Barcelona go into the Barcelona vs Racing Santander match with six straight competitive wins, 26 goals scored and just five conceded. A seventh would make Hansi Flick's side the first Barcelona team ever to win their opening seven competitive matches in a season. The run has not been built on narrow margins either, with four-goal games showing up repeatedly.

Barcelona's record chase

Barcelona have won all six of their competitive matches this season, and they have scored four or more goals in five of those games. That is a brutal start by any standard, especially when the defensive side of it has stayed tight enough for only five goals to go in at the other end.

Hansi Flick was asked about the record talk and kept the focus on performance. Speaking to barcauniversal.com, he said: "There is no use looking at records because whatever happened is in the past." He also added: "If a good performance results in them breaking a record, then that is a consequence of the team playing good football."

The point is hard to miss. Barcelona are not grinding through a hot spell, they are putting up the kind of output that makes a club milestone feel close before September is over.

Raphinha and Lamine Yamal driving the attack

Raphinha has been one of the main reasons Barcelona have looked so sharp early on. He has 11 goal involvements in his first six outings this season, while Lamine Yamal has reached six league goals as well.

That spread matters because it means the burden is not sitting on one forward. Barcelona have had multiple players deciding games, and Raphinha's end product has been especially important in a side that is already well into its rhythm.

Racing Santander arrive with a respectable start of their own, sitting 10th with seven points from five games. Jose Alberto Lopez's side have also lost both away matches in the league this season, which makes the trip to Camp Nou a serious step up.

The contest still has to be played, but Barcelona have already done the hard part of creating the expectation. If they keep the same level against Racing, the club record will be there on the night.

Written by Daniel Hartley with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 3 outlets. How we work →