Episodes
FC Barcelona Pre-Season Musings
Aug. 3, 2021
Gabriel is joined by Craig McGeough to talk FC Barcelona pre-season, Messi renewal, and potential tactical lineups. They also discuss FC Barcelona B player sagas and FC Barcelona Femeni opening their doors for the first crop…
Barca Talk Café Teaser - July 23rd
July 23, 2021
Here is a teaser of the Barca Talk Café, where Gabriel and Mariana discuss the latest with Barca player salaries, Griezmann rumors, some funny personal FC Barcelona anecdotes, as well as answering questions from our patrons.…
Messi & Argentina Win The Copa América
July 12, 2021
Argentina won the Copa América on Saturday night, their first trophy since 1993. Messi finally gets a trophy with his national team, something he's been struggling to accomplish. Roy Nemer of Mundo Albiceleste joins the podc…
Barca Talk Café Teaser - July 2nd
July 2, 2021
Here is a teaser of the Barca Talk Café, where Gabriel and Mariana discuss the latest FC Barcelona news from Spain every Friday. In this teaser, we discuss the upcoming fixtures for Barca and the games we are looking forward…
FCB Femení Capture the Champions League Crown
May 19, 2021
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…
Draws Across The Top of La Liga
May 10, 2021
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…
La Liga Hinges On Atletico Match
May 3, 2021
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. Join Our Patreon Community...
Barca Talk Café April 30th - Teaser
April 30, 2021
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 …
No Super League, La Liga Within Reach
April 26, 2021
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…
Big Win Brings The Year’s First Trophy Home
April 19, 2021
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…
Loss In El Clásico Didn’t Lose The League
April 12, 2021
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 …
Takeaways From A Polemic Loss In El Clásico (repeat)
April 5, 2021
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…
Hitting A Stride In La Liga
March 22, 2021
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…
Future Promises In Present Loss
March 15, 2021
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…
Clean Sheets and Goals Prove Effective
March 8, 2021
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…
Uncommon Tactics Get Major Wins In La Liga
March 1, 2021
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…
Drowned in Goals by PSG and Held Level by Cadiz
Feb. 22, 2021
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…
Pain In Copa Turns To La Liga Joy With PSG On The Horizon
Feb. 15, 2021
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…
Weak Goalscoring Trend Gets Upended In Two Comebacks
Feb. 8, 2021
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. Hosts: Brien Henderson...
Griezmann Goal Puts Barca Back In La Liga Race
Feb. 1, 2021
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…
Winning Without Impressing - Barcelona Minus Messi
Jan. 25, 2021
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,…
Poor Defending On Set Plays Gives Athletic The Supercopa
Jan. 18, 2021
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…
Blowing Past Granada With A Messi Fest
Jan. 11, 2021
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 …
Barcelona In Fifth After Victory In Huesca
Jan. 4, 2021
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…