FC Barcelona remains only unbeaten club in Europe’s top five leagues

Out of 96 clubs competing across Europe’s five major domestic leagues, exactly one has managed to avoid defeat in all competitions. FC Barcelona, doing FC Barcelona things, is that club. The achievement puts the Catalan side in rare air. Across La Liga, the Premier League, the Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1, no other team can claim a perfect record of zero losses across all tournaments they’ve entered this season. The numbers behind the streak Barcelona’s unbeaten run includes 13 wins and 3 draws across 16 matches in all competitions. That’s a 16-game stretch without tasting defeat. The stat became even more notable after Paris Saint-Germain, previously one of the last clubs sharing unbeaten status, fell to Liverpool in the Champions League. That result eliminated the final pretender and left Barcelona standing alone. Under manager Hansi Flick, Barcelona have looked like a team that simply expects to win every time they walk onto the pitch. A club built for dominance This isn’t exactly new territory for Barcelona. The club has a historical habit of posting long unbeaten stretches, with similar records appearing in 2018 and other seasons under different managers. What makes this p...