Episodes
May 19, 2021
FCB Femení Capture the Champions League Crown
On today's episode of Barca Talk, we speak to Michele Taylor about the FCB Femení's historic season and the future of the team. We also hear from Brien as it is his last episode. Barca Talk will be on hiatus until mid June t…
May 10, 2021
Draws Across The Top of La Liga
A freewheeling, spirited review of FC Barcelona's scoreless draw to Atlético Madrid. Brien Henderson is joined by Craig McGeough. Atlético Madrid still atop of La Liga with 3 matches remaining, will FC Barcelona get some luc…
May 3, 2021
La Liga Hinges On Atletico Match
A 1:2 loss to Granada sent Barcelona fans into a fit on Thursday, but a hard-won 3:2 defeat of Valencia kept hope alive for the Liga trophy, with the leaders Atlético Madrid coming up next week.
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April 30, 2021
Barca Talk Café April 30th - Teaser
Here is a teaser of our weekly Friday show, the Barca Talk Café for our Patreon community.
After last night's terrible loss, Gabriel and Mariana try to make sense of the match. We dive into the match and try to figure out …
April 26, 2021
No Super League, La Liga Within Reach
The European Super League is dead for the moment, but we revisit some issues brought up in the early hours of the league’s announcement before it became no more. FC Barcelona, meanwhile, won both games this week against Geta…
April 19, 2021
Big Win Brings The Year’s First Trophy Home
Fans of the club have a lot to be happy about this week. FC Barcelona went to Sevilla to face Athletic Club for the Copa del Rey final, and it was more than just a victory. It was an absolute thrashing. Antoine Griezmann, Fr…
April 12, 2021
Loss In El Clásico Didn’t Lose The League
In El Clásico, Ronald Koeman sent a very young FC Barcelona team to face a strong Real Madrid, fresh off a Champions League win over Liverpool. Barcelona lost 2:1. It was their second loss to Real Madrid this year, who they …
April 5, 2021
Takeaways From A Polemic Loss In El Clásico (repeat)
The second installment of El Clásico this season is coming this Saturday. We’re re-playing an episode from October, 2020 after the last Clásico. Barcelona lost 1:3, but they were tied at one goal for the majority of the game…
March 22, 2021
Hitting A Stride In La Liga
In two games last week, FC Barcelona scored 10 goals and won six points to stay within striking distance of Atlético Madrid for the championship, trailing by only four points. In a 4:1 defeat of Huesca last Monday, Barca beg…
March 15, 2021
Future Promises In Present Loss
A showtime goal from Lionel Messi wasn’t enough to spark a comeback for FC Barcelona against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. The French club is on to the quarter finals, while Barcelona still hopes to compete fo…
March 8, 2021
Clean Sheets and Goals Prove Effective
Koeman put the same exact lineup and formation on the pitch against Sevilla in the Copa del Rey as he did in La Liga, and it kept Sevilla from scoring. Barcelona's goals came from pure individual performance though, rather t…
March 1, 2021
Uncommon Tactics Get Major Wins In La Liga
A narrow Barcelona could barely get a shot off against Elche, but one change widened the team and opened the gate for 3 goals and 3 points. In Sevilla, a more robust midfield and fewer forwards set a trap that Lionel Messi a…
Feb. 22, 2021
Drowned in Goals by PSG and Held Level by Cadiz
A high FC Barcelona defensive line against PSG in the Champions League gave up four goals. The second leg may an insurmountable hurdle. In La Liga, the defense of Cadiz proved to be impenetrable for Barca, and two crucial po…
Feb. 15, 2021
Pain In Copa Turns To La Liga Joy With PSG On The Horizon
The dismay of a two-goal sacrifice in Copa del Rey to Sevilla changed to the joy of a four-goal win over Alavés in La Liga for FC Barcelona: an encouraging turn of events with the important first leg of the PSG tie in Champi…
Feb. 8, 2021
Weak Goalscoring Trend Gets Upended In Two Comebacks
We're starting to see a more competitive spirit from FC Barcelona, judging from their two comebacks this week, advancing in Copa del Rey and winning three points with a late winner in La Liga.
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Feb. 1, 2021
Griezmann Goal Puts Barca Back In La Liga Race
This week saw FC Barcelona getting two crucial results in Copa del Rey and La Liga. Barca find themselves in second place in La Liga, thanks to much-improved play by Frenkie de Jong. We review his latest run of form. Oscar M…
Jan. 25, 2021
Winning Without Impressing - Barcelona Minus Messi
Elche and Cornellá each lost by two goals to FC Barcelona last week. But, even though they won, Barcelona did not impress. Alejandro Villegas and Sergio Rodriguez discuss how to get the most scoring out of Antoine Griezmann,…
Jan. 18, 2021
Poor Defending On Set Plays Gives Athletic The Supercopa
This FC Barcelona team has proven they don’t really know how to play without Lionel Messi, and Jordi Alba has undeservedly played five times as many minutes as Junior Firpo this season.
The first trophy of the year was in B…
Jan. 11, 2021
Blowing Past Granada With A Messi Fest
FC Barcelona got its third win in a row in La Liga, crushing Granada at Los Carmenes. Griezmann finally scored again, thanks to a lucky assist by Soldado, and Messi scored a golazo and a free kick, in a game that seemed to …
Jan. 4, 2021
Barcelona In Fifth After Victory In Huesca
With FC Barcelona facing Eibar and Huesca this week, we explore Barca’s performances against lower tier teams in La Liga.
Also, with the winter transfer window opening, will Carles Alena and Riqui Puig find more playing tim…
Jan. 1, 2021
Araujo’s Mistake and Attacking Wings
In this sample of Barca Talk Café, our exclusive show for supporters on Patreon, Gabriel and Mariana focus on youth in their review of Barcelona’s draw with Eibar. They cover Ronald Araujo’s mistake that cost FCB a goal and …
Dec. 28, 2020
Pedri Promising, But No Iniesta
Pedri grabbed the attention of the press after a brilliant assist to Messi against Valladolid. Our team in Span, Gabriel Quiroga and Mariana Guzman, remember what a nobody Pedri was when he was first signed and they both wan…
Dec. 21, 2020
Koeman's Plan Leads To Another Poor Result
Another frustrating result for the Blaugrana as ‘hit-and-miss’ Valencia took a point away from Camp Nou following a 2-2 draw. Goals from Messi & Araujo add two bright spots to yet another game that many culers will believe F…
Dec. 18, 2020
Barcelona’s Best Half All Season
With their midweek win over Real Sociedad, FC Barcelona stayed in the fight for La Liga. Alejandro Villegas and Sergio Rodriguez call the first half of the game Barcelona’s best of all season, even though Ronald Koeman is in…