Barcelona remained their undefeated La Liga-run in 2025 with a distant-of-Straightforward victory on Mallorca on Tuesday, with the strike by Dani Olmo 45 minutes in the second half that turned out to be the only goal of the game in the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Company. But it was not because of the lack of trying that the Catalans found only once the back of the net.
Barcelona was ruthless in their attacking game because they caused problems during the 90 minutes. And in total they have recorded a remarkable 40 shots, which Opta confirmed that it has been matched for a La Liga competition that goes back to the start of the 2023-24 season, which started then Records.
Lamine Yamal had the most photos of someone in the competition, because he produced 10 without finding the back of the net. He, like any other Barcelona player, except Olmo, he was denied by Mallorca goalkeeper Leo Roman, who made a remarkable 12 rescues to keep the score on 1-0 until the full-time whistle.
Head coach Hansi Flick van Barcelona was without the services of wounded striker Robert Lewandowski, while he also chose Raphinha to rest prior to the Copa del Rey finale of this weekend against Real Madrid. If those two had started in Montjuic, chances are that more than one goal would have been scored.
In terms of individual records, Pedri created his in another MVP performance. As reported by Carrusel Deportivos Fermin Suarez, the 22-year-old midfielder registered 18 recovery against Mallorca, who improved his count of 17 of the Comeback victory against Celta Vigo on Saturday.
Flick will have been happy to see his side so many shots, although he can worry about the possibility of changing those opportunities into goals. Nevertheless, the important news for Barcelona is that they have picked up three more points this season in their attempt to win the La Liga title.