The Catalan giants, who top the Liga table, tied Real Madrid’s long-standing record on Sunday courtesy of a 2-1 win over Sevilla at Camp Nou, but have now gone one better by extending their streak even further after claiming victory over Rayo Vallecano on Thursday evening to go 35 matches unbeaten in all competitions to set a new Spanish record in the process.
Los Blancos had held the record since the 1988-89 season, when Leo Beenhakker’s Madrid side – which featured the likes of Hugo Sanchez and Emilio Butragueno – notched 25 wins and nine draws, but Barcelona have improved on those figures with 29 victories and six draws.
Rayo were unlikely to cause Barca many problems in their pursuit of the record, having not beaten them in 14 years, and so it proved to be as Lionel Messi bagged a hat-trick in a comfortable 5-1 win.
Barcelona’s current run has already seen them surpass the 29-match streak set by Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering squad in 2011, with the current side not losing since Sevilla secured a 2-1 win all the way back in October.
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