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Domestic football is back this weekend as Barcelona host Sevilla in LaLiga. How’s the injury situation looking? How will Barça Femení do in their Champions League game tonight? What Barça team...

E424: Top 5 Barça goalkeepers ranked (Barça's best modern XI)

Sam, Rik and Toni start a new series. Siempre Pod looks at the best Barca XI of our lifetimes, ranking players by each position, starting in goal.

We're including players who were at the club...

E423: Iniesta retires, Femení defeat & Tek meets Toni

Monday: Camp Nou update.
Tuesday: Iniesta retires.
Wednesday: Barça Femení beaten.
Thursday: Tek (Szczesny) meets T...

E422: Barça blitz Alavés with Lewandowski hat-trick before the break

Barcelona made it eight wins from nine in LaLiga with a 3-0 win at Alavés on Sunday. Robert Lewandowski scored all the goals to continue his fine start to the campaign.

Sam, Rik and Toni di...

E421: Q&A on Flick's tactics, ins and outs and more

Rik and Toni go through your questions on the latest Q&A pod. Flick's system, attacking reinforcements, Toni's Balde opinion, Jonathan David, Ronald Araujo and more come under the microscope. 2024-10-03 18:34:57 +0000 UTC View Post

Questions please!

Hello everyone, fire away with your Qs for this week's Q&A which will either be recorded late Thursday or Friday afternoon Spanish time. Cheers!

E420: Barca smoke Young Boys in UCL

Rik and Toni talk through Barca's 5-0 win over Swiss minnows Young Boys in the Champions League. Lewandowski double, Raphinha on song, Frenkie and Ansu minutes, Cuenca debut and more.

E419: Osasuna end Barcelona's perfect start under Flick

It's seven wins and out for Hansi Flick and Barcelona after a much-changed side went down to their first defeat of the LaLiga season on Saturday, a 4-2 loss against Osasuna at El Sadar.

Sam,...

E418: Getafe beaten, Szczesny incoming

With Toni in Marbella speaking to Szczesny, Sam and Rik discuss the Getafe game and the Polish goalkeeper's impending arrival in Catalonia. Plus Sam's thoughts on the new Luis Enrique documentary.<...

E417: Villarreal romp marred by Mats injury

Barcelona thrashed Villarreal 5-1 on Sunday but it wasn't all good news as Ter Stegen suffered a bad knee tendon injury which will rule him out for the season. Sam, Rik and Toni discuss the game an...

E416: Monaco loss, Gladiator, Ter Stegen & Champions League scoring teenagers

Barcelona tasted defeat for the first time under Hansi Flick as they lost 2-1 to Monaco in their Champions League opener on Thursday.

Sam, Rik and Toni put the result in perspective, with Bar...

E415: Girona dispatched as Flick era takes flight

The gang's all here as Barca overcome their toughest test so far, on paper at least, with a 4-1 thumping of Girona. Sam, Rik and Toni discuss the win, Yamal and Messi comparisons, the pressing and ...

Spot Toni

The associated image from the latest Introducing episode. Who can spot Toni? Also: some top players in that Barça side!

E414: Introducing... Toni Juanmartí

Meet (An)Toni Juanmartí, finally. Supporting Barcelona, playing against Barcelona, scoring against Barcelona, covering Barcelona... it's all in here.

E413: Q&A on Laporta's news conference & Flick's quick start

Sam and Toni take questions on Barcelona president Joan Laporta's end-of-transfer window news conference, Hansi Flick's fast start and Barça's midfield as we settle in for the international break....

Questions... and Ask Toni

Hola!

Sam and Toni will be recording the next Q&A later this week after Joan Laporta's news conference on Tuesday. You know the drill, drop the questions below (or on the Discord channel...

E412: Barça smash seven past Valladolid to make it 4/4 under Flick

Barcelona ran riot at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday to extend their perfect start to the season under Hansi Flick. There was a hat-trick from Raphinha as the mood lifts around the club going into...

E411: Olmo's dream debut tainted by Bernal injury

Registered, off the bench, goal. It was a dream debut for Dani Olmo as Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 on Tuesday to extend their winning start to the new season. However, the comeback victory wa...

E410: Athletic answered, Williams whistled, Yamal everywhere

Sam and Rik talk about Barcelona's 2-1 win over Athletic Club as Barca go 2 for 2 in La Liga. Lenglet and Roque depart, ratings and more.

E409: Gundo leaving asterisk-ridden LW-hunting Barca

Sam and Rik talk about Gundogan returning to Manchester City, the hunt for a left winger not called Nico Williams and also answer some follow up questions after the "Introducing" pods.

E408: Barça's 24-25 begins with Flick win but Gündogan doubts

Barcelona win and Real Madrid draw. The new LaLiga season is here!

Sam and Rik (Toni needs to be registered for the new campaign) look back on Hansi Flick's debut win over Valencia, with Rob...

E407: Questions answered on the new season, Deco and much more

Sam and Rik go through your questions, Toni is back with some thoughts on the US tour and a few answers as well, as we get stuck into Olmo to Nico to Deco via Joan, Victor (all of em) and our expec...

24-25 let’s go! Questions…

With Barcelona’s new season (and the Hansi Flick era) getting underway this weekend, let’s kick off the 24-25 campaign with a Q&A: Barça’s summer? Wider LaLiga questions? Post below. Gra...

E406: Gamper defeat to Monaco with LaLiga looming, Sergi Roberto adéu

Barcelona's preseason ended with a 3-0 defeat to Monaco in the Joan Gamper Trophy at the Olympic Stadium on Monday. Sam and Rik reflect on a disappointing season and look ahead to what it might mea...

La Liga fantasy / FPL

Hi everyone, here are the codes to join the fantasy games for the 24/25 season.

La Liga fantasy

Code: r474lkyg

It's in my app store as 'LaLiga Fantasy' if yo...

E405: Olmo incoming

Sam and Rik talk about Barcelona signing RB Leipzig’s Dani Olmo after his fine Euros campaign. How good is he? Where does he fit in? Does it fit the plan? Is there a plan? And so on.

Fantasy coming soon...

Hi everyone! On August 7 we’ll launch our La Liga / Premier League fantasy leagues again.

Just an early reminder so people have the chance to join La Liga’s one at the same time an...

E404: Introducing... Sam(uel) Marsden

Here's the second drop in the new series called 'Introducing...' We will work our way through the podcast hosts and then are open to suggestions as to who else you may like to hear from. Comment be...

E403: Flick presented as Barça beat Olot & head for the U.S... with Toni

Barcelona finally presented Hansi Flick this week, almost two months after he was appointed. If you missed it, you didn't miss much, but Sam and Toni bring you up to date anyway in the latest pod. ...

E402: Introducing... Rik Sharma

It's been a few years, but what better moment than now to get to know Rik Sharma?

In the absence of pinning Toni down for the next SEASONS episode, we're dropping the first in another new se...