Barça: Siempre Positivo

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1. E481: Barca shade thriller against Celta, Chels smashed

   20 Apr 2025 · 43 min · S5 E481

   Send us Fan Mail Sam and Rik discuss Barca's nerve-racking 4-3 win over Celta Vigo on Saturday, with a three-goal remontada in the final 30 minutes. Plus a segment on Barca Femeni's 4-1 win over Chelsea in the UWCL…

2. E479: Barça beat Leganés to edge closer to title

   14 Apr 2025 · 29 min · S5 E479

   Send us Fan Mail Barcelona's narrow 1-0 win at Leganés on Saturday was not the prettiest, but it was three points nonetheless and another step towards the LaLiga title. Sam and Rik reflect on that hard-fought win at…

3. E476: Barcelona move four points clear despite Betis draw

   7 Apr 2025 · 26 min · S5 E476

   Send us Fan Mail Barcelona could not take full advantage of Real Madrid's loss to Valencia, but a draw against Real Betis still extended their advantage at the top of LaLiga to four points. Barça are now unbeaten in…

4. E474: Flick has Barça squad "where he wants" as Girona dispatched

   1 Apr 2025 · 32 min · S5 E474

   Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni discuss Barcelona's 4-1 win over Girona and ask if it's now a two-horse race in LaLiga? Atlético Madrid are the team to have fallen away and they welcome Barça to the Spanish capital…

5. E469: Barça's remarkable Atlético remontada tilts LaLiga in their favour

   18 Mar 2025 · 35 min · S5 E469

   Send us Fan Mail Barcelona came from 2-0 down against Atlético Madrid for the second time in three weeks... but this time they held on to win 4-2 and return to the top of LaLiga. What does the result mean in the…

6. E467: RIP Carles Miñarro García

   10 Mar 2025 · 26 min · S5 E467

   Send us Fan Mail Barcelona's weekend game against Osasuna was suspended following the unexpected death of team doctor Carles Miñarro García in the hours before the match. Sam, Rik and Toni discuss the sad news and…

7. E465: Goals for all! Martín & Casadó strike as Barça batter La Real

   3 Mar 2025 · 35 min · S5 E465

   Send us Fan Mail Barcelona warmed up for this week's Champions League trip to Benfica with a Sunday stroll against Real Sociedad at the Olympic Stadium. It was one way traffic once La Real were reduced to 10 men in…

8. E462: 'Zum Geburtstag' as Barca beat Las Palmas

   24 Feb 2025 · 38 min · S5 E462

   Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni talk about Barca's win in the Canary Islands. Not a superb display but little trouble at the back means another Tek clean, and big games are approaching with the squad almost all…

9. E460: Talking to you with respect, Barça go top of LaLiga

   18 Feb 2025 · 30 min · S5 E460

   Send us Fan Mail F--- off, Barça are top of LaLiga? Weren't they seven points behind two weeks ago? Sam and Toni lead the podcast this week as Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 to return to the top of LaLiga... and…

10. E458: 10-man Barca rout Sevilla, hay liga

    11 Feb 2025 · 36 min · S5 E458

    Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni discuss Barca's 4-1 win at the Sanchez-Pizjuan. Talking Tek, Araujo, Fermin, Lewandowski/Ferran and more. Support the show For bonus content, including additional podcasts, Q&As,…

11. E456: Lewy does the job as Barca beat Alaves

    3 Feb 2025 · 25 min · S5 E456

    Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni talk about Barca's important, if not overly impressive, win over Alaves which helped them get back in the title race after Real Madrid slipped up big time at Espanyol. Support the…

12. E454: Barca crush Valencia to get Liga back on track

    27 Jan 2025 · 29 min · S5 E454

    Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni talk through Barca's destruction of a woeful Valencia side. Is Szczesny the No 1? Ferran's performance, Gavi not coming on... and plenty more. Support the show For bonus content,…

13. E452: Bordalás ball bursts Barça's bubble again

    20 Jan 2025 · 32 min · S5 E452

    Send us Fan Mail After back-to-back five star showings, there is nothing like a trip to Getafe to bring you back down to earth. But there are reasons not to group Barcelona's draw at the Coliseum in with their…

14. E450: Barca maul Real Madrid in Spanish Super Cup

    13 Jan 2025 · 36 min · S5 E450

    Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni discuss Barca's barnstorming 5-2 victory over rivals Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia. How good were Flick's side? How bad were Real Madrid? Ratings and more... dive on in! Support the…

15. E445: Barça lose top spot as bad run extended by Atlético

    23 Dec 2024 · 38 min · S5 E445

    Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni discuss another Barcelona defeat, this time at home to Atlético Madrid on Saturday. Barça enjoyed the better chances but Alexander Sørloth's 96th minute earned Atlético a 12th…

16. E443: Cat on the ropes as Barca lose against Leganes

    16 Dec 2024 · 37 min · S5 E443

    Send us Fan Mail Sam and Rik, with some Toni weaved in, discuss Barcelona's 1-0 home capitulation against Leganes on Sunday. The Catalans are still top of the table but ahead of Atletico's visit next weekend things…

17. E441: Barça botch Betis lead (twice) with one eye on BVB

    9 Dec 2024 · 31 min · S5 E441

    Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni reflect on more Barcelona dropped points. Hansi Flick's side twice led at Real Betis on Saturday but conceded a penalty and a 94th minute equaliser as they failed to win for the…

18. E438: Barca undone by Las Palmas... why? how? who? Cat?

    2 Dec 2024 · 32 min · S5 E438

    Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni chat about Barcelona's disappointing 2-1 home defeat by Las Palmas. How did this happen? What is going wrong? Who is to blame? Support the show For bonus content, including…

19. E346: Barça let two goal lead slip against Celta Vigo

    25 Nov 2024 · 29 min · S5 E436

    Send us Fan Mail Barcelona surrendered a two goal lead at Balaídos to draw 2-2 against Celta Vigo as they failed to win for the second successive LaLiga game. Toni joins Sam to discuss whether there is cause for…

20. E432: Barca controversially run aground in San Sebastian

    11 Nov 2024 · 30 min · S5 E432

    Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni discuss Barcelona's 1-0 defeat at Real Sociedad. That Lewandowski disallowed goal is top of the discussion points, but we also look at what else went wrong, the impact of Lamine…

21. E430: Olmo derby double but Barca suffer second half slowdown

    5 Nov 2024 · 25 min · S5 E430

    Send us Fan Mail Sam and Rik discuss Barca's 3-1 win over Espanyol in a Catalan derby which helped Flick's side go nine points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. We talk about the Valencia floods, Olmo's…

22. E428: Barca crush Clasico rivals Madrid to storm clear

    28 Oct 2024 · 37 min · S5 E428

    Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni discuss Barcelona's 4-0 triumph against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. Lewandowski struck twice, Yamal and Raphinha were also on target. Did the result reflect the reality of…

23. E426: Barca smash Sevilla ahead of Flick and Lewy's Bayern reunion

    21 Oct 2024 · 29 min · S5 E426

    Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni discuss Barca’s 5-1 romp to victory against Sevilla, with Lewandowski continuing his fine goalscoring form. Gavi returned, Casado still flying and with the Bayern and Madrid games…

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

    7 Oct 2024 · 29 min · S5 E422

    Send us Fan Mail 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 discuss…

25. E419: Osasuna end Barcelona's perfect start under Flick

    29 Sep 2024 · 26 min · S5 E419

    Send us Fan Mail 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, Rik and…

26. E417: Barca's Villarreal romp marred by Ter Stegen injury

    23 Sep 2024 · 33 min · S5 E417

    Send us Fan Mail 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 and…

27. E415: Barca smash Girona as Flick era takes flight

    16 Sep 2024 · 30 min · S5 E415

    Send us Fan Mail 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…

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

    1 Sep 2024 · 34 min · S5 E412

    Send us Fan Mail 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…

29. E410: Barca answer Athletic, Williams whistled, Yamal everywhere

    26 Aug 2024 · 26 min · S5 E410

    Send us Fan Mail 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. Support the show For bonus content, including additional…

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

    19 Aug 2024 · 31 min · S5 E408

    Send us Fan Mail 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 Robert…

31. E390: Barca champions of Europe, Xavi departs, Spain call-ups

    28 May 2024 · 33 min

    Send us Fan Mail Sam and Rik discuss Barcelona's women's Champions League triumph over Lyon, plus some thoughts on Xavi's reign, Flick, and the Euro 2024 Spain squad list. This is the last free pod of the season! But…

32. E387: Barça beat Rayo... will we see Xavi at Montjuic again?

    21 May 2024 · 29 min · S4 E387

    Send us Fan Mail Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 3-0 to close the season at Montjuic with a win and wrap up second place in LaLiga (there's one game to go still, away at Sevilla next weekend), but all eyes were on coach…

33. E384: Barca beat La Real, go second + Lewandowski, Pedri

    14 May 2024 · 34 min · S4 E384

    Send us Fan Mail Rik and Toni talk about Barcelona's 2-0 win over Real Sociedad on Monday, discuss Lewandowski and Pedri's performances in particular, and do the player ratings. Support the show For bonus content,…

34. E382: Barca suffer from a bad case of the Gironavirus

    6 May 2024 · 29 min · S4 E382

    Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni discuss Barcelona's 4-2 defeat at Girona, the second of the season against Michel Sanchez's top-four-guaranteed Catalan minnows, as well as some Vitor Roque talk and more. Support…

35. E381: Lewandowski's hat-trick downs Valencia, is Toni entertained?

    30 Apr 2024 · 27 min · S4 E381

    Send us Fan Mail Barcelona beat Valencia 4-2 on a wet Monday night to remain on track for a second placed finish in LaLiga ahead of Saturday's trip to Girona. Sam, Rik and Toni discuss Rik's failure to make it to…

36. E377: Bellingham's Kessie moment ends Barça's LaLiga title hopes

    22 Apr 2024 · 34 min · S4 E377

    Send us Fan Mail It will be a trophy-less season for Barcelona after they were beaten 3-2 in El Clásico on Sunday by Real Madrid to fall 11 points off the pace in LaLiga. Sam and Rik, later joined by Toni, reflect on…

37. E375: Luis Enrique back in Barna, Barca beat Cadiz

    15 Apr 2024 · 26 min · S4 E375

    Send us Fan Mail Sam and Rik talk Barca's 1-0 win at Cadiz on the weekend and then look ahead to the mouthwatering Champions League second leg clash with PSG. Support the show For bonus content, including additional…

38. E373: Xavi beats Luis Enrique in Paris in the Barça DNA battle

    11 Apr 2024 · 25 min · S4 E373

    Send us Fan Mail Raphinha scored twice on a memorable European night for Barcelona as Xavi Hernández's side recorded an impressive and significant 3-2 win over Luis Enrique's Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions…

39. E370: Barça 11 unbeaten after Las Palmas win with PSG in sight

    1 Apr 2024 · 31 min

    Send us Fan Mail Raphinha was the match winner as Barcelona beat 10-man Las Palmas 1-0 on Saturday to stretch their unbeaten run to 11 games in all competitions. Sam, Rik and Toni reflect on that win and discuss…

40. E366: Barça batter Atlético Madrid as Champions League draw opens up

    18 Mar 2024 · 37 min · S4 E366

    Send us Fan Mail One, two, three. Atlético Madrid had not lost at home in LaLiga in 25 games, but Barcelona smashed them 3-0 on Saturday to extend their own unbeaten streak to 10 matches and become the first team to…

41. E364: Baby Barça beat Mallorca, Aguirre's rats & Napoli next up

    10 Mar 2024 · 34 min · S4 E364

    Send us Fan Mail Barcelona warmed up for Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday by beating Mallorca 1-0 on Friday. Lamine Yamal struck the winner and Pau Cubarsí excelled at the back as Barça's youngsters stepped…

42. E363: Barça miss opportunity in Bilbao as De Jong & Pedri injured

    4 Mar 2024 · 29 min · S4 E363

    Send us Fan Mail With Toni back from Bilbao, he looks back on Barcelona's goalless draw against Athletic Club on Sunday with Sam. How bad was it? What was the ambition comment that so irked Marc-Andre ter Stegen? How…

43. E361: Barça smash Getafe with Pau Cubarsí here to stay

    26 Feb 2024 · 33 min · S4 E361

    Send us Fan Mail Sam and Toni look back on Barça's best performance of 2024 (?) and the consequences it could have for the rest of the season in LaLiga and the Champions League. They discuss Barça's battle of styles,…

44. E358: Lewandowski late retaken pen earns Barca tight win at Celta

    19 Feb 2024 · 26 min · S4 E358

    Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni discuss Barcelona's narrow 2-1 win at Celta Vigo, talking about Xavi's comments, the 'performance', Barca's late goals and more. Back tomorrow with a Napoli bonus preview pod over on…

45. E356: Lamine Yamal dazzles but Barça pantomime continues vs. Granada

    12 Feb 2024 · 30 min · S4 E356

    Send us Fan Mail Lamine Yamal scored twice but his performance was overshadowed by more comical defending as Barcelona were to a 3-3 draw at home to struggling Granada at the Olympic Stadium. Sam, Rik and Toni…

46. E354: Barça beat Alavés with memorable Vitor Roque cameo

    4 Feb 2024 · 35 min · S4 E354

    Send us Fan Mail Vitor Roque scored his second goal in a week but was also sent off in a 13-minute cameo as Barcelona beat Alavés 3-1 to make it back-to-back wins since Xavi Hernández announced he will step down at…

47. E352: Xavi walks away from Barca, two days on

    29 Jan 2024 · 37 min

    Send us Fan Mail A couple of days on from the news, Sam, Rik and Toni resume discussion of the hottest topic in town, Xavi's decision to walk away from Barca in June. After our on-the-night reaction on Patreon, this…

48. E348: A weekend of hat-tricks in LaLiga from Ferran Torres, Dovbyk & VAR

    23 Jan 2024 · 39 min · S4 E348

    Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni look back on a busy weekend in Spanish football, mainly focusing on Barcelona's exciting 4-2 win at Real Betis, complete with a hat-trick from the shark Ferran Torres. There was also…

49. E346: Supercopa pain as Barça taken apart by Real Madrid

    15 Jan 2024 · 44 min · S4 E346

    Send us Fan Mail 'This box is your blank canvas. Have fun!' The above is Patreon's message for filling in this box, but it was difficult to have fun after Barcelona's performance in the Spanish Supercopa final on…

50. E343: Barca beat Barbastro and the return to Saudi Arabia

    8 Jan 2024 · 32 min · S4 E343

    Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni talk about Barca's 3-2 Copa del Rey win at fourth-tier Barbastro on Sunday and look ahead to the Spanish Super Cup, which takes place in Saudi Arabia this week. Q&A out on Tuesday on…