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These numbers in Barcelona’s Spanish record 35-match unbeaten run are bonkers

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MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 03: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona celebrates with Luis Suarez and Neymar after scoring his team’s 2nd goal during the La Liga match between Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona at Estadio de Vallecas on March 3, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

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Maybe, just maybe, there will be a match where Lionel Messi or Barcelona do not break some sort of record.

And when that occurs, we’ll start the post with “Barcelona did not make history today.”

This time, it was taken over the reigns as the holders of the longest unbeaten run in Spanish history.

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The new mark is 35, and shows no signs of slowing. Barca has drawn or won every match since an Oct. 3 loss at Sevilla.

Of course, the 5-1 win came with a Messi hat trick, as Barcelona moved eight points clear of second-place Atletico Madrid with 11 matches to play.

GOOOOAL@
Hat-trick TIME!!!! @TeamMessi easily slots home a third. 1-4 @FCBarcelona. #LaLigahttps://t.co/lntPdNqXsS

— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) March 3, 2016


Let’s dig into the details of the 35-match streak, which started with a 5-2 win over Rayo Vallecano on Oct. 17 and includes wins over Arsenal, Roma, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

Oh, and the first five games of the streak came with an injured Messi.

Wins: 30

Draws: 5

Consecutive wins: 17 (active)

Competitions included: Copa Del Rey, La Liga, UEFA Champions League, Club World Cup.

Teams beaten: Rayo Vallecano (2), BATE Borisov (2), Eibar, Villanovense (2), Getafe, Villarreal, Real Madrid, AS Roma, Real Sociedad, Guangzhou Evergrande, River Plate, Real Betis, Espanyol (2), Granada, Athletic Bilbao (3), Malaga, Atletico Madrid, Valencia, Levante, Celta Vigo, Sporting Gijon, Las Palmas, Arsenal, Sevilla

Teams drawn: Valencia, Bayer Leverkusen, Deportivo, Espanyol, Valencia

Goals scored: 107

Goals allowed: 20

Clean sheets: 17

Times conceding two or more goals: 2

Scoreless draws: 2

Biggest win: 7-0 vs. Valencia (Feb. 3)

Goals by Luis Suarez: 35

Goals by Messi: 23

Goals by Neymar: 19

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