Five key stats from RCD Mallorca 0-1 Barcelona

Barcelona resumed their La Liga campaign after the international break on a winning note as they secured a 1-0 victory against RCD Mallorca at Son Moix on Saturday.

The Catalans were made to work hard for the three points by their hosts but ultimately Robert Lewandowski’s first-half strike proved enough for them to come out on top in the encounter.

The victory meant that Xavi Hernandez has now become the first manager in La Liga history to go unbeaten in his first 18 away matches in the competition. He went past former Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane to achieve the feat.

Furthermore, under Xavi, Barcelona have never lost any of their 16 matches when they go into the half-time break with a lead.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen enjoyed another solid game between the sticks as he made a few crucial stops to keep Barcelona’s lead intact.

In the process, for the first time in his career, ter Stegen has now kept three clean sheets away from home in La Liga.

As has been the case for most of the season, Lewandowski yet again proved to be the difference-maker in attack for Barcelona. The 34-year-old scored his ninth La Liga goal of the season, comfortably sitting on top of the goalscoring charts in the competition.

Also, interestingly, each of Lewandowski’s nine goals in the competition have come in nine different halves. He is yet to score twice in the same half in La Liga.

The goal on Saturday took Lewandowski’s tally across competitions for Barcelona to 12. It is the same number of goals that the rest of his teammates have managed to score combined this season.