Barca Breakdown (FC Barcelona)

FC Barcelona Sink The Yellow Submarine in Fight for La Liga

This week, FC Barcelona defeated Getafe & Villareal to secure 6 points in the race for La Liga. Messi and Griezmann stepped up and scored some wonderful goals while Madrid drew Betis. We discuss the play during Villareal and what was lacking in the second half. Lastly, we look forward for May 8th (Adam's Birthday), at the Camp Nou, where Barca will take on Atletico Madrid to secure another trophy. 

Super League Finished? FC Barcelona, Laporta, Florentino Perez, Guardiola and More Developments!

The Barca Breakdown discusses the Super League and how FC Barcelona joined this now suspended endeavor. We discuss Laporta's position, Florentino Perez' comments, Pep Guardiola's comments, and how Man City, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and more have now begun to jump ship from the Champions League replacement, the Super League. Unfortunately, we never heard from Lionel Messi, but it seems clear that FC Barcelona was not going to officially join the Super League without a vote from the Socios of the club. We also discuss the pros and cons of the Super League, and how there may need to be adjustments to the Champions League to make it better. Many fans were opposed to the Super League as it had permanent members that had no chance of being relegated from the League, while also leaving little room for "smaller" clubs like West Ham, Leicester, Sevilla, Valencia etc. to try and aspire for European competition.

FC Barcelona: 2020-21 Copa Del Rey Champions

With a spectacular second half, FC Barcelona take their first trophy in two years under the direction of Ronald Koeman. The savior of the Copa, Mr. Antoine Griezmann, broke the lines with his goal in the 60' from a bulls-eye pass from Frenkie De Jong. From then on, Bilbao struggle to keep Barca out of the net. This Copa victory leaves Barca with an adrenaline rush to fight for the La Liga Title. 

Copa Del Rey Final: A Chance for Barcelona to Raise a Cup in 2021

As the La Liga battle rages between the top 3 teams, Barcelona is met with a fortunate opportunity to take the Copa Del Rey title. Despite losing the Supercopa to Atheltic Club Bilbao in January, Barcelona have beaten them in both legs of La Liga in two very intense games. Barcelona have had a rough to games after the international break, but we discuss the key goals Barca need to accomplish if they want to snuff out Inaki William's speed and raise the Copa Cup! 

Barcelona Screwed Out of Clasico vs. Real Madird [2-1]? Match Analysis and Reaction

FC Barcelona drop 3 points in a huge loss against Real Madrid. El Clasico proves to be difficult once again as Barca lose the second leg. Koeman's weakness is visible in the first half against Zidane's tactics. Despite a huge goal from Mingueza, it was not enough to create enough fire for a comeback. Barca now sit 3rd on the table, 1 point below Atleico and Madrid. 

Barca Eke Out a Victory Against Valladolid: El Clasico Next!

Leo Messi looked rusty coming from the international break as Ousmane Dembele saved the day with a late goal. Valladolid came out and almost scored in the first ten minutes, but a great defensive game from Lengelet helped stop their attack. Griezmann was unable to convert on a header in the second half, and was soon replaced by Braithwaite. A red card on Jordi Alba helped reduce Valladolid to 10 men, leading to the great Dembele goal in the 89th minute.

Barca Liga Futures Sky Rocket Post Atletico Loss in Seville

In todays anxiety filled game, Atletico Madrid lost 3 points against Sevilla FC which keeps them at 66 points. With El Clasico approaching this coming week, we have a chance to take 3 points to be 1 point behind Atletico and put Madrid further behind us in the title race. We discuss the upcoming 10 games for Barca, Madrid, and Atletico and our confidence in our chances of taking 2 titles.

Aguero leaves Man City! Will Barca look to Sign?

Breaking News: Manchester City refuses to renew Sergio Aguero's Contract. Undoubtedly, the 33 year old has many achievements with the English Club, including 4 league titles and over 230 goals. We address the positives and negatives of the English Star being a free signing at the Camp Nou this summer. 

Spectacular Display Against Real Sociedad: Barca Win 1-6 Convincingly

With Barcelona facing La Real at the difficult stadium of Anoeta, Ronald Koeman again chose a 3-5-2 formation for his team. The team put on a dazzling display, with Dest and Messi scoring twice, and Dembele and Griezmann both scoring a goal as well. Real Sociedad came into this game 5th and La Liga, and rivals Atletico and Real Madrid had both won their games for this round of the league. Inspired by a brilliant performance from Alba and Dest in particular, Barca finally look to have a young squad that is constantly improving throughout the season.

Bright Futures Ahead Despite Loss at PSG

With the loss in the second leg against PSG, Barcelona has been knocked out of the Champions League in the Round of 16 for the first time since the 2006-07 season. Despite this, the team looked energetic and created many wonderful opportunities from the likes of Messi and Dembele. Today, Barcelona took another important step in the fight for La Liga by securing another 3 points against Huesca.