A 2-0 victory over Eibar on Saturday took Barcelona's unbeaten run in the league to 31 games, 26 wins and 5 draws, equalling the club's longest league undefeated streak in history.
However, when Valverde arrived at the helm of 'Los Cules' in the summer, there was plenty of unexpected change happening. Neymar's departure forced a need for a new philosophy, one which focused on being defensively solid, although there were numerous critics in the beginning.
The Spanish Super Cup served as the turning point in convincing players to buy into the new way of playing as they lost 5-1 on aggregate to rivals Real Madrid, despite 'Los Blancos' being reduced to ten men during the first leg.
From then on, players followed Valverde's orders and it wasn't long before the results started flowing. Only Espanyol has defeated them this season, in the Copa del Rey, but Barcelona were still strong enough to secure their progression to the next round over the two fixtures.
It means they are in contention for a treble this season - La Liga, Champions League and the Copa del Rey - with many backing the Catalan giants to come away with at least two.
It is without a doubt a new Barcelona, defensively solid through Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and the back four yet still retaining a deadly attack in Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, cementing the project of Valverde which doesn't seem like it will be stopped anytime soon.