Barcelona’s record-breaking start to La Liga has brought them to the precipice of a new kind of humiliation for Real Madrid; having a 58-year club record broken under the white-hot spotlight of El Clásico.
Hansi Flick’s imperious entertainers romped to a 5–2 victory against Real Betis on Saturday, extending their perfect run to nine straight La Liga wins. No club in the history of the competition has ever made it to double digits, while the Real Madrid vintage of 1968–69 stands as the only other team to match Barça’s current run.
