Barcelona Surpasses 21st-Century Scoring Records Even Messi’s Teams Didn’t Reach

Barcelona have started this season with a goal-scoring spree that outshines even their best attacking teams from history. Under Hansi Flick, they have netted 36 goals in just eight competitive games, marking the highest tally ever recorded by the club at this stage.

This impressive figure ranks as the second-highest ever in La Liga history, surpassed only by Sevilla’s 1940/41 team.

Breaking Down the Numbers

The scoring is not just prolific; it’s characterized by frequent multi-goal displays. Barca has already celebrated seven braces and two hat-tricks, totaling nine multi-goal individual performances before the season is fully underway.

Key Contributors: Raphinha, Lamine Yamal, and Fermin Lopez

Apart from a 2-0 win over Athletic Club, Barcelona has scored at least three goals in every match across La Liga and the Champions League so far.

• Raphinha leads with 14 goals, including braces against Elche, Rayo Vallecano, and Feyenoord, plus back-to-back hat-tricks versus Racing Santander and Sevilla.
• He also scored in matches against Athletic and Valencia, missing only the Levante game.
• Lamine Yamal, the teenager, follows closely with seven goals and braces against Rayo Vallecano, Valencia, and Levante, plus a goal against Racing. He’s also tied with Anthony Gordon for the most assists at Barcelona, with four.
• Fermin Lopez rounds out the top trio, scoring a brace against Elche and additional goals against Athletic and Valencia, scoring in three of the first four matches.

Outscoring Even the Messi Era

The number of individual multi-goal performances is especially striking. According to Mundo Deportivo, the seven braces and two hat-tricks represent the best start to a season in the 21st century at Barcelona. Not even the teams led by Lionel Messi matched this in their first eight competitive games.

During the 2016/17 campaign, Barça managed four braces and two hat-tricks in the same span, totaling 14 goals from these performances. Messi contributed two braces and one hat-trick, Luis Suarez had a brace and a hat-trick, and Arda Turan scored twice.

Flick’s Consistent Scoring Pattern

This level of offensive firepower isn’t new under Flick. His debut season at Barcelona featured several multi-goal feats from players like Robert Lewandowski (two braces), Yamal (one brace), and Raphinha (a brace and a hat-trick). Last season added five more braces from Lewandowski, Raphinha, Fermin, Marcus Rashford, and Ferran Torres.

The difference now lies in how quickly Barcelona is accumulating these performances, making their start historic with 36 goals already scored.