Sam and Rik were at Camp Nou on Saturday as Barcelona ended 2022 with a disappointing 1-1 draw against Espanyol. Marcos Alonso gave Barça the lead in the Catalan derby, but Joselu's penalty earned Espanyol a point before referee Mateu Lahoz took centre stage.
After the game, Sam and ...
2022-12-31 19:05:42 +0000 UTC View PostSam, Rik and Toni answer all your questions ahead of La Liga's restart. From their Barca support levels to Messi's 'bisht', which split opinions...
2022-12-23 14:53:37 +0000 UTC View PostHello! The second podcast this week will be based around your questions. Comment below (or on Discord) with any queries you have for Sam, Rik and Toni on the back of the World Cup, Messi's glory, Barcelona's return to action or the January transfer window... although the more imaginative question...
2022-12-20 12:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostSam, Rik and Toni discuss Lionel Messi winning the World Cup with Argentina on Sunday, beating France on penalties in the final. Rik reveals the celebrations in Barcelona and Toni takes a look at Barça basking in the success of the club legend.
Also:
++ Competition winner(s) anno...
Sam, Rik and Toni start to turn their thoughts back to Barca and what's coming up in January, in the market and on the pitch.
-rik’s world cup experience
-uk vs spain xmas war
-no money
-memphis
-bellerin
-busquets
-alemany’s darts
-no lewandowski options
-messi<...
We decided to do an experimental, conversational pod, without a structure for this episode, with things relatively quiet in Barcaland, talking about Messi's World Cup, and Luis Enrique leaving Spain, manipulated audios, Luis de la Fuente and more...
2022-12-14 13:41:02 +0000 UTC View PostSpain are out of the World Cup. Another eight Barcelona players are on their way home, leaving just Frenkie de Jong, Memphis Depay, Jules Kounde, Ousmane Dembele and Raphinha competing for the trophy in Qatar.
Where did it all go wrong for La Roja?
Sam, Rik and Toni discus...
2022-12-07 10:34:41 +0000 UTC View PostSam, Rik and Toni discuss Spain's 1-1 draw with Germany at the World Cup, with Luis Enrique once more starting five Barcelona players in the game. Still no minutes in Qatar for Ansu Fati or Eric Garcia, though.
They then take a couple of questions -- on Gianni Infantino and Barça's y...
2022-11-29 15:08:14 +0000 UTC View PostSam and Toni discuss his trip to Ireland, Spain-alona's fantastic start at the World Cup (including Toni's pessimism!) and take your questions on Ronald Araujo's fitness, Barça's World Cup planning, the view on Pep Guardiola as he signs new Manchester City deal and the move to Montjuic. 2022-11-25 09:55:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello guys, what a showing from Spain… to rehash a joke I used on Discord, the best I have seen Barça play since Xavi took over.
Anyway, get any questions you may have for Toni (or me, Sam) in the comments and we will record on Friday. And we will send any general World Cup questions yo...
2022-11-23 20:05:35 +0000 UTC View PostKeira Walsh speaks about life at Barcelona, the problem with having a Manchester accent, the passion of the supporters, underrated Patri Guijarro and her excitement at playing at Camp Nou on Thursday, when Barça host Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
She was speaking to Sam and ...
2022-11-23 14:01:58 +0000 UTC View PostSam is joined by football analyst Domagoj Kostanjsak, who is also the author of the new book Anatomy of a Genius: Leo Messi's Tactical Evolution at FC Barcelona. They discuss how the idea for the book came together, what it covers, Messi's evolution at Barça (of course) and the best version of M...
2022-11-22 20:46:38 +0000 UTC View PostLaLiga has stopped but Barcelona's players have now. Of Xavi Hernandez's current, first team squad, 16 are off to the World Cup in Qatar this month (and they will hope spilling into next month, too). Sam, Rik and Toni look at the Barça players who will take part in the finals, discuss who they a...
2022-11-17 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the Siempre Positivo World Cup competition for the chance to win two Barcelona tickets or a year-long subscription to the podcast.
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2022-11-16 17:48:53 +0000 UTC View PostWith LaLiga breaking for the World Cup, Sam, Rik and Toni look ahead to Barcelona's plans for the upcoming month and look back on the season so far. They discuss Barça's best player, best signing, best moment and much more as the league stops with Xavi Hernandez's side top, two points clear of R...
2022-11-15 15:30:31 +0000 UTC View PostWe answer all the extra questions we had last week when Pique's retirement party postponed this pod. On the following and more:
-Alba
-Madrid vs Barca
-Stoichkov
-La Masia defenders
-Kessie
-Gavi
-Captains leaving
-Ansu
-UCL KO positive
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2022-11-11 14:34:27 +0000 UTC View PostSam and Toni talk about Barcelona's impressive 2-1 comeback win with 10 men at Osasuna on Tuesday night in a pod recorded while in situ at the gala for Robert Lewandowski to receive his golden shoe on Wednesday.
2022-11-09 17:31:39 +0000 UTC View PostHere is the audio interview Barcelona and England right-back Lucy Bronze did with Sam for ESPN last week. She was speaking ahead of the 4-0 Clasico win against Real Madrid on Sunday, but the interview touches on subject that extend beyond that game. Apologies for some slight wind interference at ...
2022-11-07 16:24:34 +0000 UTC View PostThere is a lot to talk about as Sam, Rik and Toni return for your Monday dose of reaction and news from Barcelona. Gerard Pique bid farewell to Camp Nou with a 2-0 win over Almeria with the goals coming from Ousmane Dembele and Frenkie de Jong.
Then, on Monday, Barça were drawn again...
2022-11-07 16:04:41 +0000 UTC View PostBarcelona defender Gerard Pique announced he will be quitting football after the club's final two pre World Cup games. Sam and Toni and then Sam and Rik spoke about the 35-year-old club legend (even if he splits opinions). We answer a few of the questions you put in, but given the situation, we d...
2022-11-04 16:39:52 +0000 UTC View PostSam, Rik and Toni talk about Barcelona's 4-2 win at Plzen in their last Champions League game of the season, look at whether Dembele creates "nothing" and Toni is angered by this week's edition of the ratings.
--Routine
--A night at the circus
--Defence and habits
--Makeshift
--...
Hello! We'll do a Q&A most likely on Friday, so fire in your questions. We've also drawn the winner of the signed international shirt of a Barca player... which we will announce on the post-Plzen pod, and then get in touch with the winner via email/Discord, as (spoiler alert), it's a Patron.<...
2022-11-02 11:26:40 +0000 UTC View PostSam, Rik and Toni discuss Barcelona's 1-0 win over Valencia, which moved Xavi Hernandez's side within one point of leaders Real Madrid, who slipped up against Girona.
That is now 38 league games in charge for Xavi and, despite the Champions League failings, he's secured enough points ...
2022-10-31 14:04:50 +0000 UTC View PostSam, Rik and Toni look at Barcelona's 3-0 defeat by Bayern Munich and Champions League elimination. They try and look at the bigger picture; what does this defeat and going out again mean for the club? In sporting terms, financial terms, and more.
2022-10-27 13:46:41 +0000 UTC View PostBarcelona made it back-to-back wins in LaLiga with an impressive 4-0 win against Athletic Club on Sunday. Ousmane Dembele, Sergi Roberto, Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres scored the goals to spoil Ernesto Valverde's return to Camp Nou.
Sam, Rik and Toni discuss that win, Xavi's mi...
2022-10-24 12:43:18 +0000 UTC View PostRik and Toni talk about Barcelona's 3-0 win at Camp Nou, where Frenkie played as pivot and shone, and Pique was whistled by fans. Then, with Sam, we go through the questions we had left over from before.
2022-10-21 12:56:20 +0000 UTC View PostSam and Rik and then Rik and Toni chat about Barcelona's 3-1 defeat at the Bernabeu. Analysing the game, what it means for Xavi, what needs to happen, how can Barcelona be competitive again? It's all here.
2022-10-17 17:53:41 +0000 UTC View PostTwo eps in one day then, can't remember if we've done that before or not. But here you go!
Most of the Qs on this one were in the wake of the defeat, no, not defeat, draw. There are a few more which we didn't get to yet, on more timeless topics, so we'll probably do an extra Q&A n...
2022-10-13 18:51:54 +0000 UTC View PostYes another Inter pun, yes another bad moment for Barcelona in Europe. They are virtually out of the Champions League in the group phase again. Sam, Rik and Toni sift through the wreckage.
2022-10-13 14:18:38 +0000 UTC View PostBit of a late call for tomorrow, but let's have ‘em
2022-10-12 21:09:38 +0000 UTC View Post