The win saw them overtake a previous best of 15 wins-in-a-row from the 1960/61 team of Real Madrid, thanks to a superb performance and hat-trick from on-form Lionel Messi.
The La Liga leaders currently sit top of the Spanish league with a vital 7-point lead over challenges Madrid and after they demolished Jose Mourinho's team early on in the season (5-0) the question on everyone's lips is; "Are Barcelona unstoppable?"
Now we all understand that the Spanish League has it's own certain quality to it like the English Premiership, but does it have that sense of competition? We saw a team with the overall second worst form in the Premier league, Wolves, beat Manchester United and put a halt to their 29-match unbeaten run; does La Liga offer such teams that are so riddled with determination that they can overturn a team of Barcelona's stature?
Well the answer is no.
Sure you have your teams like Atletico Madrid and Villarael that all pose some quality talents in their team, but is there truthfully any other team that can cause an upset against the two leading giants in the league?
But then I would have to contradict myself; Monday 31st January - Osasuna 1-0 Real Madrid; Now by my records that is a massive upset.
Some people have their comparisons with the Spanish League and the Scottish league which, in some way, is right; two teams fighting over the title and the domestic cup. And then these people ring around the same argument week in and week out; "A team like Celtic or Barcelona need a real challenge, stick them in the Premiership and see how they handle themselves in a game like an away trip to Stoke on a rainy Tuesday night".
People also have an simular arguement when it comes to comapring the skillful talents of Messi and Christiano Ronaldo; "Well Ronaldo has proved that he can perform in the hardest League in the world, The Premier League, so he must be the better player of the two?".
Unfortunatly we will probably never see the day when Messi comes over to England so that is an argument that just can not be settled at this time.
As much as I enjoy watching the delights of Spanish football I still have a sense of pride that I follow the toughest and most challenging league in the world, The English Premiership(My opinion of most likely a lot of other peoples as well).
So when Arsenal entertain Barcelona next week in a Champions League game, that will be watched by a huge percentage of the public, it will be interesting to see if Barcelona can hold out for a win on English soil when they are currently in the best form of the clubs history.
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