Barcelona overcame a difficult start and came from behind to defeat Real Oviedo 3–1 on Thursday night.
The victory sees Barcelona keep Real Madrid within striking distance, just two points ahead through six games of the La Liga season.
But the win carries more significance, especially for Barça manager Hansi Flick. The victory against Oviedo marked the German’s 50th since joining the Catalans last summer.
It took Flick just 67 games across all competitions to reach this impressive milestone, the second fastest of any Barcelona manager in the 21st century, only behind current Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique.
However, Flick achieved this faster than the most successful manager in Blaugrana history: Pep Guardiola. The current Manchester City boss needed 71 games to reach the 50 win mark with Barcelona.
Over the course of Flick’s 67-match tenure with the Catalans, he has a record of 50 wins, eight draws and nine losses. Barcelona have also scored an impressive 195 goals during the Flick era, the most of any team in Europe’s top five leagues since the start of last season.
It’s an impressive achievement from the German, who’s now the sixth Barça manager of the century to join the 50-win club.
