Thursday, December 18, 2008

FC Barcelona can equal a Spanish top flight record if they beat Villarreal CF

If they beat Villarreal CF on Sunday, 21 December, FC Barcelona can equal a Spanish top flight record.

Barcelona are on a streak of six consecutive away wins in La Liga. The record of seven away wins in a row was set by Real Madrid in the 1960/1961 season and later equalled by Real Madrid (1991) and Villarreal CF (2007). This is Barça’s fourth streak of six away wins in La Liga.

Most consecutive away wins in La Liga
# Club Last match before streak Match that ended streak

7 Real Madrid RCD Mallorca - Real Madrid (20 Nov 1960) 1-1 Real Oviedo - Real Madrid (19 Mar 1961) 0-0
7 Real Madrid Osasuna - Real Madrid (19 May 1991) 3-3 Real Zaragoza CD - Real Madrid (15 Dec 1991) 1-1
7 Villarreal CF Getafe CF - Villarreal CF (15 Apr 2007) 3-0 Osasuna - Villarreal CF (07 Oct 2007) 3-2
6 FC Barcelona Numancia - FC Barcelona (31 Aug 2008) 1-0 Still running
6 FC Barcelona Real Madrid - FC Barcelona (25 Feb 1984) 2-1 CR Murcia - FC Barcelona (12 Oct 1984) 1-1
6 Real Madrid FC Barcelona - Real Madrid (23 May 1987) 2-1 Athletic Bilbao - Real Madrid (31 Oct 1987) 0-0
6 FC Barcelona Racing Santander - FC Barcelona (04 Jan 2004) 3-0 Real Betis - FC Barcelona (14 Apr 2004) 1-1
6 FC Barcelona Deportivo La Coruña - FC Barcelona (15 Oct 2005) 3-3 Valencia CF - FC Barcelona (12 Feb 2006) 1-0

Current away winning streak FC Barcelona
Date Match Result

29 Nov 2008 Sevilla FC – FC Barcelona 0-3
16 Nov 2008 Recreativo Huelva – FC Barcelona 0-2
01 Nov 2008 Málaga CF – FC Barcelona 1-4
19 Oct 2008 Athletic Bilbao – FC Barcelona 0-1
27 Sep 2008 RCD Espanyol – FC Barcelona 1-2
21 Sep 2008 Sporting Gijón – FC Barcelona 1-6

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