Barcelona are setting new records with historic scoring average | OneFootball

Under Hansi Flick, Barcelona are poised to break all-time Champions League scoring records, and they are doing it with incredible momentum.

After just eight games in the current competition, they have already netted 28 goals, averaging 3.5 goals per match.

This is the best scoring average in the club’s history since the tournament became known as the Champions League. It is clear that they are on track to achieve something special this season.

Chasing a record

To put their current performance into perspective, Barcelona’s previous highest number of goals in a single Champions League campaign came in the 1999-2000 season, when they scored 45 goals across 16 matches, averaging 2.8 goals per game.

This was a remarkable achievement, but it still pales in comparison to what the team is doing now under Flick.

In more recent history, Barcelona’s attacking prowess has been impressive, but not to the level they are showing this season.

Barcelona are scoring goals for fun. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

The last time they scored more than 28 goals in the group stage was during the 2014-2015 campaign, which ended with them lifting the trophy.

Under Luis Enrique, that team scored 31 goals across 13 matches, but since then, the club has struggled to surpass that figure.

Scoring left, right and centre

Now, in just 8 games, Barcelona’s 28 goals have already outstripped their totals from 2016-2017 and 2018-2019, where they scored 26 goals in both seasons.

They have also surpassed the 2021-2022 total by a massive 26 goals, a season in which they only managed two goals in six games. Even their performance last season, in 2023-2024, saw them score 8 fewer goals than they have managed this time around.

At this rate, Barcelona are set to break their own record. With a few more games left in the knockout stage, they are in a strong position to set a new benchmark for Champions League scoring.

Their attacking force, led by Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal, has been nothing short of lethal, and if they keep this form going, a new record is all but assured.