5-1 victory over Villarreal at Camp Nou Stadium on Wednesday (9/5), making Barcelona closer to unbeaten record in La Liga Spain this season.
Villarreal's victory over Barcelona is unbeaten from 36 Spanish league matches this season. Of the 36 matches, the Blaugrana successfully won 27 victories and nine draws.
Barcelona lacked two matches to score history as the first team in La Liga with a 20 club format unbeaten in a single season.
Barcelona last won 5-1 over Villarreal in La Liga Spain. (REUTERS / Albert Gea)
Quoted from the Independent, there are already two clubs that can win the Spanish League title unbeaten in one season. The two clubs are Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid.
Bilbao became the Spanish League champions of the 1929/1930 season unbeaten when there were only ten teams in one league. The second team capable of doing so is Madrid when won the first Spanish League title in the 1931/1932 season, also with ten-team format.
Barcelona was almost unbeaten when the Spanish League champions season 2009/2010 season. However, a 1-2 defeat of Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon Stadium damaged Barcelona's unbeaten record.
Barcelona successfully won the Spanish League title this season by beating Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. (REUTERS / Albert Gea)
Barcelona right back Nelson Semedo did not deny his team ambitious to set an unbeaten record. The Portuguese player believes Barcelona can do it.
"We really appreciate the record, that is what we want to achieve after working hard all season, winning as many titles as possible and unbeaten is our target We are on the right track," said Semedo quoted from Marca.
Barcelona will next face Levante on May 13 and Real Sociedad on May 20 as the last two games in the Spanish league.
Barcelona is a wonderful team with Annie Madredi
I agreed.
good
I think the opportunity to win this record will help Barcelona to make it with only two games to play. The thing I would like to understand is the second row againt AS Roma... :-/
Roma are now trained Eusebio in Francesco eyeing three goals without reply to advance to the final.