Monday, 14 September 2026<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Real Madrid have scored 14 goals in five La Liga matches, an average of fewer than three per game. That remains a respectable return and should not be dismissed, but it is a significant distance behind Barcelona\u2019s 21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>The contrast becomes clearer when looking at the individual attacking contributions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/player\/kylian-mbappe-172496\">Kylian Mbappe<\/a> has seven goals and one assist, Vinicius has one goal and four assists, Jude Bellingham has three goals and two assists, while Arda Guler has one goal and three assists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>There is quality throughout Madrid\u2019s attack, but the production is not as evenly distributed as it is at Barcelona.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3>Barcelona\u2019s collective attack is the real difference<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>The most notable distinction is not just the number of goals. It is how those goals are being generated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Real Madrid\u2019s early attacking numbers are heavily influenced by Mbappe, who has carried much of the scoring responsibility. Barcelona, by contrast, have received major contributions from several players at once.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>That matters over the course of a long season because if one Barcelona attacker has a quiet night, another can step forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>It is also why the lack of a traditional number 9 has not become the problem some might have expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Barcelona have compensated through movement, creativity and the sheer number of players capable of making decisive contributions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleParagraph_articleParagraph__k_2M8\">\n<p>Sure, there is still a long way to go, and early-season statistics can change, but for now, Barcelona have established a more convincing attacking benchmark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"PublisherImprintLink_container__v8kTD 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