Barca Talk

FC Barcelona took a draw out of Villareal and a win against Atlético Madrid in La Liga, both with late goals from Messi and Suárez. The Barça Talk team put on a live show in Barcelona to talk about it. Additional Notes:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and merchandise discounts. Visit our website where you can find more information about the show. Help send young players to FC...

FC Barcelona won another Barcelona derby on Saturday, defeating Espanyol 2:0 at the Camp Nou and Lionel Messi has now hit the 40-goal mark for the tenth consecutive season. The big game is next weekend against Atlético Madrid. FCB Femení are on to the semi final in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, Barca B have some players that Ajax might want, and Gerard Piqué attributes his banner year to leav...

FC Barcelona are on to the quarter finals in the Champions League and dominate Real Betis in La Liga, while FC Barcelona Femení are riding high on two wins against Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid in front of a record crowd at the Wanda. La Liga has witnessed the return of Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid. Can he turn Real’s fortunes around? Additional Notes:Support the show at Patreon and receive...

FC Barcelona are on to the quarter finals in the Champions League and dominate Real Betis in La Liga, while FC Barcelona Femení are riding high on two wins against Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid in front of a record crowd at the Wanda. La Liga has witnessed the return of Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid. Can he turn Real’s fortunes around? Additional Notes:Support the show at Patreon and receive...

The FCB first team was rested and in full force to face Rayo Vallecano in La Liga, and came back for the win after Rayo scored early. Lionel Messi is returning to international duty for Argentina. FC Barcelona B played Villareal B in Segunda B, and several B team players got first team caps in the Supercopa de Catalunya, losing the trophy to Girona in a 1:0 defeat. Additional Notes:Support the sho...

The FCB first team had an exciting, double Clásico week with good results in both games, and an unlikely goal scorer in Ivan Rakitić. FC Barcelona are preparing for the future of football. We’ll talk about how they’re doing it. The Barça Soccer Camps Fundraiser has officially launched and if you haven’t done a good deed in a little while, now’s a great chance to do one. FC Barcelona Femení are beh...

FC Barcelona was frustrated in the Champions League against Lyon, and behind in Sevilla, but they ended the week on a high note with Messi scoring his 50th career hat trick. FC Barcelona B are constantly being reminded that they’re boys playing among men. The president of the Spanish Football Federation is proposing a plan to expand the Spanish Super Cup and take the competition abroad. Additional...

Ernesto Valverde has been renewed for another year, and we ask the question, “If not Valverde, who would you rather have manage?” FC Barcelona Femení suffered a loss that dashed any hopes of winning the league, and an accusation of racism begs questions about the femení manager. FC Barcelona’s first team won three points in La Liga against Valladolid, but primo football it was not. This episode of...

Arthur has suffered a hamstring injury and he’ll be out of action for 3 to 4 weeks. The FC Barcelona B team goalkeeper, Iñaki Peña will be seeing more of the first team bench while Jasper Cillessen recovers from his injury. And the FCB first team couldn’t get a win in either La Liga against Athletic Bilbao or in the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid. This episode of Barça Talk is sponsored by Audib...

We’re down a goalkeeper for six weeks with Cillessen injured. Denis Suarez is off to London to play for Arsenal. The FC Barcelona women’s team brought in a new player and they’re winning games. And the first team makes a stellar comeback in the Copa del Rey while clawing back a draw against Valencia in La Liga. This episode of Barça Talk is sponsored by Audible. Get a free 30-day Audible trial. Ou...

FC Barcelona made a couple key signings in the last week. We’re just about to kick off our annual fundraising drive for the Barcelona Summer Soccer Camp Scholarship Fund. We look at the future of Barcelona B’s midfield and the first team took a hit in the Copa del Rey and Semedo got his first goal at the club against Girona in a 2:0 win. This episode is sponsored by Enclosed: high-end designer lin...

Malcom could be leaving for England, and Javier Tebas is a vocal right-wing supporter. We’re talking about Copa del Rey, and no La Liga this week. Hopefully, we won three points from Leganés on Sunday. This episode is sponsored by ENCLOSEDAdditional Notes:Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Also, visit our website where you can find more informatio...

Munir is out, Neymar keeps calling, and Ter Stegen is named to UEFA fans’ team of the year. We finally announce the Barça Talk Awards for the year. Barça B is begging the question as to what their purpose is for the club, and there’s shocking news from the women’s team. We lost to Levante in the Copa del Rey and defeated Eibar in La Liga. This episode is sponsored by ENCLOSEDAdditional Notes:Follo...

FC Barcelona holds open training for the fans, and there’s news of Denis Suarez potentially moving to Great Britain. Both Barça B and Women drew their first matches back from the holiday, and Messi and Co. grinded out a 2:1 win in Madrid against Getafe. Additional Notes:Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Also, visit our website where you can find...

Umtiti is returning soon...or is he? Either way, we have a new center back on loan from Valencia. Meanwhile, the Barça Women have finished this half of the season unbeaten in the league. And for the first team in La Liga, Messi, Dembele, and Alba put together a solid defeat of Celta de Vigo. Additional Notes:Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Also...

There is talk of Cillessen looking for more time at another club, and Everton is keen to sign Andre Gomes for good. Barça Femeni and Barça B are both getting stellar results. And FC Barcelona’s first team saw a draw in the Champions League and a primo football win in La Liga, including a hat trick from Leo Messi. Additional Notes:Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their socia...

We celebrate our 100th Episode! Also, the Barça Women continue their winning streak, and Ousmane Dembélé starts looking like a proper first-team starter in the Champions League and La Liga wins for FC Barcelona. Additional Notes:Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Also, visit our website where you can find more information about the show. You can a...

Phillipe Coutinho is still out and Paco Alcácer is gone for good. Fans everywhere are looking for ways to watch a movie. Barça B are struggling, while the Barça Women are on a streak, and Ousmane Dembélé saved FC Barcelona’s first team from a loss in Madrid. Additional Notes:Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Also, visit our website where you can...

Hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson. Download and subscribe at barcatalk.net We bring you two stories of entering the Camp Nou for the first time. For one, it’s cultural tourism. For the other, it’s a pilgrimage. Special thanks to Dana Humphrey and Luis Calderon for sharing their stories with us. Gabriel Quiroga conducted the interviews. Editing and sound design by Brien Henderson, and the m...

FIFA has publicly opposed the plan to play a La Liga game in Miami. Marc Andre ter Stegen has shoulder issues. Barça B suffer two losses, and the Barça Women are getting mixed results. The FC Barcelona first team were drawn by Inter Milan in the Champions League and lost to Real Betis in La Liga. Additional Notes:Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts....

Lionel Messi might be back for the Inter match on Tuesday, and there are already rumblings about potential signings in the January transfer window. Barcelona started the Copa del Rey campaign with an unconvincing defeat over Cultural Leonesa, and in La Liga we were saved by late goals from Luis Suárez and Ousmane Dembele. Additional Notes:Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on th...

Messi’s injury is proving to be the motivation the rest of the team needed to step up and get a decisive result in the Champions League. We spoke to journalist and author Jonathan Wilson about his new book, The Barcelona Inheritance. And Real Madrid proved to be only a minor threat in a 5:1 Clásico that saw Suárez score a hat trick. Additional Notes:Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Hend...

Messi suffered an injury and will be out of action for three weeks, and the club members have made it known that they’re not fans of the new club crest. We have updates on Barça Women and Barça B, and the first team top the table in a 4:2 defeat of Sevilla. Additional Notes:Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Also, visit our website where you can f...

Injuries are chipping away at our central defense, and sporting director Pep Segura gave an interview, but little insight into the workings of the club. We have your comments on the state of Arturo Vidal, the progress of Barça B, and commentary on the Women’s team. With a game in La Liga against Sevilla coming up, we revisit Barcelona’s 5:0 defeat over Sevilla in the Copa del Rey Final last year....

We’re wishing Paco Alcacer were still at Barcelona, because Luis Suarez is having problems with his knee. Both the B team and the Women’s team have been winning lately, and we saw an inconsistent pair of performances from the first team: first the brilliance of Arthur, Coutinho, and Messi against Tottenham in the Champions League, and then the dullness of a side that seems to be in desperate need...