"That victory marked Barcelona's fifth consecutive clean sheet, a run that already carries historical significance for the club. To put things into perspective, the last time Barcelona conceded a goal was back in early December during their Champions League clash against Eintracht Frankfurt. Since then, the Blaugrana have gone on an impressive unbeaten run across multiple competitions, recording wins against Osasuna (2-0), CD Guadalajara (0-2), Villarreal (0-2), Espanyol (0-2), and Athletic Club (5-0)."
"Notably, Joan Garcia has been trusted in four of these five matches, while Marc-Andre ter Stegen stepped in for the Copa del Rey knockout match. Record to achieve Historically, this level of defensive consistency has not been common for Barça in recent years. The club had not managed such a run of clean sheets since 2020. Even more striking is the fact that Barcelona have now gone an entire month unbeaten without conceding, something that last happened back in 2014 under Luis Enrique."
Barcelona recorded five straight clean sheets, capped by a 5-0 Spanish Super Cup semi-final win over Athletic Club. The team last conceded in early December against Eintracht Frankfurt and then produced an unbeaten run across competitions. Victories during the sequence included Osasuna (2-0), CD Guadalajara (0-2), Villarreal (0-2), Espanyol (0-2), and Athletic Club (5-0). Joan Garcia started four of those matches, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen starting the Copa del Rey knockout. The club had not achieved comparable defensive consistency since 2020, and a month-long shutout streak last occurred in 2014 under Luis Enrique. The benchmark to beat is an eight-game clean-sheet run across 2015-16 and 2016-17.
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