Flick equals Luis Enrique’s Barcelona record but still far behind Frank Rijkaard | OneFootball

Barcelona were able to advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa Del Rey thanks to a 2-0 win over Racing Santander.

Barça’s win rounded up an excellent week for the club, especially keeping in mind that their arch-rival Real Madrid are also out of the competition and are facing a major sporting crisis.

However, there is more reason for Barcelona’s elation, as the team has now equalled a prestigious record held by Luis Enrique, who is reportedly playing a key role in Dro’s potential move to PSG.

Flick’s Barcelona matches Luis Enrique’s record

The win over Racing Santander meant Barcelona have now strung together a series of 11 back-to-back wins in all competitions.

This means the Catalans, under Hansi Flick, have now equalled a record set by Enrique’s Barcelona team during the treble-winning campaign of 2014/15.

This is even more impressive considering the fact that the Barça team managed by Enrique had some of the most gifted players in world football, including the front trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.

Flick’s team continues to impress. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)

Even in defence and midfield, Enrique had the luxury of players like Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba and Javier Mascherano, among others.

Flick, in contrast, has had to work hard to improve current Barcelona players such as Raphinha, Eric Garcia and Fermin Lopez. It is far from a complete team.

However, the German’s record of 11 consecutive victories is still far behind Barcelona’s all-time record, currently held by manager Frank Rijkaard.

Under the Dutchman, the Barcelona team of 2005/06 were able to string together 18 consecutive wins.

As far as La Liga is concerned, Flick is nearing Barcelona’s record held by Pep Guardiola, who managed to guide the team to 16 back-to-back wins during the 2010/11 campaign. However, the absolute record is held by Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti, with 22 wins.