Barcelona's defense continues to deliver remarkable performances this season under the leadership of German coach Hans Flick, as the team succeeded in keeping a clean sheet for the fifth consecutive match, in an impressive streak reflecting the Catalan team's defensive stability.

The Spanish newspaper "Mundo Deportivo" reported that Barcelona achieved this streak after matches against Osasuna in La Liga, Guadalajara in the Copa del Rey, then Villarreal and Espanyol in La Liga, before winning against Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final. Four of these matches were guarded by Juan Garcia, while one match saw Marc-André ter Stegen return to protect the goal.

The newspaper pointed out that Barcelona has not conceded any goals since facing Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Champions League on December 9 at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium, marking the longest streak of this kind since the period between March and June 2020, when the team achieved five consecutive clean sheets under former coach Quique Setién.

The newspaper added that the closest record is eight matches without conceding goals, an achievement reached in 2016 between the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 seasons, which puts Flick's defense on the verge of equaling or surpassing this record if the current performance continues.

This defensive brilliance comes at a time when Barcelona is experiencing one of its best phases of the season, having reached nine consecutive victories in all competitions, boosting their ambitions to compete for titles.