Zidane’s Real Madrid set to break Pep’s Liga record with Barca
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In total, Zidane’s side have netted 51 goals in that time, conceding only 12. The biggest win, meanwhile, was a 7-1 victory at home to Celta last season, while Los Blancos beat Barca 2-1 in the Clasico clash at Camp Nou (the fifth fixture in the streak).Back in 2010-11, Barca’s 16-match winning run began with a 2-1 victory at home to Valencia. After that, Guardiola’s great side beat Zaragoza, Sevilla, Getafe, Villarreal, Almeria, Real Madrid, Osasuna, Real Sociedad, Espanyol, Levante, Deportivo La Coruna, Malaga, Racing Santander, Hercules and Atletico before the run came to an end with a 1-1 draw away to Sporting Gijon on February 12, 2011.Those 16 wins included 60 goals for the Blaugrana, with just six conceded. The biggest margin of victory, meanwhile, came in an 8-0 thrashing of Almeria away from home and in their very next match, Barca beat Jose Mourinho’s Madrid 5-0 at Camp Nou.
Asked about the possibility of Zidane’s side surpassing the mark set by Pep’s Barca, Luis Enrique refused to comment on Tuesday in the pre-match press conference ahead of his team’s Camp Nou clash against Atleti.For his part, Zidane said after the win at Epanyol on Sunday: “We’re happy.”But he added on Tuesday: “What we want is to keep winning points. We haven’t won anything and we know that this is a long season and that there will be many difficult moments.”Indeed. Guardiola’s Barca won La Liga in 2010-11 after those 16 wins in a row, but there is plenty of work still left for Zidane’s side to do the same this term – even if they make it 17 victories in succession on Wednesday.Discover more from NewsBreakers
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