JOIN THE CROWDFUNDING EFFORT ON PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx Episode Summary Lionel Messi is now the all-time biggest winner of the Ballon d’Or. Ansu Fati has a new contract. El Clásico will not escape protests. And we’re scouting Mallorca for this weekend’s La Liga match in the Camp Nou. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
FC Barcelona got a win in the Champions League that sealed up their group and another win in La Liga over Atlético Madrid thanks to a late goal from Lionel Messi. Barça B keep drawing, and we’re launching a major crowdfunding campaign with a major prize to be won. Funding this podcast through a Patreon membership will earn you chances to win two VIP tickets to El Clásico at the Camp Nou in the 2020-21 season. JOIN THE CROWDFUNDING EFFORT ON PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTE...
Leganés took an early lead on FC Barcelona, but Luis Suárez and Arturo Vidal scored to keep Barça on top of the league table. In the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund are one point behind Barcelona in Group F, and they’re coming to the Camp Nou on Wednesday to try to claim the top of the group. SUPPORT THIS SHOW ON PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER http://bit.ly/barcatalksignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
La Liga resumes this weekend. Barcelona will travel to Madrid to face league bottom-dwellers Leganés. But, with three defenders missing through injury and suspension, Barça won’t be at full strength for the match. And in Barça B news, Riqui Puig continues to sparkle for the reserve side. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx JOIN THE NEWSLETTER http://bit.ly/barcatalksignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Lionel Messi’s hat trick in the Camp Nou kept FC Barcelona at the top of the table, and Celta de Vigo in the relegation zone. A charity match with Cartagena, while another international break is in session, will give the younger players a chance to show Ernesto Valverde what they can do. SUPPORT THIS SHOW ON PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER http://bit.ly/barcatalksignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Slavia Praha couldn’t get a single shot on target in the Camp Nou, but neither could FC Barcelona convert their chances into goals. The scoreless draw in Champions League kept Barca on top of Group F for the time being, and now they prepare for Celta de Vigo in La Liga this weekend. LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE, with six additional minutes, via PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER http://bit.ly/barcatalksignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...
Levante came back from a one-goal deficit to snatch three points from FC Barcelona in La Liga. The Champions League will pick up this week with a visit from Slavia Praha, and Barcelona B have run into a string of stagnant results. SUPPORT THIS SHOW ON PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER http://bit.ly/barcatalksignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Real Valladolid came to the Camp Nou and gave up five goals, falling victim to a brace of goals and two assists from Lionel Messi, and Clement Lenglet scored his first goal of the season. FC Barcelona will face Levante in Valencia this weekend. We have the scouting report for you. SUPPORT THIS SHOW ON PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER http://bit.ly/barcatalksignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
The Barcelona Women are on a streak this season, leading the first division of the Spanish league with 6 wins and a draw to maintain an undefeated season as of Matchday 7, and they’re already 5 goals ahead of Minsk in the Women’s Champions League Round of 16. SUPPORT THIS SHOW ON PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER http://bit.ly/barcatalksignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
FC Barcelona and Real Madrid both have one game in hand, as the rest of La Liga played through Matchday 10 without its two biggest clubs. Barca are set to play Valladolid this Tuesday, coming off a win over the weekend against Eibar, and a series of draws that are keeping them firmly in the middle of the table. SUPPORT THIS SHOW ON PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER http://bit.ly/barcatalksignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Slavia Praha mounted a relentless pressing game and outshot Barcelona in the Champions League, but Barca’s defense proved to be enough to hold Slavia to just one goal. A 3rd-minute score from Messi and a freakish own-goal in the second half put Barca at the top of the Group F table. SUPPORT THIS SHOW ON PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER http://bit.ly/barcatalksignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
The Champions League continues with FC Barcelona vs Slavia Praha in Sinobo Stadium this Wednesday. We have the scouting report on Slavia. In the youth sector of the club, Victor Valdés has been sacked from managing Barca U19 squad. SUPPORT THIS SHOW ON PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER http://bit.ly/barcatalksignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
El Clásico has officially been postponed, but last weekend FC Barcelona had their strongest away win of the season against Eibar in La Liga. SUPPORT THIS SHOW ON PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER http://bit.ly/barcatalksignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
With the city of Barcelona in turmoil, La Liga marches on. Matchday 9 for Barca will be in Eibar, and we have a full scouting report and breakdown of what Lionel Messi and Company will be up against as they seek the top spot in the table. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ON PATREON: http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER http://bit.ly/barcatalksignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Luis Suárez put away two goals to bring FC Barcelona back from the brink against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League last Wednesday. We’ll break down the stats and the key points of the match. Barcelona B are getting some wins in the Segunda B division, and Barca shot up to second place in La Liga after a four-goal win in the Camp Nou. SUPPORT THIS SHOW ON PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER http://bit.ly/barcatalksignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
La Liga returns this weekend after a stunning comeback for FC Barcelona in the Champions League against Inter Milan. Barca will face Sevilla this Sunday. This is our scouting report for the match. SUPPORT THIS SHOW ON PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER AT http://bit.ly/2SzyZCV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
The Champions League continues this week, and FC Barcelona are going up against Inter Milan. We have a full scouting report of Antonio Conte’s side. In La Liga, Barca had to get six points out of two matches, first against Villareal and then Getafe. We have match reviews of both. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ON PATREON: http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER AT http://bit.ly/2SzyZCV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
With the job done against Villareal, FC Barcelona are headed to Madrid for the weekend match against Getafe, looking to get their first win on the road of the season. This is part of the episode we put out for our supporters on Patreon today, which included our match review of the win in the Camp Nou against Villareal. That’ll be on Monday’s episode of the podcast, but if you don’t want to wait for it, BECOME A PATRON NOW: http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...
FC Barcelona’s pitiful performance and loss to Granada CF has the supporters shaken, some calling for the sacking of Ernesto Valverde, again, but the situation will have to get even worse than it is now for the current board to take such a step. We have full match reviews of that loss, and the Champions League draw with Borussia Dortmund. While the Barca camp are struggling to find answers, the league schedule marches on. We’re previewing the midweek match with Villareal and we have good news fr...
It’s Friday, and we’re gearing up for the weekend match in La Liga. We have the full scouting report on Granada CF and compare it to FC Barcelona’s. // PATREON: http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx // WEBSITE: https://www.barcatalk.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Valencia CF lost their manager and their La Liga match against FC Barcelona in the Camp Nou. We have a full match review, and we’re looking ahead to the first Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund this Tuesday, on the road, and that got us to thinking: Barca’s away form hasn’t been great recently. We crunched the numbers to figure out just how not great it’s been. // SUBSCRIBE ON ANY APP: http://bit.ly/barcatalkpod // SUPPORT THIS BARCELONA PODCAST ON PATREON http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx // VIS...
The Valencia match this weekend has a lot of question marks around it, with the potential for Luis Suarez to return for FC Barcelona and the sacking of Valencia CF manager, Marcelino. This is a sample from our Thursday episode. If you want to hear the whole episode, and support the show, you can do that through Patreon. In that full episode, you’ll hear Gabriel and I talk about Lionel Messi’s continuing injury and his recent interview with writers from SPORT. You’ll hear us talk about Carles Ale...
While the UEFA European Championship qualifying rounds are under way, La Liga has little going on. We took the opportunity to speak to sportswriter and author Andy West ( https://twitter.com/andywest01) about how FC Barcelona have started the season, considering the loss of Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, and Ousmane Dembélé to injury, and he has a life lesson for you taken from the book of Messi. BECOME A PATRON: http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx WEBSITE: https://www.barcatalk.net Learn more about your ad choic...
We have tactics on the brain today, proposing different Barca lineups for different tactical strategies. This is a sample of our Thursday episode for our supporters on Patreon. Become a patron and listen to the full episode that includes talk about Rafinha moving to Celta de Vigo and the Paris Saint-German - Real Madrid goalkeeper swap. BECOME A PATRON: http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
The Champions League has officially begun with the group stage draw, and FC Barcelona are in a tough group. La Liga is proving to be a competitive field this year. Some of the Barcelona B stars are getting time on the first team, but their teammates aren’t missing them too much. Ansu Fati has become the youngest player ever to score for Barca in La Liga, but two goals from him and Arthur were not enough to take a win out of the match against Osasuna in Pamplona. BECOME A PATRON: http://bit.ly/2M...
Yesterday on Patreon, we covered the news about Ivan Rakitic and Ousmane Dembélé being part of a package to bring Neymar back from Paris Saint-Germain. The dedication of the Johann Cruyff Stadium and the demise of the Miniestadi was our second topic, and we closed out with a discussion of Lionel Messi’s lingering calf injury. JOIN PATREON to support the show begin enjoying the Patron Experience: https://www.patreon.com/barcatalkpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...
Ousmane Dembélé has been fined by FC Barcelona, and sort of publicly shamed, for issues surrounding his hamstring injury. Barcelona B won their first match in the Segunda B division, and FCB Femení are the champions of the Catalan Cup for the sixth consecutive year. The men’s team put some points on the table in La Liga, defeating Real Betis 5:2. RECEIVE THE GUARD OF HONOR. Support the show on Patreon ( http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx) for $5 a month and get twice the weekly episodes, commercial-free, plu...
FC Barcelona lost their opening match in La Liga to Athletic Bilbao. We have a full match review. The Spanish Supercup will not be played until next January, and we’ll debate the pros and cons of the new format. And our team of correspondents reviews the summer transfer business of FCB Femení and Barcelona B. RECEIVE THE GUARD OF HONOR. Support the show on Patreon ( http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx) for $5 a month and get twice the weekly episodes, commercial-free, plus bonus content. VISIT https://www.bar...
THIS EPISODE OF BARCA TALK is the first in a series of three that looks back at FC Barcelona’s 2018-19 season. To hear the other two, support the show at Patreon ( http://bit.ly/2Mh2ZVx) for just $5 a month. THE FC BARCELONA 2018-19 campaign brought another La Liga trophy to the Camp Nou, made it to their second consecutive appearance in the Copa del Rey final, and left the Champions League in the semifinal. This is a special series that will look at each of these competitions. We’ve assembled ...
This is a sample of the first episode in our patron-only series called Barca Talk Legends. In these episodes, we’ll talk about some of the most revered, and sometimes the most controversial, players and managers in Barcelona’s history. This episode was about The Dagger, Hristo Stoichkov. When you become a patron of Barca Talk, you get even more value than you do from the weekly podcast. You’ll two episodes a week instead of one, commercial-free, and now you’ll have access to the Barca Talk Legen...
