Barça's Best Modern XI is coming together on Patreon, where the pod picked the wingers this week, leaving just the No.9 to be picked before nailing down the final team. We start with the right wing position. It was never really a competition, was it? www.patreon.com/posts/e537-t...

A bit of Dro, Bernal, Toni and Jofre www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Barcelona return to Spotify Camp Nou this weekend. Athletic Club the first visitors on Saturday afternoon. Crowd capped at around 45,000 as renovation work continues.

Predator Pajor returned to help Barça exact clásico revenge against Madrid in an action-packed game in Montjuic this afternoon www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Now Pajor does have her second. Fourth time she's put the ball in the net this afternoon

Pretty much a chance every minute inside the first six minutes here at Montjuic in clásico. Alexia off the post for Barça, Weir goal offside for Madrid, Hansen drags wide for Barça, Feller off the post for Madrid & now Pajor goal offside.

Another normal day of Barça

📍 The Spotify

E534: Barça bruised In Bruges by Club Brugge Sam & Toni discuss Flick's insistence that he will not change, analysing how Barça can fix the leak after failing to keep a clean sheet in nine games. Plus Rik's Ratings from Vigo, with Lamine starring: www.patreon.com/posts/e534-b...

Yamal on his injury, a Messi-like goal and being whistled 𝑰𝒏 𝑩𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒆𝒔 www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Flick: "It's not the way to change. We are Barça and we want to play our football & the style is to be active & have intensity, with & against the ball. At the moment, in some moments, we miss it. This is not about the philosophy." www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Reax to Barça beating Elche 3-1. Flick & Rashford on the Englishman's numbers, an important win and a big week with back to back away games coming up vs. Brugge & Celta www.espn.com/soccer/story...

After 10 straight wins in all comps, Barça suffer defeat to Real Sociedad in Liga F. A symtom of poor squad planning as injuries set in or just a blip on the road against a La Real side in good form? global.espn.com/soccer/story...

Barcelona beat Elche with Lamine, Ferran & Rashford all on target. A step forward or more of the same? Is an injury still preventing us seeing the very best Lamine? Should Rashford score even more? It's the Monday drop: www.patreon.com/posts/142683...

The Sonia Bermúdez era is up and running. Spain not at their best tonight but a 5-0 aggregate win over Sweden impressive as they book UEFA Nations League final against Germany next month www.espn.com/soccer/repor...

Barcelona's four-game Clásico winning streak ended at the Bernabéu. What went wrong in defeat to Real Madrid? And why was their such a hostile atmosphere for Lamine Yamal? Here's the Monday pod with Toni, Rik and Sam... pod.fo/e/3452c7

Shoutout to the 185 @TCFC_Official fans who made the trip to Gateshead this weekend, which was the longest journey in English league football history. Up the Tinners www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Lamine Yamal's gone from cheers to jeers at the Bernabéu. Asst. coach Marcus Sorg says it's all a learning curve for the Barcelona youngster after a tough clásico defeat to Real Madrid www.espn.com/soccer/story...

It was a day

De Jong not impressed by Carvajal's provocation of Lamine Yamal, who was given a hostile welcome by Real Madrid fans on Sunday www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Barça’s clásico winning streak is over. Second best to Madrid today and lacking any options to change the game in the second half. On the whistle with @alexkirkland.bsky.social www.espn.com/soccer/story...

and here’s your big big big mega big large tasting menu to tee up Sunday, courtesy of @alexkirkland.bsky.social and @samuelmarsden.bsky.social (edit: @tonymabertespn.bsky.social) www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Salma out for 8-10 weeks. Barça also without Patri and Pajor atm

Salma Paralluelo off with a knee injury, she’s devastated. Fingers crossed for her. Pina her replacement

Belting free kick from Alexia to give Spain the lead over Sweden in Nations League semifinal

A slightly flattering scoreline in the end but six goals against Olympiacos, three for Fermín, two for Rashford & one for Lamine, will lift the mood around Barcelona going into the clásico this weekend www.espn.com/soccer/story...

A slightly flattering scoreline in the end but six goals against Olympiacos, three for Fermín, two for Rashford & one for Lamine, will lift the mood around Barcelona going into the clásico this weekend www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Villarreal-Barça in Miami is off...

Barça once again a little sloppy once taking the lead but cruising against Olympiacos at the break, two up. Two nice goals from Fermín. Important to have him firing ahead of the clásico.

27-year-old Marcus Rashford the oldest outfield player on a very young Barcelona team tonight against Olympiacos

Rashford's been Barça's only ever-present forward this year & leads team in goal contributions. A look at how he's settling in ahead of big games v Olympiacos & Madrid, where he's improved & where Flick, the driving force behind his signing, wants more from him www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Another start for Dro for Barça tonight alongside Fermín, Lamine and Rashford in attack. Let's see who sets up where exactly. A break for De Jong, who starts on the bench

Ferran Torres back in Barcelona squad tonight v Olympiacos. Unexpected boost ahead of Sunday’s clásico

Rashford's been Barça's only ever-present forward this year & leads team in goal contributions. A look at how he's settling in ahead of big games v Olympiacos & Madrid, where he's improved & where Flick, the driving force behind his signing, wants more from him www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Football is moments and that was a great one, Araujo thrown up top as a last resort slotting a stoppage time winner as Barça beat Girona 2-1. Huge win after back-to-back defeats before the break, all the injuries to consider & the clásico around the corner.

Barcelona completely switch off after the goal, lucky to be level with Girona at the break. Girona had loads of chances to go ahead: Vanat, Portu post, Gil, Witsel... De Jong missed Barça's best chance after Pedri's opener. Great Rashford FK off the bar as well.

Girona kick off and then everyone stays still for 15 seconds, including Barcelona players, in protest of LaLiga taking Villarreal-Barça to Miami

Lamine Yamal starts. Back from a groin problem and straight into the side against Girona this afternoon. Also a start for young Toni Fernández

Flick on rumours Lamine arrived late for PSG activation session and board forced him to start him (his rule is to drop players who are late): "Totally bullshit."

Barça confirm Ferran not available tomo vs. Girona. Olmo, Lewandowski, Raphinha all unavailable as well. Fermín and Lamine should be ready for some minutes. A lot of emphasis on Rashford...

Big: Mapi León and Jenni Hermoso both back in new Spain coach Sonia Bermudez’s first squad

A good pod today, if we do say so. More injuries for Barça, consistency with rules (?) & an entertaining De Jong De Bate www.patreon.com/posts/e527-m...

Barça only 1-0 up v Roma at HT despite opening scoring in 2nd minute. Avg. positions give idea of how the half has gone, though. 3.01 xG for Barça, although Roma (Pilgrim) a threat in behind. Centre-back Mapi (4) & left-back Brugts (24) v.advanced again. Kika (18) as forward in Pajor absence

Less than 2mins for Barça to open the scoring against Roma. Alexia > Aitana > Brugts for her third goal in as many games

Wow Lily Yohannes

International break at UESA. Much needed win over Valencia B

Barça's 6-0 win at Atlético tainted by a knee injury picked up by striker Ewa Pajor. Didn't look good at all. Barça say she will undergo tests tomorrow to determine severity. Fingers crossed for her.

The combo between Aitana and Alexia there 👌. Barça taking Atlético to the cleaners. ‘How do you stop five Ballons d’Or?’ asks the comms

Lovely Q&A today. Patreon the only place for pods during the international break (inc. the free Monday pod)... Miami game, Koundé, cult figures, sponsors, finances, Lewandowski's future, Ansu Fati & @FCBfemeni smashing Bayern all discussed here 👇 www.patreon.com/posts/e526-m...

After losing last season’s UWCL final, and with headlines about cost cutting perhaps painting a slightly misleading picture this summer, Barcelona wanted to start their European campaign with a bang. They did just that, Bayern the victims of a seven goal battering www.espn.com/soccer/story...