Barça: Siempre Positivo

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 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/...

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, including additional podcasts, Q&As, special collections and Discord access to join the discussion with other Barça fans, join our Patreon: patreon.com/siemprepod

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 pre-Christmas slump. Sam and Rik, with Toni away in Lisbon, dissect more drop points in LaLiga from Barça, Lewandowski's form, Kounde's penalty that wasn't, the Bordalás-...

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 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...

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 straight win in all competitions and moved them ahead of Hansi Flick's side at the top of LaLiga. Did Barça deserve more? Brilliant Pedri. Rating the first half of the season. And...

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 aren't looking so hot. Support the show For bonus content, including additional podcasts, Q&As, special collections and Discord access to join the discussion with oth...

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 fourth time in five LaLiga games. With Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid closing in, what's the diagnosis? On Flick substituting off his best players, losing his cool, seeing red....

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 additional podcasts, Q&As, special collections and Discord access to join the discussion with other Barça fans, join our Patreon: patreon.com/siemprepod

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 concern about Barça's recent performances. Coach Hansi Flick suggested Barça's players had started to think it was "too easy." Does he have a point? Have levels dropped...

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 Yamal's absence, ratings, Ansu Fati and more. Support the show For bonus content, including additional podcasts, Q&As, special collections and Discord access to join the dis...

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 goals per minute, the second-half complacency, and the XI for Champions League action against Crvena Zvezda... or Red Star Belgrade if you want. Support the show For bonus...

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 the game? 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 o...

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 upon us, there is plenty to discuss. Support the show For bonus content, including additional podcasts, Q&As, special collections and Discord access to join the discussion with othe...

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 Barça's latest victory, Lewandowski's form, Barça's winning margins, Hansi Flick's high line and Iñaki Peña's run of clean sheets as Wojciech Szczęsny arrives. (A...

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 Toni debate the wholesale changes made by Flick, their merits, whether they were needed and how they may be viewed later in the season. They also ponder Wojciech Szczęsny's i...

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 the consequences... Support the show For bonus content, including additional podcasts, Q&As, special collections and Discord access to join the discussion with other Barça fan...

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 more. 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 Patr...

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 the international break. Sam and Toni, in hushed tones from the press room at the ground, reflect on a huge victory, with Toni trying to keep his feet firmly on the ground.   Support th...

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 podcasts, Q&As, special collections and Discord access to join the discussion with other Barça fans, join our Patreon: patreon.com/siemprepod

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 Lewandowski grabbing the goals in a 2-1 win. Flick picked three 17-year-olds in his starting lineup , with Marc Bernal making his debut alongside Pau Cubarsí and Lamine Yamal. There wa...

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 come and join us at Patreon for content over the summer, transfers, Euros, Seasons series, and more. Support the show For bonus content, including additional podcasts,...

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 Xavi Hernández. Will he stay? Will he go? What's going on? Sam, Rik and Toni discuss all in the latest podcast. Support the show For bonus content, including additional pod...

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, including additional podcasts, Q&As, special collections and Discord access to join the discussion with other Barça fans, join our Patreon: patreon.com/siemprepod

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 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: pat...

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 Montjuic, Toni's fading interest in the season, Lewandowski's goals and future, Fermín López, Barça's corners and a discrepancy over Pau Cubarsí's rating......