Barça: Siempre Positivo

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni analyse the 1-0 home defeat by Cadiz on Monday night in a game where the Grada d'animacio refused to attend in protest. Rough running order: —Winning streak over —Bad all round —Toni’s defence —Why the struggle? —Attitude —Ter Stegen —Dembele driving force —Pedridependencia —Rik’s ratings —Top four picture —Toni’s tidbit And another pod on Laporta's pre...

Send us Fan Mail Luuk de Jong returned from Covid-19 to score the winner in a 3-2 victory for Barcelona at Levante, where they'd won only once in their last five visits. Sam, Rik and Toni chewed the fat after the game.  If you enjoy the pod then please consider supporting us on Patreon! Link below  --Performance discussion --Result because of the 'positive dynamic' --Aubameyang, qui...

Send us Fan Mail The Xavineta rolled on at the weekend as Barcelona beat Sevilla 1-0 to move up to second in LaLiga. With nine games to play and nine points to make up on Real Madrid, is it to late to say Hay Liga?  Join Sam, Rik and Toni as they discuss:  --Another Barcelona win  --The new Ousmane Dembele  --Is there anyone better than Pedri?  --Clean sheets!  --Dani Alves  --Rik's ratings ...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni looked in-depth at how Xavi Hernandez has turned FC Barcelona’s fortunes around in just four months. From ninth to third, unbeaten in 12 in La Liga and playing with smiles on their faces. For more pods and insight, join us on Patreon. Link below. —Non-Xavi factors first —Mental improvements —Fun training —Focus —Meritocratic —Video work —Thoughts, not robots —Set...

Send us Fan Mail 24 hours on from Barcelona's huge 4-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu, Sam, Rik and Toni analyse the game and the fallout. We get stuck into the following, and more: --Barça are back --Pique's Tweet --Madrid shambles --Missed chances --Aubameyang admission --Eric Garcia --Araujo at right-back --Progress with no Messi --Rik's ratings --Hay Liga? Or can there be? More po...

Send us Fan Mail Sam and Rik are at Camp Nou and Toni joins them to discuss Barcelona's 4-0 win over Osasuna in La Liga that sees them keep in hot pursuit of Sevilla.  --Reaction to the win --Triangles --The strongest XI --Ous-Auba connection --No more jeers --Eric/Araujo --Victory cigar substitutes --Riqui Puig  --Good minutes or bad minutes --Rik's ratings --Haaland latest from Laporta...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni discuss Barcelona's latest win as Xavi Hernandez's side came from behind to make it four wins in a row in all competitions and 11 unbeaten in LaLiga. Ferran Torres and Memphis Depay scored the goals as Barça moved third in LaLiga ahead of Real Betis' game against Atletico Madrid.  Running order:  -- Win Barça tickets  -- A solid performance  -- A t...

Send us Fan Mail Better late than never! The Monday pod is out and Sam, Rik and Toni talk about the 4-0 rout of Athletic Bilbao, Pedri, Dembele, the atmosphere and more.  -Alcatraz -What a time to be alive -Are Barca ‘back’? -Pedri -Dembele -Could he stay? -Auba bet reveal -Xavi’s work -Rik’s ratings -Laporta celebration -Toni’s tidbit Back in the week with a Q&A and a bonus pod for Patrons x...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni get stuck into the 4-1 win at Mestalla that takes Barcelona back fourth. Aubameyang got a hat-trick (technically), Xavi's side romped to an important win, but it wasn't plain sailing and left a lot to discuss. We'll be back after Napoli, recording for Patrons (link at the bottom!) --Toni's Communicado Oficial --Aubaperforming --How good were B...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni chat about Barcelona's 2-2 draw at the RCDE Stadium on Sunday night. It wasn't the leap forward everyone hoped for but how much does Luuk's late goal mean? We'll be back for Patrons with a Q&A pod later in the week and another bonus episode covering the fall-out from the Napoli Europa League clash. Join the club: https://www.patreon.com/si...

Send us Fan Mail What a game! Sam, Rik and Toni analyse Barcelona's 4-2 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday at Camp Nou. --Toni's bet --Partidazo --Great atmosphere --Rebirth --Happy players --Adama Traore --Dembele whistles --Rik's ratings --Toni the detective  Join us later in the week for another bonus episode on https://www.patreon.com/siemprepod Support the show For bonus conten...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni look at how deadline day unfolded for Barcelona, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's arrival, plus the other moves in and out in a busy January at Camp Nou. --Auba in --Is it worth it? --Best attacking trio --Adama and space --Wing-back option --Who misses Europa League? --Dembele future --Rating the window Join us at https://www.patreon.com/siemprepod for a Q&A...

Send us Fan Mail This is an exclusive podcast that was released on the Siempre Positivo Patreon on Monday. If you like what you hear, you can sign up for more at: patreon.com/siemprepod .  Sam, Rik and Toni were joined by transfer guru Fabrizio Romano to discuss possible deals Barcelona could do and to look ahead to another busy summer at Camp Nou. They discussed:  -- Tagliafico's desire to j...

Send us Fan Mail Get Frenked! De Jong nabbed a last gasp goal to grab Barcelona three crucial points on an otherwise disappointing/boring/dire evening (other adjectives welcome). Sam, Rik and Toni look at the game, Xavi's management, the Dembele situation and more.  --Zzzzzzzzz --The positives (other than the points) --Pedri's drive --Alba's angry, Frenkie's fair --Rik's r...

Send us Fan Mail No Barça game and yet still plenty to talk about. The debate over Sergio Busquets, Ousmane Dembele's contract, Adama Traore and more, with Sam, Rik and Toni as per usual. We'll be back for Patrons later in the week with a Q&A and reaction to the Copa del Rey clash with Athletic Bilbao. Check us out! https://www.patreon.com/siemprepod   --Super Cup feelings --The Busq...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni analyse Barcelona's 1-1 draw at Granada on Saturday and look ahead to the clash with Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup. Plus: Pique's tweets, Umtiti's new deal and Ferran Torres has been registered. --Umtiti 2026 --Alemany's year --Two points dropped --Gavi red card --Under pressure --Rik's ratings --Pique's payslip --Real Madrid...

Send us Fan Mail Barcelona took a 1-0 win back home from Mallorca thanks to Luuk de Jong's goal and Ter Stegen's stoppage-time reflex save. Sam, Rik and Toni analyse the game and also what Barcelona president Joan Laporta said at Ferran Torres's presentation on Monday. --Sam riddled --Luuk de Jong action hero --Ter Saved 'em --Pique impresses --Did Riqui/Mingueza/Ilias do enoug...

Send us Fan Mail After three games without a win, Barcelona got back to winning wats by beating Elche 3-2 at Camp Nou on Saturday. Sam, Rik and Toni discuss how they made it hard work for themselves, the rise and rise of the youngsters (Gavi was especially good this weekend) and whistles for Frenkie de Jong. Do Barça and Ajax really have that much in common? Plus there's news on the Espai Bar...

Send us Fan Mail A podcast of two halves! Sam is joined by Toni first and Rik later to go over Barcelona's 2-2 draw with Osasuna on Sunday. Barça twice led through Nico and Abde but Osasuna pegged them back to earn a point. The result saw Barça slip to eighth in La Liga after Valencia's win on Saturday.  --The return of Umtiti  --Abde gets the better of Dembele  --Why can't Barça ke...

Send us Fan Mail The 'flower' has run out, says Xavi. That explained, and a lot more, as Sam, Rik and Toni get stuck into FC Barcelona's 1-0 defeat by Real Betis on Saturday at Camp Nou.  --Was the defeat unlucky?  --The way Barça will concede  --Coutinho and Abde on the wings  --Dembele impact  --Rik's ratings  --What chance a top-four finish? Preview pod and reaction to Bayer...

Send us Fan Mail There's no Rik this week but Sam and Toni reflect on Barcelona's first away win in LaLiga this season. Late goals from Memphis Depay and Philippe Coutinho secured a 3-1 victory at Villarreal that new coach Xavi Hernandez admitted wasn't completely deserved. It was welcome, though. Also: What were Barça representatives doing in Manchester? Can they really afford City...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni take a look back at the slim 1-0 win on Saturday night which marked the start of the (second) Xavi Hernandez era. The new coach earned a vital victory but the game was tense and Barça struggled in the final stages. --The club is revived --An actual plan!!! --Width, counter-pressing --Ilias Akhomach debut --Rik's ratings --Aguero 'news' --Benfica li...

Send us Fan Mail It may be an international break but Sam, Rik and Toni have plenty to get their teeth into on this week's pod. Spain, led by Gavi but without the injured Ansu Fati and Pedri, have qualified for the 2022 World Cup after wins against Greece and Sweden. In bigger news, Dani Alves is back at Barça! The Brazilian, now 38, has signed until the end of the season. The pod also reflec...

Send us Fan Mail Sam and Rik spoke to Mouhamad Rachini , a journalist at CBC Radio and a goalkeeper, who also writes about goalkeepers at btsgoalies.com , about Barcelona stopper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. The German does not seem to be at his best and we analyse five of the recent goals he has conceded and look at the bigger picture; where he is among the world's best at this point, and why his...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni talk discuss Barcelona's remarkable 3-3 draw against Celta Vigo as Sergi Barjuan's side surrendered a three-goal lead at Balaidos. There was also more bad news on the injury front as Ansu Fati, Eric Garcia and Nico Gonzalez picked up knocks. There was some good news, though, with Xavi Hernandez back as Barça boss -- although the club could not resist so...