
← The Real Deal: A Real Madrid Podcast30 sep · 26 min
Will Flick Break Mourinho's Records?
<p>Barcelona’s start to the season has put one of Real Madrid’s great teams back in the conversation.</p><p><br></p><p>Sid is joined by Dom from Dom’s Tactics Lab to compare Hansi Flick’s current Barcelona with Mourinho’s 2011/12 Madrid side and ask whether the 100-point season and La Liga goals record are genuinely under threat.</p><p><br></p><p>They break down Raphinha’s absurd start, the lack of a traditional No. 9, Fermín López’s role attacking the box, Lamine Yamal, Barcelona’s new signings and the weaknesses that could eventually slow them down.</p><p><br></p><p>Then they get into Rodri’s impact on Barcelona’s possession structure, what he has changed for Pedri, why Barça’s passing numbers have jumped, and the contrast with a Real Madrid side increasingly willing to concede the ball under Mourinho.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: where Barcelona still need reinforcements, the importance of their left center-back position, and what this early-season form could actually look like by April and May.</p><p><br></p><p>Monthly Real Deal x Dom’s Tactics Lab crossover.</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 Sid welcomes Dom back to The Real Deal</p><p>01:42 Can Flick’s Barcelona break Mourinho’s 2012 Madrid records?</p><p>04:00 Barça’s scoring pace vs Mourinho’s 2011/12 Real Madrid</p><p>04:50 Raphinha’s ridiculous start to the season</p><p>07:07 Raphinha vs Mbappé and what makes Barça’s attack work</p><p>10:07 Fermín López, Jude Bellingham and life without a No. 9</p><p>13:29 Comparing Barcelona’s attack to Ronaldo, Benzema and Higuaín</p><p>15:49 Why the 100-point record is much harder to break</p><p>16:42 Barcelona’s biggest weaknesses and injury risks</p><p>19:52 Rodri’s impact and Real Madrid’s possession problem</p><p>22:18 How Rodri has changed Pedri and Barcelona’s passing structure</p><p>24:38 Can Barça actually sustain this into April and May?</p>