Champions League: The big numbers of Hansi Flick's Barça in the League Phase
Published New:18/09/2025 - 18:58h
Updated New:18/09/2025 - 18:59h
Barça faces Newcastle on the first matchday of the Champions League. Here, we analyze the main figures of the 'culé' team in the League Phase.
Newcastle hosts Barça on the first matchday of the 2025-26 Champions League at St. James' Park. The Catalans want to start with a victory in one of the most emblematic stadiums in England.
Hansi Flick's team arrives at their European debut in great form, after thrashing Valencia (6-0) in LaLiga. With the German coach on the bench, Barça has become a specialist in surpassing their best records. Discover the most outstanding achievements in last season's League Phase.
Key Statistics of Barcelona in the 24/25 Champions League Group Stage
CLASSIFICATION: Hansi Flick's Barça finished second in the group stage last season with 19 points (six wins, one draw, and one loss), with a balance of 28 goals for and 13 goals against.
RECORD: The 'Azulgrana' team is the team that has scored the most goals in a single group stage/league phase of the Champions League (28), reaching an incredible average of 3.5 goals per game.
STATISTICS: Hansi Flick's Barcelona remains undefeated in their last seven matches of the league phase (six wins and one draw). Last season, they only lost 1 of the 8 matches played in this round. It was against Monaco (2-1) on the first matchday.
GOALS: Flick's Barça scored three or more goals in 6 of their 8 matches in the 2024/25 Champions League group stage.
MILESTONE: FC Barcelona thrashed Red Star in Belgrade (2-5) on a historic night for the 'culés'. The 'Azulgrana' team reached 700 goals in the Champions League, and Robert Lewandowski scored the goal.
MILESTONE: Barcelona was the first team to score 4 goals against Bayern in the Champions League... in over 7 years!.
MILESTONE: Hansi Flick fielded the youngest Barcelona lineup in the Champions League since 2011 against Bayern (24 years and 185 days).
GOALS: Raphinha, top scorer of the 2024/25 competition with 13 goals and 9 assists, scored 8 goals in the 8 matches of the Champions League League Phase.
MILESTONE: Raphinha celebrated 100 matches with Barça with a display of world-class 'crack'. The Brazilian scored a hat-trick against Bayern Munich.
GOALS: In total, Raphinha participated in 13 goals in the first phase of the competition, contributing to almost 50% of the goals scored by Barça in their first 8 matches.
MILESTONE: With his goal against Stade Brestois, Lewandowski reached the spectacular figure of 100 goals in the top European competition, a figure that only two players had achieved: Cristiano Ronaldo (140) and Leo Messi (129).
GOALS: Robert Lewandowski scored 9 goals in the 8 matches of the 24/25 Champions League league phase.
MILESTONE: With the two goals scored against Young Boys (5-0), Lewandowski became the second player in the history of the Champions League to reach 50 goals after turning 30, surpassed only by Cristiano Ronaldo with (68 goals).
GOALS: In total, 9 Barça players scored in the first phase. In addition to Lewandowski and Raphinha, Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, and Iñigo Martínez scored 2 goals each, while Eric García, Fermín, Olmo, and Araujo contributed to the 'Azulgrana' qualification with 1 goal.
RECORD: With his presence in the XI against Young Boys, Lamine Yamal became the player with the most starts in the history of the Champions League with less than 18 years. The Barça winger totaled 9 duels as a starter, surpassing Jude Bellingham (Dortmund) and Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG).
MILESTONE: Lamine Yamal made his debut as a scorer in the Champions League against Monaco. The winger converted his first goal in Europe at 17 years and 68 days. Although he did not surpass Ansu Fati's record of precocity (17 years and 40 days in 2019, against Inter),
MILESTONE: Fermín López scored his first goal of the 24/25 season in the thrashing of Red Star (2-5). The Andalusian footballer reached 50 matches played with Barça.
ASSISTS: Jules Koundé confirmed his exceptional form against Red Star (2-5). The Frenchman gave 3 assists in the second half, serving goals to Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Fermín López in just 23 minutes.
