What a week it's going to be for Barca fans. Full of nerves and half chewed nails!! For a season that has been so topsy turvy with so many narratives, Barca find themselves with the slimmest of margins to make it to the Champions League semi-finals after ages in the wilderness. On the other side, a win against Madrid in the Clasico will make the league table suddenly very very interesting. 2 massive games in one week. 180 minutes that can completely turn the script on Barca's overall season and even next season. So in this episode Dom and I start looking at what we can expect from these two ga ..read more

At BarcaFutbol we have predominantly covered the men's team in terms of tactical and statistical analysis. But football has grown beyond the men's game. Case in point : The Women's Football World Cup had record live attendance in matches earlier last year. Over it's 100 year history, Barca as a club have had enormous cultural impact on the way the game has evolved and is now played. Their philosophy, way of playing, style of training are technical blueprints that have been exported to every league in the world. And they have continued to expand on that pioneering work by expanding the same fun ..read more

As life long Barca fans, we have been categorically critical of Barca this season. But club football is a tribal sport. Club affiliation amongst fans run deep, and as fans when we produce content, even with our best of intentions, we cannot be completely objective or practical. Biases appear So in this episode we decided to do an experiment. We invited a professional coach to hear his interpretation of Barca and Xavi's season. But we didn't want to stop just there. We also wanted to embellish it with a radically different nuance. A fan voice whose allegiance lay with a team with whom Barca's r ..read more

Alright, Barca purists, you all have been waxing eloquent on Brighton & Hove Albion's fearless Italian manager, Roberto De Zerbi. This guy isn't just about results, he's about playing football with style and a whole lot of guts. De Zerbi's philosophy is pure - possession-focused, attack-minded, and with a touch of flair. While he has been compared to the likes of Pep Guardiola and Maurizio Sarri, his style is uniquely his own. De Zerbi doesn't want his teams just holding the ball, he wants them to dominate with it. Short, sharp passes, movement off the ball, and creating overloads to break ..read more

Napoli seemed to be a mixed bag. A good performance which probably should have been a win. But that's how the whole season has been for this Barca Missed expectations. Missed connections. Dysfucntional drip. We are joined in this episode by La Liga commentator Andy West and we talk about then Napoli game, Barca's realistic expectations from how it can end and what impact Xavi's leaving might have on the team Join us, give a listen, subscribe and share ..read more

It's finally happening after four years of not happening. And on the face of it, its quite damning for the everyday Barca fan. A Madrid super team with arguably the best player in the world today! There go all the Clasico's. But is everything doom and gloom as it sounds ? Barca have so many issues to solve for. And does that change a lot due to this posisble signing ? What should the next two years look like and where should Barca's trajectory be? BarcaFutbol trade some thoughts ..read more

Barca have been at the crossroads. For a while now.Bad financial planning, boardroom scuffles, bad governance, Covid and the slow retirement of a once in lifetime generation of players who made them the best club in the world for a while. The latest in the same series is Xavi resigning. Barca's 8th coach in 12 years. Laporta's second coming surely hasn't been as successful as his first one but it's also true that the situation he inherited is a lot more complex than last time and given the enormity of the task, he should be measured in different parameters. As we look towards an immediate futu ..read more

The overwhelming question is why did this happen? But what if the question was "Was it supposed to be any different ..read more

Girona are flying. Number two in the league table , 38 points, six wins away and six wins at home, Michel's team will be a hard test for Barca. There is of course a lot at stake. Barca lose, Girona go top of table and maybe it becomes a lot more serious to think of them as actual title contenders. A miracle, but yet possible. Barca win, they cut their deficit to two points from the top and maybe create a turning point for their season with an easier fixture of games coming up to solidify their position in the league. But it won't be easy. With Michel's attacking brand of football and a team ..read more

What is Balde's long term future? Should we keep Felix for next season? Should Xavi use Cancelo and Frenkie in a box midfield and why are Barca struggling? This and much more in this week's podcast where we take on questions from Barca fans, in a decisive week where we face Porto followed by Atleti and Girona. Find out more as Dom and I share our thoughts on some of these questions and talk about some of the most pertinent questions in cilerverse at this moment . As always thanks for sharing your questions. Feedback is welcome and hope you enjoy ..read more