JAKARTA - Coach Hansi Flick achieved his 50th win when Barcelona defeated Real Oviedo 3-1 in La Liga. Flick also broke Pep Guardiola's record for most successful coaches.
Flick set an impressive record. After leading Barca to the La Liga title in his debut season in Spain, Flick became the second-fastest coach in the 21st century to achieve his 50th win.
Flick needed only 67 matches across various competitions to reach this milestone. Of those matches, Barca only drew eight and lost nine. He surpassed Guardiola, who needed 71 matches to reach 50 wins.
Guardiola himself is Barca's most successful coach. Despite only four years in charge of the Blaugrana, he won 14 trophies, including two Champions League titles.
The Manchester City manager surpassed legendary coach Johan Cruyff, who needed eight years to win 11 trophies.
Flick himself is still behind coach Luis Enrique, who only managed Barca for three years. Despite this, he only needed 60 matches to reach 50 wins.
Enrique, who now manages Paris Saint-Germain, was also successful at Camp Nou, winning nine trophies. He even led Barca to a treble, winning La Liga, the Champions League, and the Copa del Rey in one season.
Close the Gap with Real Madrid
Flick's success in achieving his 50th win in the match at the Carlos Tartiere Stadium in Oviedo on Friday, September 26, 2025, early morning WIB, allowed Barca to close the gap on league leaders Real Madrid.
Barca, who are in second place, already have 16 points, leaving them just two points behind Madrid.
The three points away from home were also notable, as this was Barca's fourth win without Lamine Yamal, who is still recovering.
Winger Marcus Rashford did a good job filling in for Yamal. The Manchester United loanee even provided the assist that Ronald Araujo finished off, making the score 3-1.
Despite the win, Barca struggled against Oviedo. They even conceded first when Alberto Reina capitalized on a mistake by goalkeeper Joan Garcia.
Barca only managed to equalize in the second half through Eric Garcia. Strikers Robert Lewandowski and Araujo then turned things around.
"We actually played well and controlled the game in the first half. But they were able to capitalize on their chances to score. Despite this, we still controlled the game and it should have ended 1-1 at halftime," said Flick, as quoted on the club's website.
"In the second half, I told the team to maintain our style of play and stay calm. We kept trying to control the game, and in the end, we did well," said the former Bayern coach.
Flick also refused to blame goalkeeper Joan Garcia for the blunder that prevented a clean sheet. In that match, the goalkeeper left his goal and penalty area to receive the ball and tried to clear it.
However, the ball fell to Reina, who then fired into an empty net.
"That's the style of play we wanted from him. And he fulfilled that expectation," said Flick.
"He's still a fantastic goalkeeper... It was just one mistake, and they make them all the time. That's football," he said.
Barca went their first six games unbeaten. However, Barca dropped points after a 1-1 draw against Rayo Vallecano, failing to match Madrid's record of six consecutive wins.
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