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 big milestone for the Catalan aspect.
Simply 19 minutes into the primary half, Lamine Yamal and Pedri linked up within the remaining third earlier than discovering Marcus Rashford. The English winger reacted shortly and slipped a move to Ferran Torres, who calmly slotted house with a refined first-time end to beat goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier and open the scoring.
PSG would go on to equalize via Senny Mayulu earlier than halftime, and in stoppage time, Gonçalo Ramos accomplished the comeback. Nonetheless, Ferran Torres’ objective will likely be remembered by the followers for a really totally different motive.
With that strike, Barcelona prolonged their unimaginable run to 45 consecutive official matches scoring not less than one objective. The streak started again in December 2024, with a La Liga win over Leganes, and has now lasted almost a full yr—spanning 127 whole targets throughout all competitions.
Ferran Torres of FC Barcelona scores in opposition to PSG.
To completely grasp the importance of this achievement, it’s essential 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 effectively
Ferran Torres’ objective in opposition to PSG additionally earned him a private milestone. The ahead broke into the high 10 all-time Spanish scorers in UEFA Champions League historical past—because the event was rebranded from the European Cup in 1992.
Torres now has 16 profession targets 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 at present sit sixteenth within the league section standings—however there’s nonetheless an extended 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: in opposition to Sevilla this Sunday, and Girona on Saturday, October 18.
