FC Barcelona did just enough to
defeat last-place Levante 2-0 on Sunday and tie its all-time record of
28 consecutive games without a loss.
FC Barcelona took the lead with an own goal by Levante defender David Navarro in the 21st minute and sealed the victory with an injury-time score by Luis Suarez to match the unbeaten streak set by Pep Guardiola's team in the 2010-11 season
Both unbeaten teams won 23 games and drew five, each scoring more than 85 goals and allowing fewer than 15. Guardiola's squad also won 10 in a row at one point.
The Barcelona team coached by Rinus Michels in the 1973-74 season, which had Johan Cruyff on the squad, also hadn't lost in 27 straight games
The result also kept FC Barcelona atop the Spanish league with 54 points, three more than Atletico Madrid, which defeated Eibar 3-1 on Saturday, and four more than third-place Real Madrid, which beat Granada 2-1 in the late game with goals by Karim Benzema and Luka Modric
It was the 10th win in a row for Barcelona in all competitions. Luis Enrique's squad hasn't lost since a 2-1 defeat at Sevilla in the seventh round of the Spanish league in October 2015
FC Barcelona took the lead with an own goal by Levante defender David Navarro in the 21st minute and sealed the victory with an injury-time score by Luis Suarez to match the unbeaten streak set by Pep Guardiola's team in the 2010-11 season
Pep Guardiola's team in 2011 went on
to win the league by four points over Real Madrid. It also won the
Champions League, beating Manchester United in the final weeks later.
That unbeaten streak ended with a 3-1 loss at Real Betis in the Copa del
Rey quarterfinals.
Both unbeaten teams won 23 games and drew five, each scoring more than 85 goals and allowing fewer than 15. Guardiola's squad also won 10 in a row at one point.
The Barcelona team coached by Rinus Michels in the 1973-74 season, which had Johan Cruyff on the squad, also hadn't lost in 27 straight games
The result also kept FC Barcelona atop the Spanish league with 54 points, three more than Atletico Madrid, which defeated Eibar 3-1 on Saturday, and four more than third-place Real Madrid, which beat Granada 2-1 in the late game with goals by Karim Benzema and Luka Modric
It was the 10th win in a row for Barcelona in all competitions. Luis Enrique's squad hasn't lost since a 2-1 defeat at Sevilla in the seventh round of the Spanish league in October 2015
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