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How good can Barcelona be? After an 11th straight win to start the season, is something historic brewing?

Barcelona’s dominance in LaLiga has reached staggering heights, as Hansi Flick’s side has now won 11 matches in a row to start the season, including a 5-2 demolition of Real Betis. The Catalans have scored 39 goals in just nine league games, a tally no other team in the competition has come close to matching—Betis, for instance, trails by 23 goals over the same span.

Lamine Yamal, still just 19, has emerged as a global force, leading the attack with a blend of creativity and lethal finishing that has opponents scrambling. The summer transfer window proved transformative, with arrivals like Anthony Gordon, Karim Adeyemi, Gabriel Jesus, and Rodri adding depth and defensive stability.

Even without Raphinha—who missed the last three games due to injury—Barcelona’s firepower has remained unstoppable, averaging three-goal wins despite the absence of his 14 goals across all competitions. Betis, meanwhile, have shown resilience with six wins in nine matches, but their inability to keep pace with Barcelona’s offensive onslaught underscores the gulf between the two sides.

With this level of form, questions about a historic season are no longer hypothetical—they’re inevitable.

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