# E48: Life after Messi as Barca romp past Real Sociedad to start new Liga season in style

An episode of [Barça: Siempre Positivo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1541315224), 16 Aug 2021, 32 min.

Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1500961/episodes/9039771-e48-life-after-messi-as-barca-romp-past-real-sociedad-to-start-new-liga-season-in-style.mp3

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni are back for a second season of Siempre Positivo (it's like they never left) and they unpick Barca's 4-2 win over Real Sociedad, the first game with fans back since Covid-19 changed the world as we know it. Running order: --Atmosphere at Camp Nou --Whistles for Messi chant? --Opening salvo --Eric Garcia surprise start --Memphis magic --Rik's ratings --Pique's pay cut --Laporta vs Bartomeu brawl --Win Simon Kuper's book! 'The Barcelona Complex' Support the show For bonus content, including additional podcasts, Q&As, special collections and Discord access to join the discussion with other Barça fans, join our Patreon: patreon.com/siemprepod

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