Barca Talk | FC Barcelona Fan Podcast

This is a sample of the first episode in our patron-only series called Barca Talk Legends. In these episodes, we’ll talk about some of the most revered, and sometimes the most controversial, players and managers in Barcelona’s history. This episode was about The Dagger, Hristo Stoichkov.When you become a patron of Barca Talk, you get even more value than you do from the weekly podcast. You’ll two episodes a week instead of one, commercial-free, and now you’ll have access to the Barca Talk Legends series. That series is only available to our community on Patreon. Our patrons are part of the conversation. They give us comments, ideas, feedback, and we pay attention to all of that. So, if you’re one of the thousands of people who have been listening every week, join that community. $5 a month, at https://www.patreon.com/barcatalkpod, is all that we’re asking. You can join up and start supporting the show right now, as you’re listening to this sample. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc

We’re giving you another sample of the bonus episode we put out for our Patreon supporters last Thursday. Gabriel and Brien talked about the return and immediate departure of Marc Cucurella, the appointment of Patrick Kluivert as youth academy boss, Xavi Simons leaving La Masia for PSG, and Xavi Hernandez’s managerial debut at Al Sadd SC.Today’s sneak peek is our top story from the episode: a quick review of the first pre-season friendly for FC Barcelona in Japan against Chelsea FC.Become a patron to hear the full episode and support the Barca Talk mission to entertain, inform, and connect FC Barcelona fans around the world. https://www.patreon.com/barcatalkpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re giving you another sample of the bonus episode we put out for our Patreon supporters last Thursday. Gabriel and Brien talked about the protracted speculation that Neymar might be coming back to FC Barcelona, just as we did in the last two bonus episodes, but we weren’t going to give Neymar the headline again. This episode was focused more on Antoine Griezmann, and we got lucky in doing that. We recorded the episode last Wednesday, put it out on Thursday, and by Friday the news was announced that Griezmann had signed with the club. We also touched on the Copa America and the FIFA Women’s World Cup, congratulating the US women’s team for winning their fourth world cup title. The sample we’re going to share with you today is the Griezmann portion of the episode.Become a patron to hear the full episode and support the Barca Talk mission to entertain, inform, and connect FC Barcelona fans around the world. https://www.patreon.com/barcatalkpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic

Today we’re giving you another sample of the bonus episode we put out for our Patreon supporters last Thursday. Gabriel and I talked about the news that FC Barcelona will be playing in the USA in August. We talked about transfer news and rumors, including the continuing Neymar story, the full transfer of Andres Gomes to Everton, and the interest that Bayern Munich are showing in Ousmane Dembélé. We also touched on the Copa America and the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The sample we’re going to share with you today is about Jasper Cillessen leaving Barcelona for Valencia and the new goalkeeper the club have signed from Valencia, Norberto Neto.Join the Barca Talk community at Patreon now. https://www.patreon.com/barcatalkpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is a sample from last week's Patreon bonus episode.FULL EPISODE SUMMARYWe're giving you the temperature in Madrid about Neymar, Real Madrid signings, Antoine Griezmann and Filipe Luís coming to FC Barcelona, a developing match-fixing scandal, La Liga spying on people, and the FCB Femení player Asisat Oshoala scoring a great goal for Nigeria in the FIFA Women's World Cup.Join Patreon and support the show for $5 a month to listen to the full episode and be a part of the Barca Talk community. https://www.patreon.com/barcatalkpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FC Barcelona’s season has ended with a defeat with a passive performance in the Copa del Rey final at the hands of Valencia. Now the discussion of which players might leave this summer can move into full swing, and the future of Ernesto Valverde remains in question.Support The Show:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and discounts in the Barca Talk Store. You can also support the show through our Amazon Bazaar, for our favorite FCB gear!Win A Barcelona Jersey:All current supporters on Patreon at the end of May will be entered in a drawing to win a 2018/19 or 2019/20 Barcelona jersey.Additional Notes:Visit our website where you can find more information about the show. You can follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FC Barcelona ended La Liga with a 2:2 draw against Eibar. Lionel Messi scored two goals, winning his sixth Pichichi award and gained some ground on Kylian Mbappe for the Golden Boot. FCB Femení lost the Women’s Champions League final in Budapest to Olympique Lyon 4:1. And the response of the Barca dressing room to the prospect of signing Antoine Griezmann is, “We don’t want him.”Support The Show:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and discounts in the Barca Talk Store. You can also support the show through our Amazon Bazaar, for our favorite FCB gear!Win A Barcelona Jersey:All current supporters on Patreon at the end of May will be entered in a drawing to win a 2018/19 or 2019/20 Barcelona jersey.Additional Notes:Visit our website where you can find more information about the show. You can follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the second year in a row, FC Barcelona were knocked out of the Champions League after taking the lead in the first leg. With La Liga already won, the weekend match with Getafe was barely worth watching, despite the two-goal win. And FC Barcelona B suffered a two-goal loss to Hercules in Segunda B. Support The Show:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and discounts in the Barca Talk Store. You can also support the show through our Amazon Bazaar, for our favorite FCB gear!Win A Barcelona Jersey:All current supporters on Patreon at the end of May will be entered in a drawing to win a 2018/19 or 2019/20 Barcelona jersey.Additional Notes:Visit our website where you can find more information about the show. You can follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the hours after, yet again, giving up a lead and getting eliminated from the Champions League, we get raw with our reaction to the sporting crisis at FC Barcelona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Already La Liga champions, FC Barcelona lost an inconsequential match against Celta Vigo, but lost Ousmane Dembélé to injury yet again, while the Champions League campaign continued with a 3:0 win over Liverpool in the first leg of the semi final at the Camp Nou. Liverpool fans have started a petition to ban Lionel Messi for punching one of their players. FCB Femení lost in the final matchday of Liga Iberdrola, taking second place in the league to Atlético Madrid, but they still have the Women’s Champions League final to play.Support The Show:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and discounts in the Barca Talk Store. You can also support the show through our Amazon Bazaar, for our favorite FCB gear!Additional Notes:Visit our website where you can find more information about the show. You can follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FC Barcelona have won La Liga with a goal from Leo Messi against Levante, after a midweek win over Alavés. FCB Femení have advanced to the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in Budapest with a crucial victory over Bayern Munich in front of a record crowd in the Miniestadi. There are rumors of Malcom and Jasper Cillessen leaving Barcelona in the summer. FC Barcelona B suffered an unfair defeat to Valencia Mestalla in Segunda B.Support The Show:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and discounts in the Barca Talk Store. You can also support the show through our Amazon Bazaar, for our favorite FCB gear!Additional Notes:Visit our website where you can find more information about the show. You can follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lionel Messi and Company are on to the Champions League semi-final, having dispatched Manchester United 4:0 on aggregate. They’ll face Liverpool FC in the semi-final tie. FC Barcelona is also one step closer to clinching La Liga, winning matchday 33 against Real Sociedad 2:1 with goals from two of our defenders. The Barca Women’s team are in the thick of Champions League action too, having started the semi-final tie against Bayern Munich on Sunday with a 1:0 win on the road.Support The Show:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and discounts in the Barca Talk Store. You can also support the show through our Amazon Bazaar, for our favorite FCB gear!Barca Talk Community:Help Barca Talk and the Houston Culés help send young players to FCB Camp this summer.Additional Notes:Visit our website where you can find more information about the show. You can follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch

FC Barcelona had a day of debuts in a scoreless draw with Huesca, while they got a so-so result in Manchester in the first leg of the Champions League quarter final. FC Barcelona B lent several players to the Huesca match, but also had a 3:2 win over Levante in Segunda B. And Valverde has spoken out about Umtiti: he’ll have to work hard to reclaim a spot in the starting lineup.Additional Notes:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and merchandise. Visit our website where you can find more information about the show.Help send young players to FCB Camp this summer.Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FC Barcelona took a draw out of Villareal and a win against Atlético Madrid in La Liga, both with late goals from Messi and Suárez. The Barça Talk team put on a live show in Barcelona to talk about it.Additional Notes:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and merchandise discounts.Visit our website where you can find more information about the show.Help send young players to FCB Camp this summer.Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FC Barcelona won another Barcelona derby on Saturday, defeating Espanyol 2:0 at the Camp Nou and Lionel Messi has now hit the 40-goal mark for the tenth consecutive season. The big game is next weekend against Atlético Madrid. FCB Femení are on to the semi final in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, Barca B have some players that Ajax might want, and Gerard Piqué attributes his banner year to leaving the Spanish national team.Additional Notes:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and merchandise discounts. Visit our website where you can find more information about the show.Help send young players to FCB Camp this summer.Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FC Barcelona are on to the quarter finals in the Champions League and dominate Real Betis in La Liga, while FC Barcelona Femení are riding high on two wins against Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid in front of a record crowd at the Wanda. La Liga has witnessed the return of Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid. Can he turn Real’s fortunes around?Additional Notes:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and merchandise. Help send young players to FCB Camp this summer.Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Visit our website where you can find more information about the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FC Barcelona are on to the quarter finals in the Champions League and dominate Real Betis in La Liga, while FC Barcelona Femení are riding high on two wins against Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid in front of a record crowd at the Wanda. La Liga has witnessed the return of Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid. Can he turn Real’s fortunes around?Additional Notes:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and merchandise. Help send young players to FCB Camp this summer.Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Visit our website where you can find more information about the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The FCB first team was rested and in full force to face Rayo Vallecano in La Liga, and came back for the win after Rayo scored early. Lionel Messi is returning to international duty for Argentina. FC Barcelona B played Villareal B in Segunda B, and several B team players got first team caps in the Supercopa de Catalunya, losing the trophy to Girona in a 1:0 defeat.Additional Notes:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and merchandise. Help send young players to FCB Camp this summer.Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Visit our website where you can find more information about the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The FCB first team had an exciting, double Clásico week with good results in both games, and an unlikely goal scorer in Ivan Rakitić. FC Barcelona are preparing for the future of football. We’ll talk about how they’re doing it. The Barça Soccer Camps Fundraiser has officially launched and if you haven’t done a good deed in a little while, now’s a great chance to do one. FC Barcelona Femení are behind in the Copa de la Reina semifinal after the first leg against Atlético Madrid.Additional Notes:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and merchandise. Help send young players to FCB Camp this summer.Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Visit our website where you can find more information about the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FC Barcelona was frustrated in the Champions League against Lyon, and behind in Sevilla, but they ended the week on a high note with Messi scoring his 50th career hat trick. FC Barcelona B are constantly being reminded that they’re boys playing among men. The president of the Spanish Football Federation is proposing a plan to expand the Spanish Super Cup and take the competition abroad.Additional Notes:Support the show at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and merchandise. This episode of Barça Talk is sponsored by Audible.Help send young players to FCB Camp this summer.Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Visit our website where you can find more information about the show.Join us and the Los Angeles Penya in Barcelona in April 2018 for the Atlético Madrid match! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices