As noted by AS, Flick has led Barcelona in 68 of the 88 league matches he has coached, with the team topping the table.
Flick and leading have almost become synonymous. Since arriving in Spanish football two and a half years ago, the German coach has become the absolute protagonist of LaLiga.
The statistics are equally undeniable: in the 88 league matches he has managed Barcelona, they have been at the top of the table in 68 of them. This means that during his tenure at Barcelona, they have only relinquished the lead in 20 rounds, dominating the domestic league in an almost "monopolistic" fashion.
Evidently, with such statistics, it has been relatively easy for him to secure two consecutive LaLiga titles, clinching them with multiple rounds to spare. Now, with 33 points from 12 rounds, he is on track to celebrate a third league championship, leading second-place Real Madrid by 3 points and third-place Atletico Madrid by 5 points.
In fact, Flick's percentage of matches as the leader in Barcelona's history has reached 77%, which is the second-highest record, only surpassed by Valverde (2017/20), who led in 80 of 95 rounds, an 84% share.
In terms of total occurrences, the German coach is already the fourth most frequent leader in Barcelona's history (68 times), behind Guardiola (87 times), Rijkaard (85 times), and Valverde (80 times).
Season by season, in his first season at Barcelona (2024/25), he was at the top of the table in 31 out of 38 rounds (82%), and in his second season (2025/26), it was 26 rounds (69%).
So far this season, he has led in 11 out of 12 rounds (92%). However, because he, like most teams, did not play in the first round, there is a slight variation in this statistic, meaning he is not considered to have led from the first round.
Meanwhile, regardless of the result of the 13th round after the international break, Flick will continue to lead, thus securing his 69th time leading in 89 matches.
Since his team leads Mourinho's team by 3 points, even a home loss to Villarreal would not endanger their top spot: Real Madrid would draw level with Barcelona, but Barcelona would have a better overall goal difference, unless Real Madrid scores approximately 15 goals against Celta de Vigo.