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
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Sam, Rik and Toni tackle all your questions. There is the inevitable Erling Haaland update, thoughts on Alvaro Morata interest and an intense debate on the merits of Spanish food...
--That man Haaland
--Demir's €10m clause
--De Jong as a defender
--Replacing Alba
--Are Nico, Gavi & Ansu nice?
--...
Episode 100 of Siempre Pod! Thanks to all our Patrons for helping us get this far. Sam, Rik and Toni look at the narrow 2-1 win over Linares Deportivo in the Copa del Rey, plus the news Philippe Coutinho is close to an Aston Villa switch.
--Bad performance
--How much can you praise Dembele?
--Riqui Puig analysis
Questions please! Either via the Discord (if you're a recent arrival on Patreon and haven't joined the discord, come on in, the water's warm!) or replying here.
We'll prob record late Thurs for Fri release. Bonus pod will be out on Thursday too, covering the Copa game, Coutinho to Villa, and anything/everything el...
2022-01-05 16:59:49 +0000 UTC View Post
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
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Barcelona have had a small winter break, like the rest of LaLiga, but that hasn't kept them out of the news this week. After signing Ferran Torres, there's been a Covid-19 outbreak at Camp Nou, complications renewing Ousmane Dembele's contract and plenty of transfer news. Sam, Rik and Toni get stuck into all of that.
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2021-12-30 13:58:37 +0000 UTC View Post
A special ep where Sam, Rik and Toni debate the best signings Barcelona have made since the year 2000. Each of them picks a top 10 and they add up the points to get a definitive Siempre Pod list. From the A in Abidal to the Z in Marquez.
Let us know your thoughts, and if we've missed anyone you'd have had in there!
2021-12-28 00:22:02 +0000 UTC
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Barcelona impressed even as they drew 1-1 at Sevilla, while the club have been busy off the pitch with a move for Man City's Ferran Torres. Sam, Rik and Toni get stuck into that.
--How is Ferran Torres deal possible?
--What will he add?
--Barcelona's best attack
--Positive feelings from Sevilla draw
--The hi...
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 tha...
2021-12-20 01:08:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Sam, Rik and Toni tackle all your questions. There was a Covid scare at Siempre Positivo towers, as you will hear in the episode, but it has since been confirmed all is fine thankfully!
--Winger roulette
--Segunda strikers
--Busquets out/best midfield
--Xavi changes
--Memphis, Dest
--Barça's ownership mo...
It's never quiet in Barçaland. Kun Aguero waved a tearful goodbye to football, Barcelona made some money from a friendly in Saudi Arabia and Toni was in Turin to see Pedri crowned football's goldenest of Golden Boys.
--Emotional Aguero
--Coincidental timing?
--Training game
--Alves back in Blaugrana
--Jutg...
We're getting together Thursday for the world-famous, bi-weekly Q&A, so get your questions in on the Discord channel or by replying to this post.
Also coming later today will be a bonus pod covering Toni's trip to the Golden Boy ceremony in Turin, Barca's trip to Saudi Arabia to face Boca, and Aguero's goodbye pre...
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&n...
Well then. Sam, Rik and a sad (and later angry) Toni discuss the 3-0 defeat by Bayern Munich that sealed Barcelona's fate in the Champions League.
--Expected exit
--Mingueza substitution
--Can Barcelona compete physically?
--The intensity buzzword
--Rebuild
--Rik's Ratings
--Any Europa positives?...
Hey everyone. Patreon has recently made annual billing possible, so we've activated that option for December to see how it goes/if people are interested.
To celebrate the upcoming holidays and Lionel Messi's seventh Ballon d'Or, we're offering a 10 per cent discount on the year for Barça's legendary No 10.
If you...
2021-12-07 17:21:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Xavi Hernandez takes Barcelona to Bayern Munich this week knowing his side will book their place in the last 16 with a win. However, a failure to do so will open the door for Benfica to qualify if they beat Dynamo Kyiv in Lisbon. To preview Barça's chances in Germany -- and Kyiv's in Portugal -- Sam, Rik and Toni are joined ...
2021-12-07 13:26:47 +0000 UTC View Post
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 c...
You got your questions in and we answered them.
--A clarification (#SamOut)
--Christensen/defensive targets
--Ferran Torres, Haaland
-- Pedri/Nico/Gavi
--Dembele situation
--UCL or bust?
--“Physical midfielders"
--Twitch journalism
--Leaks
Hey Patrons. We'll be podding on Friday afternoon answering your questions, on Barça and beyond. Get them in on the discord Q&A channel or by replying to this post! Toni's Ballon d'Or trip, Betis, Xavi, transfers, anything else under the sun, you know the drill!
2021-12-02 12:33:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Barcelona enjoyed the Ballon d'Or ceremony with wins for Lionel Messi, Alexia Putellas and Pedri Gonazlez. Toni enjoyed it too, from Paris. He tells his stories to Sam and Rik, including some incredible detective work in Charles de Gaulle airport.
--Toni on tour
--Sherlock Tones
--Ballon d'Or ceremony
--A...
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 ...
2021-11-28 23:31:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Sam, Rik and Toni analyse the 0-0 draw with Benfica in the Champions League that means Barcelona have to go to Munich looking for a win.
--Improvement
--3-4-3 (or 3-2-2-3)
--Dembele flying
--Xavi's gamble, right or wrong?
--Rik's Ratings
--To Munich
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 Ak...
You know the drill! (pun intended, you'll see). Questions on Mingueza's comments, whether Alves is a nostalgia trip or not, will Messi return, Adeyemi... and some interesting news from Toni on the attack Xavi is thinking about using vs Espanyol.
2021-11-18 15:56:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, get your questions in on Discord or in the comments for this post by Thursday 10am and we'll answer them! On Dani Alves, Xavi, transfers, or anything else Barça (or even non Barça)...
2021-11-17 13:53:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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 sig...
2021-11-15 16:21:32 +0000 UTC View Post
A lot of people are starting to point out that Ter Stegen isn't performing at his best level and so we wanted to get the take of a goalkeeping expert on the matter. Mouhamad Rachini (@blamethekeeper on Twitter) joins Rik and Sam on this special bonus p...
2021-11-11 08:43:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Sam, Rik and Toni go through the best moments and lines from Xavi's presentation at Camp Nou and his first press conference.
--10,000 fans
--A shift in the atmosphere
--Xavi doesn't feel pressure
--His fragrance, his rules
--Dembele praise
--The Pep and Zidane camp
--Formations
--Transfers
2021-11-09 00:44:58 +0000 UTC
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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 Barç...
2021-11-08 00:10:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Al Sadd announced they have reached an agreement to let Xavi Hernandez return to Barcelona on Friday, so what better time for a Rik, Toni and Sam to sit down and do a Q&A pod. They take questions on Xavi, transfers, injuries and stressful moments covering Barcelona.
Questions included (in order) bu...
2021-11-05 11:48:28 +0000 UTC View Post
