07.05.2010 10:39
Barça lok to equal away day record
Jesús Carrillo
FC Barcelona are one game away from equalling the incredible record of away wins that was set last season as they can make it 13 triumphs when they take on Sevilla in the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán on Saturday.
When winning the treble of league, Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup in
2008/09 Pep Guardiola's outfit won at Sporting, Espanyol, Athletic Club, Málaga, Recreativo,
Sevilla, Villarreal, Osasuna, racing, Almeria, Valladolid, Getafe and Real Madrid.
One short
In the current campaign the Blaugrana have also done very well away from
Camp Nou and recorded wins at Getafe (0-2), Racing (1-4), Málaga (0-2), Deportivo (1-3), Xerez
(0-2), Tenerife (0-5), Valladolid (0-3), Sporting (0-1), Zaragoza (2-4), Mallorca (0-1), Real
Madrid (0-2) and Villarreal (1-4). With those 12 wins the team are now just one away from the same
figure of 13 recorded a year ago-
Barça this term could finish with a better record on their travels as they already have 41
points while last season they finished with 42. An extra there points would see them break the
record of away points garnered in a campaign since the la Primera became a 20-team division.
Recent record
The previous best tallies of wins on the road have come in recent
seasons. In 2004/05 the Blaugrana won 11 matches on the road under Frank Rijkaard and managed
another ten the following season while 11 was also the tally when Sir Bobby Robson was in charge at
Camp Nou during the 1996/97 term.