Barcelona remained unbeaten in 18 consecutive matches in all competitions after beating Cadiz last night in La Liga . Won 7 matches in a row, 8 points ahead of the second team in the points table. Statistics show that Barca has never handed over the league title to another team by leading by 8 points or more .
That is, every time Barca was ahead in the league table by this 8 point gap in the past , they won the title every time. Javi Hernandez as a coach really put Barca back on track . Not only is it back on track, but his team also set a new record in La Liga without conceding a goal yesterday at the Camp Nou.
Barca, however, were lucky to keep a clean sheet against Cadiz. Cadiz's two shots were disallowed by the referee for off side and foul. Two shots missed the post. However, it will not be written in the scorecard. Barca made a unique record in 22 matches as the first team in the history of La Liga to keep one more match 'clean sheet'.
In the first 22 matches of a La Liga season, no team has managed to score only 7 goals and keep a 'clean sheet' in 17 matches. Xavi's team, who are at the top with 59 points in 22 matches, have conceded only 7 goals so far in the league. Did not concede any goals in 17 matches. In other words, statistics say that Barca's defense is the best among all teams in La Liga so far, judging by any team in all seasons.
According to the Spanish media 'Sport', until the final whistle against Cadiz, Barca shared the record set by Deportivo La Coruna (1993-94), Atletico Madrid (2017-2018) and the 1986-87 season. These three teams conceded 9 goals in the first 22 matches of their respective seasons.
But after the final whistle against Cadiz, Javi Hernandez's team claimed the record. The newspaper 'Football España' reported that Deportivo had a 'clean sheet' in 16 of the first 22 La Liga matches in the 1993–94 season. Deportivo set the record for the maximum 26 consecutive matches in a season without conceding a goal in that season.
Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is leading his team to another record. Deportivo La Coruna (1993–94) and Atlético Madrid (2015–16) hold the record for the fewest goals conceded in a La Liga season.
Barca have 16 matches left in this season. Having conceded only 7 goals so far, the record is within Ter Stegen's reach. This German goalkeeper is playing 9 seasons including this season in Spanish La Liga. Ter Stegan is the 13th in the La Liga record for most clean sheets. He kept 104 clean sheets in 239 matches.
The record for most clean sheets in La Liga history is held by Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona and Valencia manager Andani Zubizarreta. Jubizarreta has set a record of keeping 235 clean sheets out of 622 matches after spending 17 seasons in La Liga.