With their victory on Saturday, the Barça team has gone 29 games in the League against Espanyol without losing, Barça’s best streak against any rival.
Barça started 2026 just as it ended 2025: with a victory in a very difficult stadium. In an adverse climate with all eyes focused on the return of Joan García after changing Espanyol for Barça last summer, Flick’s team added another three points to remain at the top of the table.
29 consecutive games without losing vs. Spanish
Goals from Dani Olmo and Lewandowski in the final moments gave Barça a victory that also served to seal a great record against their city rivals. There are now 29 consecutive league games against Espanyol in which Barça has not known defeat. Not only are we talking about Barça’s longest unbeaten streak against Espanyol, but it is also the longest streak against any other opponent in the League.
In Cornellà, like at home
Barça is making winning at the home of its citizen rivals a tradition. The last time that Espanyol managed to knock down Barça in the league playing at home was in December 2007. Since then, there have been 17 consecutive visits by Barça without knowing defeat.
In fact, it is also a general record: Barça has never gone 18 games without losing in any LaLiga stadium. Next year he will have a double opportunity to do so, because he will achieve it if he does not lose in Cornellà… or in the Villarreal stadium, where he adds the exact same figure.
Cruising speed since the Classic
The defeat at the Santiago Bernabéu helped Barça make a ‘click’ and move into another gear. From there, there are 27 points out of a possible 27, chaining nine consecutive wins and taking nine points off Madrid, their main pursuer, during this period.
