Barcelona sit on 33 points with 11 wins and one defeat from 12 matches, three ahead of Real Madrid and five clear of Atlético Madrid. The only slip came at home to Real Madrid on 25 October.

In this campaign alone, Flick’s team have been top of La Liga on every matchday bar one, a 92% leadership rate, the most dominant stretch of his tenure.

Over the whole of his time in charge, the picture is almost as striking. According to figures published by AS and carried by Goal.com, Flick has now spent 68 of 88 La Liga matchdays as Barcelona manager in first place, a share of 77%.

Only Ernesto Valverde has bettered that rate in the modern era, finishing 80 of his 95 matchdays on top between 2017 and 2020, a leadership rate of 84%. In absolute numbers of matchdays spent at the summit, Flick is still chasing Pep Guardiola (87), Frank Rijkaard (85) and Valverde (80).

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100 wins at the club’s quickest rate after Luis Enrique

The consistency is built on an extraordinary win-rate. Flick reached his 100th victory as Barcelona manager with a 6-1 home win over Alavés at the start of November, getting to the figure in 131 matches. Only Luis Enrique has been faster, with 100 wins in 126 games.

Flick’s overall win rate of 76.33% is now the highest of any manager in Barcelona’s history, ahead of Enrique, Tito Vilanova and Guardiola. In total he has won five trophies since his appointment in 2024: two La Liga titles, a Copa del Rey and two Spanish Super Cups.

Asked by reporters which win mattered most to him, Flick picked his first visit to the Bernabéu.

“Maybe that victory in Madrid. Winning there in my first year was incredible and brings me very good feelings,” Flick told reporters.

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Barcelona won that match 4-0.

Raphinha leads the scoring charts

The lead in the table is being driven by the front line. Raphinha has 15 La Liga goals, two more than Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé, while Lamine Yamal has 10. Barcelona have scored 48 times in 12 matches, including a 7-2 home win over Racing Santander and the 6-1 against Alavés.

Villarreal at Camp Nou after the break

Flick’s side return to La Liga against Villarreal at Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday 22 November, kick-off at 2pm local time.

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