Barça: Siempre Positivo

Send us Fan Mail Victor Font spoke to Rik and Toni to analyse Barcelona's situation, the first few months of Joan Laporta's reign, the European Super League and more.  --Should Xavi have pushed harder for him?  --Would Barcelona have won the league if they signed Eric Garcia in January?  --Has Laporta been making it up as he goes along?  --The Ronald Koeman situation, Messi's contra...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni have a lot to talk about. They start off focusing on Barcelona's signing of Sergio Aguero and then look at who could follow him. Eric Garcia? Georginio Wijnaldum? Memphis Depay? Emerson? There's also the latest on the breakdown in the relationship between Joan Laporta and Ronald Koeman. To finish, the pod hand out their end-of-season awards following th...

Send us Fan Mail Sam and Rik (there's no Toni this week, sad face) reflect on Barcelona's 1-0 season-ending win at Eibar. Ronald Koeman's side end the campaign third. It's the first time since 2008 they have finished outside the top two. More on that, on Koeman's comments and on Luis Suarez guiding Atletico Madrid to the title. There's also a special guest, The Athlet...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni reflect on Barcelona's 2-1 defeat to Celta Vigo as the lights went on on Ronald Koeman's side's title hopes. What does that mean for the Dutchman? And for the players? It was also tough weekend for Barça B but Barça Femeni saved everyone with a stunning Champions League final win over Chelsea on Sunday.  Running order: -- Barça's faint title h...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni reflect on Barcelona's 3-3 draw, which effectively saw Ronald Koeman's side throw in the towel in the title race. Where did it all go wrong for Barça? It led to a meeting over lunch for coach Koeman with president Joan Laporta. For the women's team, things are going much better. They face Chelsea in the Champions League this weekend. There's i...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni analyse Barcelona's goalless draw against Atletico Madrid on Saturday, pondering if Ronald Koeman's side could have done more to win the game and take the title race back into their own hands. There's analysis of what that result -- and Real Madrid's 2-2 draw against Sevilla -- means for the top of La Liga, with a discussion on who are the fav...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni analyse Barcelona's topsy-turvy week as they lost to Granada but beat Valencia to lose ground in the title race. It sets up a huge weekend in La Liga, with Barça hosting Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid (second) taking on Sevilla (fourth). There's also good news for the women's team, who knocked out Paris Saint-Germain to reach a second Champions Le...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni analyse Barcelona's back-to-back wins against Getafe and Villarreal to strengthen their position in the La Liga title race. If Ronald Koeman's side beat Granada on Thursday, they will go top of the table after Atletico Madrid were beaten by Athletic Club at the weekend. There's also more Super League talk, of course.  Running order: -- Big win at V...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni analyse Barcelona's 4-0 Copa del Rey win over Athletic Club on Saturday, the first trophy of the Ronald Koeman era and Barça's first since 2019. Lionel Messi and Frenkie de Jong were particularly impressive. Elsewhere, Real Madrid slipped up in La Liga to complete a near-perfect weekend for the Blaugrana. The league title is now back in their own hands....

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni preview this weekend's Copa del Rey final, which pits the competition's two most successful teams against each other in Barcelona and Athletic Club. Barça have won the Copa 30 times, while Athletic have been successful on 23 occasions, albeit not since 1984... when they beat Diego Maradona's Barça 1-0. This year's final will be played on Satur...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni look back on Barcelona's 2-1 Clasico defeat to Real Madrid on Saturday. First-half goals from Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos condemned Ronald Koeman's side to their first defeat in 20 league games. Oscar Mingueza scored a second-half consolation. It means Madrid go top, for now, of La Liga courtesy of their superior head-to-head record against Atletico Ma...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni look back on Barcelona's late, late win over Real Valladolid, with Ousmane Dembele scoring the goal that moved them to within one point of La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid. The title race is hotting up! Real Madrid are also in the mix -- and they host Barça in Saturday's Clasico. There's also a look at the latest news surrounding Erling Haaland and...

Send us Fan Mail There was no Barcelona game at the weekend but Sam, Rik and Toni still had plenty to talk about on Monday -- never let the international break stand in the way of a good podcast. They look at Pedri becoming the sixth youngest debutant for Spain and discuss Barça women's team's amazing form. There's also a little bit of transfer talk and some injury news.   Running o...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni are back to talk about Barcelona's 6-1 thumping of Real Sociedad as Ronald Koeman's side kept the heat on leaders Atletico Madrid.  Lionel Messi scored twice as he broke Xavi's club appearance record and there was also a brace for Sergiño Dest. There's also a look at an interesting Eric Abidal interview, Toni has a transfer tidbit and there&ap...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni are back to talk about Barcelona's 4-1 win over Huesca, which cut the gap on leaders Atletico Madrid to four points. Lionel Messi scored twice as he matched Xavi's club appearance record. There's also a look at why Joan Laporta is still not *officially* the new president and a Q&A on the transfer rumours that have followed Laporta's electi...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni take a look at what Joan Laporta's return as Barcelona president means for the Catalan club. Laporta, previously president between 2003 and 2010 at Camp Nou, was voted back into power on Sunday, beating Victor Font and Toni Freixa. They also discuss Barca's win at Osasuna on Saturday and look ahead to the Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germai...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni look back on a memorable night as Barcelona came from two goals down to knock Sevilla out of the Copa del Rey and make the final, where they will meet Athletic Club in April. There's also an update on Josep Maria Bartomeu's arrest, a quick glance ahead towards Sunday's election (there's a special episode on the election, check the archive!) an...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni learn on the podcast of the arrest of former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and three other people linked to the club due to the Barçagate social media scandal. They discuss their initial reaction and also try to talk about Saturday's win over Sevilla and Wednesday's Copa del Rey semi-final second leg against Sevilla. Barça trail 2-0 from the...

Send us Fan Mail With a new president set to be elected at Barcelona on March 7, Sam, Rik and Toni analyse the runners, riders and big issues that have marked the election campaign. Joan Laporta is the favourite but he has competition from Victor Font and Toni Freixa. Who's best placed to keep Lionel Messi? Who's promised big signings? Can the club be saved from bankruptcy?    Running or...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni look at Barcelona's failure to bounce back from defeat to Paris Saint-Germain as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Cadiz. Lionel Messi's penalty looked to have earned Barça three points before the visitors struck with a late, late spot-kick of their own. There's also a listener Q&A.  Running order: -- Barça 1-1 Cadiz  -- A missed opportun...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni dissect Barcelona's 4-1 defeat at the hands of a Kylian Mbappe-inspired Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. Where did it go wrong? What does it mean for Lionel Messi's future? And Ronald Koeman?  Running order: -- Mbappe batters Barça  -- Can Barça compete with big clubs?  -- 'We were all wrong'  -- Defend with possession -- Koeman to...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni analyse Barcelona's 5-1 thumping of Alaves in La Liga as they warmed up for Paris Saint-Germain's Camp Nou visit in style. They also preview Tuesday's match against the French giants in the last 16 of the Champions League, looking at Barca's problems at the back going into the first leg and the difference no Neymar could make. Running order: -...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni analyse Barcelona's 3-2 comeback win at Real Betis as they stretched their winning run in La Liga to six games. There's also a look at Ronald Koeman's preference for the Copa del Rey, with a semifinal against Sevilla to come this week. And who's making pineapples and why?  Running order: -- Real Betis 2-3 Barcelona  -- Making pineapples -- Sup...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni analyse Barcelona's 2-1 win against Athletic Club as they made it 10 games unbeaten in La Liga to leapfrog Real Madrid into second. There's also a look at the weekend's big news: Lionel Messi's leaked contract... Running order: -- Barça 2-1 Athletic  -- Leaked Umtiti & Mingueza report -- Messi's free-kicks! -- Griezmann & Dembele ...

Send us Fan Mail Sam, Rik and Toni analyse Barcelona's 2-0 win at Elche as they made it nine games unbeaten in La Liga. There's also a look at why Sergiño Dest says he's lost confidence, plenty of listener questions and a discussion about Barça's penalty pandemic. Running order: -- Elche 0-2 Barcelona -- Umtiti or Lenglet? -- Rik's ratings -- Demanding Dest -- Listener Q&a...