Six wins in six matches: Flick's Barcelona demolishes Santander 7-2 and shakes up La Liga

FC Barcelona crushed Racing Santander 7-2 on Wednesday evening at Spotify Camp Nou in the sixth round of La Liga, maintaining a perfect record of 18 points from 18 to start the season.

The Spanish press, unanimous in the aftermath of the match, struggled to find words to describe the display from Hansi Flick’s side. In Barcelona, the daily Sport headlined its front page with “Unstoppable” and highlighted the “frightening” consistency of a team that “continues to ravage everything in La Liga”. Mundo Deportivo spoke of “torrential football” to describe the style deployed in Catalan weather, citing the unambiguous reaction from the opposing coach in his press conference: “Barcelona demolished us.”

Raphinha was the architect of the evening, scoring a hat-trick, which allows him to consolidate his top spot in La Liga’s scoring chart. The Brazilian captain embodies the ruthless efficiency of a collective that has yet to slip up since the start of the season.

From Madrid, Marca and AS bow to the blaugrana firepower while analyzing the consequences of this result on the championship balance. The two Madrid dailies warn that Real Madrid, who host Atletico Madrid this Sunday, are already forced to win to avoid letting their Catalan rivals slip away in the opening weeks of autumn.

With an already impressive goal difference and a rhythm that few European teams are capable of sustaining, Flick’s Barcelona is imposing immediate pressure on all competition. The question is no longer whether this Barcelona can go the distance, but how long the others can stay in their wake.