The Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo concluded Barca's first half season, calling them "spectacular" for their unyielding attacks and resilience on defense and counter attacks.
Barça have closed a first half of LaLiga with superlative numbers, both collectively and individually. 16 wins, one draw and two defeats have given them a lead with 49 points, 11 more than a year ago. Impeccable numbers at home, with 9 wins in 9 games (the only one in the 'big leagues) and remarkable as a visitor, at a record pace, he has 7 and the maximum is 14 in a championship. In goals he has 53, almost 3 (2.78) per game, and Hansi Flick's average points per game is 2.57, a figure that exceeds the bar set by Luis Enrique in the same period of time.
The German coach has been able to reach such figures because he has a squad in which everyone is giving a 'top' performance. He has used 25 players, although he has called up 33, when he has seen the need to call on the youth academy. He has a block of about 15 regular players in the starting eleven.
A high number due to injuries, which has caused him to use 11 different defenders, 7 midfield and 14 attacks. A lot of movement that, however, has worked out well. Eric Garcia has been the player who has intervened in all the games, 17 of them as a starter. His particularity is that he has done it in three different positions: full-back, centre-back and midfielder, with maximum success. Cubarsí, whenever he has played, has done so as a starter. Joan Garcia aside, Koundé is the one who has completed the most games with 13.
Barça also stood out because of their ability to score from outside the area. 8 of the 53 goals have come from long-range shots, something he did not do much before Flick's arrival. The players have distributed the goals in the two halves: 25 and 28, although it stands out because he prefers to score from the start (11 in the first quarter of an hour) and from the start (12 in the last). On the other hand, 15 of the 20 goals conceded (7 games ended with a clean sheet) have been conceded in the first 45 minutes.
Ferran (11), Lewandowski (9) and Lamine and Raphinha (6) have stood out for being the top scorers, with Rashford (8) excelling as an assist. Christensen, now injured for a long time, had become the most used substitute (9).
The presence of Eric (15), Ferran (14), Raphinha (14) and Koundé (14) is synonymous with victory. Balde, Eric, Pedri and Lamine have been the players with the longest streak of games (10) starting from the start, although completing all the minutes, only Joan Garci(6) and Koundé (5) can boast of it. Like Ferran scoring. In up to 7 of these first 19 games he has found the net.