Barça: Siempre Positivo

Send us Fan Mail Barcelona beat Getafe 1-0 on Sunday to maintain their lead at the top of the table. Pedri got the game's only goal but it was not Barça's best performance of the season.  Sam, Rik and Toni discuss why that might have been the case, look at the front line of Ansu Fati, Ousmane Dembele and Raphinha and reveal some high-profile footballers who were among the Camp Nou crowd....

Send us Fan Mail Barcelona pummelled Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final, winning 3-1 and putting on a real show.  Sam and Rik get stuck into the final, with some help from Toni, who was at the match in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He's not finding it easy to get back out though...  On Barca's young stars, what victory means for the club, and much more...  Support the show For bonus cont...

Send us Fan Mail It was a great weekend for Barcelona as they beat Atletico Madrid to capitalise on Real Madrid's slip up against Villarreal. Xavi Hernandez's side are now three points clear at the top of LaLiga after 16 games.  Sam and Rik take you through Sunday's night's 1-0 win over Atletico from a cafe in Madrid on Monday morning over coffee and tortilla. Ousmane Dembele w...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Rik discussed the performance, Raphinha and Ansu Fati concerns, the Lahoz circus, Lewandowski...

Send us Fan Mail With 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 Real Madrid.  Running order:  -- Barça players at World Cup  -- Barça&apo...

Send us Fan Mail There 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 against Manchester United in the Europa League playoff round.  All that and more:  -- Toni's unnec...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, 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 LaLiga games in charge for Xavi and, despite the Champions League failings, he's secured enough points to win a league title in an 'ordinary' season, although maybe not in an...

Send us Fan Mail Barcelona 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 midfield four, Dembele's masterclass, Alejandro Balde for Spain and gentleman Valver...

Send us Fan Mail Sam 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. Win a shirt (maybe) if you RT this Tweet and follow @SiemprePod  https://twitter.com/SiemprePod/status/1579495725939200000?s=20&t=nK7Ggpr9pOBhfC03vK_Dvw Support th...

Send us Fan Mail We made it to 200 episodes! Thanks to our patrons for their support, it is very much appreciated. Today Sam, Rik and Toni chat about the narrow 1-0 win over Celta Vigo, and how the team is looking ahead of the clash with Inter Milan. --Sprogs --Celta reaction --Ter Stegen --Lewandowski isolated --Champion team --Chances, or lack of --Pique --Raphinha incident --Three left-backs --...

Send us Fan Mail Barcelona moved top of LaLiga at the weekend thanks to a 1-0 win over Mallorca, while Real Madrid could only manage a 1-1 draw at home to Osasuna. Now Xavi's side turn their attention to the Champions League, with a huge game against Inter Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday.  Sam, Rik and Toni (from his Milan hotel) discuss the Mallorca game and look ahead to the game in Italy...

Send us Fan Mail Barcelona made it five wins in a row in LaLiga against Elche at the weekend to go into the international break second, just two points back from Real Madrid. There were two more goals for Robert Lewandowski, who now has 11 for the season, and one for Memphis Depay.  Sam, Rik and Toni delve into a game that became even more one-sided than it looked like being after an early red car...

Send us Fan Mail Barcelona eventually saw off Cadiz comfortably with a 4-0 win on Saturday, but the real test comes with a trip to face Bayern in Munich on Tuesday night. Sam, Rik and Toni analyse the action and look at how the clash at the Allianz Arena is shaping up...  Support the show For bonus content, including additional podcasts, Q&As, special collections and Discord access to join the...

Send us Fan Mail Goals from Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Eric Garcia helped Barcelona beat Sevilla 3-0 at the Sanchez Pizjuan on Saturday. Xavi Hernandez's side now have 10 points from 12 in LaLiga this season. Sam, Rik and Toni look back on a game that saw Sevilla start well before Barça took control after taking the lead. There was an impressive performance from the terrier-like Gavi an...

Send us Fan Mail Come for Barcelona's 4-0 win over Real Valladolid, stay for Toni singing The Flintstones.  Sam and Toni look back on a game that saw Robert Lewandowski hit two more goals, with Pedri and Sergi Roberto also on target as Barça made it seven points from nine this season.   They also look ahead to what could be another busy week at Camp Nou with the transfer window due to close o...

Send us Fan Mail Barcelona picked up their first win of the new LaLiga season on Sunday as they beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at Anoeta. Robert Lewandowski scored a brace on his 34th birthday and Ansu Fati made a huge impact off the bench as Xavi Hernandez's side flexed their new-found depth. Sam and Rik discuss the victory -- and Toni will be back with Sam on Tuesday for bonus podcast ( sign up her...

Send us Fan Mail Barcelona's LaLiga campaign began with a goalless draw at the weekend against Rayo Vallecano. Not even getting Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha registered in time could help them break down their stubborn opposition, who had chances of their own.  Sam and Toni reflect on the game with Rik in Australia -- although he did send in his ratings -- and then look at what can be expec...

Send us Fan Mail Lewandowski opened his account for Barça in the Joan Gamper thrashing of Pumas, Dani Alves was back, Frenkie de Jong was threatened with legal action and Toni reveals what Barcelona need to get all their players registered by the weekend and the opening league game against Rayo Vallecano. Apols for Rik's audio which loses some sharpness partway into the pod, but as a Barça ma...

Send us Fan Mail Sam and Rik talked Joan Laporta's meeting with Jorge Mendes, Bernardo Silva and Frenkie de Jong's future on today's bonus pod for patrons, but they also discussed Barça Femeni's season with Maria Tikas from SPORT.  This part of the episode is being released for free, which you can listen to here. Check out Siempre Pod on Patreon for more content through the sum...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni talk about Siempre Positivo's summer schedule, the Eric Garcia/centre-backs debate some Patrons had on Discord, plus after Courtois's Champions League final heroics, discuss whether Ter Stegen can get back to his best.  --Toni's snub --Extra pressure after Madrid win --Building, for real --Discord debate on Eric --Centre-back styles --La Masia past...

Send us Fan Mail It's been a tough season from a Barcelona point of view but it's finally over now. Sam, Rik and Toni talk about the 2-0 defeat to Villarreal, trip to Australia for a friendly, who the best player of the campaign was and the women's Champions League final defeat. --Hot --Poor Adama --Anaesthetised Barça --Luuk's goodbye --No lap of honour --Rik's ratings --...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni are back to discuss Barcelona's goalless draw at Getafe, which secured them a top two finish in LaLiga and a place in next season's Spanish Supercopa with one game to spare. Prior to that match, Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski had revealed his desire to leave the German club, with Barça keen to bring him to Camp Nou. Running order: -- Bore draw...

Send us Fan Mail This pod will self-destruct in 24 hours. Actually, that’s not true but Barcelona face Celta Vigo on Tuesday so its 'best before date' is certainly in the next day. Sam and Rik look at Barcelona’s win at Real Betis that locks in Champions League football and discuss the return of golden boy Ansu Fati. Toni is away but leaves some audios with his thoughts. We’ll be back on...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni talk about Barcelona's 2-1 win on Sunday night over RCD Mallorca, with goals from Memphis Depay and Sergio Busquets to stop the rot after three consecutive defeats at Camp Nou. Ansu Fati returned and there's a lot of talk about a certain Carlos Soler story which we looked at. --Step forward or not? --Memphis's display --Link with Auba --His future...

Send us Fan Mail Less than a week after Cadiz we're back again in a similar (sinking) boat. Sam, Rik and Toni get into the hows and whys of what's going on now Xavi's great start has tailed off. --No answers to the low block --Timewasting --Two added on for one lost --Motivation and desire --No creativity --Frenkie's funk --Gavi's penalty shout --Rik's ratings --Xavi&...