On Wednesday, Barcelona suffered a heartbreaking last-minute defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in Matchday 2 of the league section of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League. Nevertheless, the match nonetheless marked a major milestone for the Catalan aspect.
Simply 19 minutes into the primary half, Lamine Yamal and Pedri linked up within the last third earlier than discovering Marcus Rashford. The English winger reacted rapidly and slipped a cross to Ferran Torres, who calmly slotted house with a delicate first-time end to beat goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier and open the scoring.
PSG would go on to equalize by way of Senny Mayulu earlier than halftime, and in stoppage time, Gonçalo Ramos accomplished the comeback. Nonetheless, Ferran Torres’ purpose will likely be remembered by the followers for a really totally different cause.
With that strike, Barcelona prolonged their unbelievable run to 45 consecutive official matches scoring at the very least one purpose. The streak started again in December 2024, with a La Liga win over Leganes, and has now lasted practically a full yr—spanning 127 whole objectives throughout all competitions.
Ferran Torres of FC Barcelona scores towards PSG.
To completely grasp the importance of this achievement, it’s necessary to notice that that is the longest scoring streak in membership historical past, courting again to Barcelona’s founding in 1899. Not even the legendary groups led by Johan Cruyff, the dominant squads below Pep Guardiola, or the enduring attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, and Neymar managed to attain on this many consecutive matches.
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A milestone for Ferran Torres as nicely
Ferran Torres’ purpose towards PSG additionally earned him a private milestone. The ahead broke into the highest 10 all-time Spanish scorers in UEFA Champions League historical past—for the reason that event was rebranded from the European Cup in 1992.
Torres now has 16 profession objectives within the competitors, tying him for eighth place on the all-time Spanish scorers listing with Guti, Roberto Soldado, Gerard Pique, and Pedro. The names forward of him embrace Sergio Ramos (18), Luis Enrique (19), Cesc Fabregas (20), Fernando Torres (20), Alvaro Morata (29), Fernando Morientes (33) y Raul Gonzalez (71).
What’s subsequent for Barcelona?
Regardless of the loss to PSG, Barcelona stay in playoff place to qualify for the Spherical of 16. With three factors, they presently sit sixteenth within the league section standings—however there’s nonetheless a protracted highway forward.
Barcelona’s subsequent Champions League match will come after the worldwide break, on Tuesday, October 21, once they host Olympiacos. Earlier than that, they’ll return to La Liga motion with two key fixtures: towards Sevilla this Sunday, and Girona on Saturday, October 18.
