Barcelona have made a fast, heavy-scoring start to the 2026-27 campaign, with 10 wins, 43 goals and only 9 conceded across their opening 10 matches. That works out at 4.3 goals per game, which is a serious rate even before you get to the margin of victory in some of those outings. The latest statement came in the 4-1 away win over Galatasaray in Türkiye.
Pedri's answer to the scoring doubts
Pedri has backed the start and pushed back on the idea that this team lacked goals. Speaking to A Bola, in comments translated from Portuguese, he said: "We have a lot of confidence. There was talk that we did not have goals, but we are showing that this squad has them. We have a lot of quality players who also come off the bench."
That is a fair description of what Barcelona have shown so far. Pedri's point about the bench is backed by the wider output around the team, with Barcelona finding goals from more than one source and keeping the pressure on opponents for long spells. The only match in which they did not score three or more was the 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao.
The run has been built on volume as much as control. Ten wins between LaLiga and the Champions League is a strong opening, but the more striking part is how often the attack has kept going after the first goal. Barcelona now move into a run that includes Betis in LaLiga, PSG in Europe and Real Madrid in the clásico.
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