Barcelona’s best-scoring start in its history

With their 2-5 win at Red Star, FC Barcelona broke a historic record by scoring 55 goals in their first 16 games of the season in all competitions, surpassing the mark of 54 goals recorded in the 1950/1951 campaign under Ferdinand Daucik.

This figure consolidates the best-scoring start for the Blaugrana team in its entire historywith an impressive average of 3.4 goals per game. Hansi Flick’s Barça have managed to smash the record 74 years later, scoring 40 goals in their first 12 La Liga games and 15 more goals in their first 4 Champions League games.

This is how Barcelona’s 55 goals have been distributed

1. Valencia vs FC Barcelona 1-2 (LaLiga, date 1)
2. FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club 2-1 (LaLiga, date 2)
3. Ray Vallecano vs FC Barcelona 1-2 (LaLiga, date 3)
4. FC Barcelona vs Valladolid 7-0 (LaLiga, date 4)
5. Girona vs FC Barcelona 1-4 (LaLiga, date 5)
6. Monaco vs FC Barcelona 2-1 (Champions League, date 1)
7. Villarreal vs FC Barcelona 1-5 (LaLiga, date 6)
8. FC Barcelona vs Getafe 1-0 (LaLiga, date 7)
9. Osasuna vs FC Barcelona 4-2 (LaLiga, date 8)
10. FC Barcelona vs Young Boys 5-0 (Champions League, date 2)
11. Deportivo Alavés vs FC Barcelona 0-3 (LaLiga, date 9)
12. FC Barcelona vs Sevilla 5-1 (LaLiga, date 10)
13. FC Barcelona vs Bayern Munich 4-1 (Champions League, date 3)
14. Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona 0-4 (LaLiga, date 11)
15. FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol 3-1 (LaLiga, date 12)
16. Estrella Roja vs FC Barcelona 2-5 (Champions League, date 4)