FC Barcelona suffered their second consecutive defeat of the 2025/26 season against Sevilla. The thrashing at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (4-1) came right after the home defeat against Paris Saint-Germain (1-2), on the second matchday of the UEFA Champions League league phase.
In that sense, Barça faces a scenario that, since the German's arrival on the bench, only occurred once in the previous year. The Catalans fell in consecutive weeks, in the League, against Leganés (0-1) and Atlético (1-2) at the end of last year.
After those two defeats, both at home in Montjuïc, Barça did not lose again until mid-April, against Dortmund in the Champions League (3-1). In that streak, the Catalan team went 24 games unbeaten.
Flick's Barça Has Only Lost 11 Games in 70 Appearances
In the 24/25 season, Barcelona accumulated 6 defeats in La Liga en route to the title, while in the Champions League they fell on 3 occasions, reaching the semi-finals. 2 of the previous season's defeats were inconsequential, against Dortmund (3-1) and Villarreal (2-3).
The defeat in Germany, while ending an almost four-month unbeaten run, did not prevent the team from reaching the Champions League 'semis', thanks to the solid advantage obtained in the first leg (4-0) in Catalonia.
In the case of the setback at home against Villarreal, on matchday 37 of LaLiga, the Blaugrana team had already secured the title the previous week, after defeating Espanyol in Cornellà (0-2).
With the exception of the defeat against Leganés, Barça always reacted by winning or drawing the match immediately following a defeat in La Liga or the Champions League. In fact, the defeat in Seville has been, for the moment, the worst of the 'Flick era', since the Catalans had never lost a match by more than two goals with the German on the bench.
| Date | Match | Tournament |
|---|---|---|
| 09/19/2024 | Monaco 2-1 Barça | Champions |
| 09/28/2024 | Osasuna 4-2 Barça | LaLiga |
| 11/10/2024 | R. Sociedad 1-0 Barça | LaLiga |
| 11/30/2024 | Barça 1-2 Las Palmas | LaLiga |
| 12/15/2024 | Barça 0-1 Leganés* | LaLiga |
| 12/21/2024 | Barça 1-2 Atlético* | LaLiga |
| 04/15/2025 | Dortmund 3-1 Barça | Champions |
| 05/06/2025 | Inter 4-3 Barça | Champions |
| 05/18/2025 | Barça 2-3 Villarreal | LaLiga |
| 10/01/2025 | Barça 1-2 PSG | Champions |
| 10/05/2025 | Sevilla 4-1 Barça | LaLiga |
- *Consecutive defeats.
What was the worst streak so far of the 'Flick era' in Barcelona?
For now, Hansi Flick's worst streak with Barça occurred in the first round of LaLiga 24/25. The Azulgrana team suffered 3 consecutive defeats at home in the tournament, which distanced them from the lead before the end of the year.
Prior to the aforementioned defeats against Leganés and Atlético, the team had also fallen against Las Palmas (1-2). Since the defeat against Real Sociedad (1-0), on matchday 12, Barça has only added 3 draws and 1 victory in the seven subsequent matches.
Despite that slump, with just 6 points out of a possible 24, Barcelona overcame a 7-point deficit against Real Madrid to clinch the Liga title with a couple of matchdays to spare. In addition, the Blaugrana also lifted the Spanish Super Cup and the Copa del Rey, winning all their matches in both tournaments.
Thus, next Saturday, October 18, against Girona (4:15 PM CEST, venue to be confirmed), Barça will look to end their streak of two defeats against a rival whom, in 24/25, they thrashed twice by the same score (4-1).
The balance of the 'Flick era' at FC Barcelona
- Matches: 70
- Victories: 51
- Draws: 8
- Defeats: 11
- Goals for: 199
- Goals against: 84
- Titles: 3