Barcelona equal Real Madrid’s La Liga record in hard-fought win over Mallorca

Barcelona have equalled one of Real Madrid’s La Liga record as Hansi Flick’s team record an hard-fought 1-0 victory over Mallorca.

In what was a well dominated game for Barcelona, the Catalonia club were made to sweat before breaching the defense line of Mallorca. The opposition’s defensive resilience, coupled with a lack of end product, meant that Barca could only score one goal despite total dominance.

However, Barcelona were still able to make a mark in the league by pushing forward towards the title and setting an example.

During the game, Barcelona attempted as many as 40 shots on goal against Mallorca, who managed only four in response.

Thanks to this, Barça have now equalled a La Liga record of most shots attempted at goal, which, until now, was held by Real Madrid alone.

According to Opta, this is the highest number of shots attempted at goal since at least the 2003/04 season. In 2011, Real Madrid attempted 40 shots on goal against Zaragoza.

Apart from the 40 attempts on goal, Barcelona also had 13 shots on target compared to Mallorca’s zero.

Moreover, the Catalans mustered an xG tally of a whopping 3.41, which is quite high considering the fact that Barcelona were able to score only one goal.

Mallorca goalkeeper Leo Roman had a good game as he made 12 saves on the night, most by a goalkeeper in a single La Liga match this season.