Hansi Flick surpasses Johan Cruyff with historic Barcelona La Liga record | OneFootball

Hansi Flick was quick to dispel any doubts that anyone had about his ability to lead FC Barcelona, as he has got the team back to the summit of Spanish and European football. He has dominated in Spain, winning all the domestic trophies during his first season and missing out only on the Copa del Rey during his second season. For now, only the UEFA Champions League trophy remains elusive for his Blaugrana team.

During this time in charge of the Catalan side, Flick has written his name alongside some of the most illustrious individuals in the club’s history. He most recently did this with the win against Valencia last week.

As SPORT has noted, with this win, Hansi Flick surpassed the legendary Barcelona coach Johan Cruyff for having spent more games at the top of the La Liga table. With this win, Flick’s team completed 60 games at the top of the league table, thus leaving behind Cruyff’s 59 games at the top of La Liga.

However, one factor that makes Flick’s achievement even more worthy of recognition is the fact that he reached this number after playing only 80 league games, while Cruyff needed 300 games to reach his milestone.

Furthermore, Flick is also leaving other legendary Barcelona coaches behind, as his 63 wins in 80 league games are more than those of Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola, who had 62 and 61 wins in their first 80 La Liga games respectively.

Even when seen apart from Cruyff’s achievement, these numbers from Hansi Flick show how consistent his team has been. This has also translated into titles for the team, as Barcelona have won the last two La Liga titles, and are now leading the table to add another league title to their cabinet. Hopefully, the German coach will continue enjoying such success with Barcelona for several years to come.