Borussia Dortmund 3-1 FC Barcelona<\/td> \t\t\t 15\/04\/2025<\/td> \t\t\t Champions League – Quarter-finals (second leg)<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> Historical record surpassed: the reference of 2017<\/h2> As noted by journalist Oriol Jov\u00e9 of ‘RAC1’, the previous record for commitments in less time for FC Barcelona<\/strong> dated back to the 2016-17<\/strong> season. At that time, the ‘azulgrana’ team played seven matches in 457 and a half hours<\/strong>, between January 26 and February 14, 2017.<\/p> Match<\/th> \t\t\t Date<\/th> \t\t\t Competition<\/th> \t\t<\/tr><\/thead> FC Barcelona 5-2 Real Sociedad<\/td> \t\t\t 26\/01\/2017<\/td> \t\t\t Copa del Rey – Quarter-finals<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> Real Betis 1-1 FC Barcelona<\/td> \t\t\t 29\/01\/2017<\/td> \t\t\t Matchday 20 – LaLiga<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid 1-2 FC Barcelona<\/td> \t\t\t 01\/02\/2017<\/td> \t\t\t Copa del Rey – Semi-final (first leg)<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> FC Barcelona 3-0 Athletic Club<\/td> \t\t\t 04\/02\/2017<\/td> \t\t\t Matchday 21 – LaLiga<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> FC Barcelona 1-1 Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid<\/td> \t\t\t 07\/02\/2017<\/td> \t\t\t Copa del Rey – Semi-final (second leg)<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> Deportivo Alav\u00e9s 0-6 FC Barcelona<\/td> \t\t\t 11\/02\/2017<\/td> \t\t\t Matchday 22 – LaLiga<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 FC Barcelona<\/td> \t\t\t 14\/02\/2017<\/td> \t\t\t Champions League – Round of 16 (first leg)<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> What’s coming for Flick’s Bar\u00e7a: an equally intense final stretch<\/h2> Given this, it is not surprising that the players finish the matches completely exhausted. Hansi Flick<\/strong> has tried to manage the loads by introducing specific rotations<\/strong>, trying to dose a squad that is increasingly demanded. Beyond that, the ‘cul\u00e9’ agenda gives no respite. After overcoming the Champions League quarter-finals, FC Barcelona<\/strong> will have a short break until Saturday, April 19, when they will visit Celta de Vigo<\/strong>. But then the calendar accelerates again towards the end of the month in question:<\/p> Match<\/th> \t\t\t Date<\/th> \t\t\t Competition<\/th> \t\t<\/tr><\/thead> RCD Mallorca vs. FC Barcelona<\/td> \t\t\t 22\/04\/2025<\/td> \t\t\t Matchday 32 – LaLiga EA Sports<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona<\/td> \t\t\t 26\/04\/2025<\/td> \t\t\t Final – Copa del Rey<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> Champions League Semi-final (first leg)<\/td> \t\t\t 29\/04\/2025<\/td> \t\t\t Champions League<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> A frenetic and practically lethal rhythm, which can only be overcome with impeccable physical management and some luck with injuries.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Seven matches in 19 days mark a new Bar\u00e7a record. Hansi Flick manages a squad on the verge of exhaustion to the limit. April gives no respite FC Barcelona is going through a particularly demanding stretch of the 2024-25 season at the calendar level. Under the command of Hansi Flick, the ‘cul\u00e9’ team competes on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":355,"featured_media":18725,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[157],"class_list":["post-18723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fc-barcelona","tag-statistics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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