Which Barcelona Managers Dominated La Liga Fastest? The 50-Game Champions Revealed
Hansi Flick has joined the ranks of Barcelona coaches to reach 50 La Liga matches, with just four managers in the club's history accumulating more points during this milestone period.
Barcelona secured a crucial away victory over Celta Vigo, closing the gap to three points behind Real Madrid as they entered the November international break.
The triumph against Celta represented Flick's 50th La Liga match in charge of Barcelona. The German tactician guided the Catalan giants to their 28th league championship in his inaugural season and they're currently battling to defend their title through 12 matches in the 2025–26 campaign.
Flick has amassed 116 points during his initial 50 league encounters as Barcelona's head coach, with the Celta victory marking his 37th La Liga win since taking charge.
The German's statistics are remarkable, matching his successful 2024–25 championship-winning season. Nevertheless, four other Barcelona coaches have superior records to his, including the man he replaced.
Barcelona's Most Successful Managers Through 50 La Liga Games
Rank | Managers | Record After 50 La Liga Games | Points After 50 La Liga Games |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Luis Enrique | 40W-4D-6L | 124 |
2. | Xavi Hernández | 37W-7D-6L | 118 |
T3. | Pep Guardiola | 36W-9D-5L | 117 |
T3. | Ernesto Valverde | 35W-12D-3L | 117 |
5. | Hansi Flick | 37W-5D-8L | 116 |
Each manager featured in this ranking captured La Liga during their inaugural complete season managing Barcelona.
Luis Enrique tops the standings with the highest number of victories and points accumulated in his opening 50 La Liga matches with Barça. The current Paris Saint-Germain manager excelled from the beginning of his Barcelona tenure, securing a treble during his first season in 2014–15 and setting a club record as the quickest coach to reach 50 victories across all competitions.
Despite Xavi Hernández's reign concluding without silverware in his final season, the Barcelona icon performed exceptionally after replacing Ronald Koeman 12 matches into the 2021–22 campaign. Xavi's outstanding record through 50 league fixtures enabled Barcelona to claim La Liga in 2022–23.
Pep Guardiola and Ernesto Valverde share identical totals of 117 points across their opening 50 La Liga matches with Barça. The iconic coach supervised one of the club's most celebrated teams in 2008–09, while Valverde came close to guiding Barcelona through an unbeaten 2017–18 La Liga campaign, suffering only one defeat in his first season.
Flick trails by merely one point after 50 league matches. Yet, only Enrique has secured more La Liga victories than Flick at this stage, with both he and Xavi sharing 37 wins.
Among all coaches listed, exclusively Xavi was unable to successfully defend the La Liga title during their second complete season in command.