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Another normal day of Barça
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
📍 The Spotify
November 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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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:

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November 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Yamal on his injury, a Messi-like goal and being whistled 𝑰𝒏 𝑩𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒆𝒔

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Yamal calls reports on Barça injury spell 'all lies'
Lamine Yamal said there have been a lot of "lies" about his groin injury after helping Barcelona come from behind three times in Wednesday's 3-3 draw against Club Brugge in the Champions League.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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."

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Flick fires back on Barça tactics, it's 'our DNA'
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick doubled down on his team's attacking style after Wednesday's 3-3 draw with Club Brugge in the Champions League, insisting he will not change his philosophy.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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

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Flick asks Rashford to make more from chances
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick says Marcus Rashford can score even more goals after the English forward netted his sixth goal for the club in Sunday's 3-1 LaLiga win over Elche.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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?

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Barça end 10-game Liga F win streak vs. La Real
Barcelona's unbeaten start to the season was ended on Sunday as they suffered a shock 1-0 defeat away to Real Sociedad in Liga F.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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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:

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November 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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

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Sweden 0-1 Spain (Oct 28, 2025) Game Analysis - ESPN
Expert recap and game analysis of the Sweden vs. Spain Uefa Women's Nations League game from October 28, 2025 on ESPN.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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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...

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Siempre Positivo: A Barcelona podcast: E531: Barca Clasico dominance halted in Madrid
Send us a textSam, Rik and Toni discuss Barcelona's 2-1 Bernabeu defeat on Sunday. Lamine Yamal's poor performance, Barca's mistakes, player ratings, the furore around the game... we...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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

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Gateshead vs Truro: Fans travel 914 miles for furthest away match in English football history
BBC Sport travels with Truro fans to Gateshead, for the longest ever away journey in English football history.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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

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Barça coach: Yamal learning about Clásico crowd
Barcelona assistant coach Marcus Sorg said Lamine Yamal is learning how to handle the Clásico crowd after he received a hostile reception in Sunday's 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu...
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October 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
It was a day
October 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
De Jong not impressed by Carvajal's provocation of Lamine Yamal, who was given a hostile welcome by Real Madrid fans on Sunday

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Barça's De Jong slams Carvajal for Yamal 'scene'
Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong criticized Dani Carvajal's provocation of Lamine Yamal at the end of an ill-tempered Clásico, which ended with both sets of players scuffling on the pitch after the game.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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

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Alonso turns Clásico tide in Madrid's favor with statement win over Barça
Real Madrid lost to Barcelona four times last season. In charge of his first Clásico, Xabi Alonso proved why he's the man for Los Blancos' job.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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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
October 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Salma Paralluelo off with a knee injury, she’s devastated. Fingers crossed for her. Pina her replacement
October 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Belting free kick from Alexia to give Spain the lead over Sweden in Nations League semifinal
October 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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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

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Routing Olympiacos gives Barça pre-Clásico confidence boost
Barça have been pedestrian lately, lacking the self-belief required to challenge Madrid on Sunday. Rocking Olympiacos 6-1 should change all that.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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

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Routing Olympiacos gives Barça pre-Clásico confidence boost
Barça have been pedestrian lately, lacking the self-belief required to challenge Madrid on Sunday. Rocking Olympiacos 6-1 should change all that.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Villarreal-Barça in Miami is off...
October 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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.
October 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
27-year-old Marcus Rashford the oldest outfield player on a very young Barcelona team tonight against Olympiacos
October 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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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

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How Man United's Rashford has revitalized his career at Barcelona
At 27, Marcus Rashford should be entering his prime. And while that appeared unlikely 12 months ago, his move to Barça has seemingly reinvigorated his career.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM