Samuel Marsden
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Barça's Best Modern XI is coming together on Patreon, where the pod picked the wingers this week, leaving just the No.9 to be picked before nailing down the final team. We start with the right wing position. It was never really a competition, was it? www.patreon.com/posts/e537-t...
E537: Top 5 Barça right-wingers ranked (Barça's best modern XI) | Siempre Positivo
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Barcelona return to Spotify Camp Nou this weekend. Athletic Club the first visitors on Saturday afternoon. Crowd capped at around 45,000 as renovation work continues.
Predator Pajor returned to help Barça exact clásico revenge against Madrid in an action-packed game in Montjuic this afternoon www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Pajor double ensures Barça revenge in Clásico romp over Madrid
Ewa Pajor scored twice on her first start in more than a month as Barcelona exacted Clásico revenge on Real Madrid in a 4-0 Liga F win on Saturday.
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Now Pajor does have her second. Fourth time she's put the ball in the net this afternoon
Pretty much a chance every minute inside the first six minutes here at Montjuic in clásico. Alexia off the post for Barça, Weir goal offside for Madrid, Hansen drags wide for Barça, Feller off the post for Madrid & now Pajor goal offside.
E534: Barça bruised In Bruges by Club Brugge Sam & Toni discuss Flick's insistence that he will not change, analysing how Barça can fix the leak after failing to keep a clean sheet in nine games. Plus Rik's Ratings from Vigo, with Lamine starring: www.patreon.com/posts/e534-b...
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Yamal on his injury, a Messi-like goal and being whistled 𝑰𝒏 𝑩𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒆𝒔 www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Yamal calls reports on Barça injury spell 'all lies'
Lamine Yamal said there have been a lot of "lies" about his groin injury after helping Barcelona come from behind three times in Wednesday's 3-3 draw against Club Brugge in the Champions League.
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Flick: "It's not the way to change. We are Barça and we want to play our football & the style is to be active & have intensity, with & against the ball. At the moment, in some moments, we miss it. This is not about the philosophy." www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Flick fires back on Barça tactics, it's 'our DNA'
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick doubled down on his team's attacking style after Wednesday's 3-3 draw with Club Brugge in the Champions League, insisting he will not change his philosophy.
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Reax to Barça beating Elche 3-1. Flick & Rashford on the Englishman's numbers, an important win and a big week with back to back away games coming up vs. Brugge & Celta www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Flick asks Rashford to make more from chances
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick says Marcus Rashford can score even more goals after the English forward netted his sixth goal for the club in Sunday's 3-1 LaLiga win over Elche.
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After 10 straight wins in all comps, Barça suffer defeat to Real Sociedad in Liga F. A symtom of poor squad planning as injuries set in or just a blip on the road against a La Real side in good form? global.espn.com/soccer/story...
Barça end 10-game Liga F win streak vs. La Real
Barcelona's unbeaten start to the season was ended on Sunday as they suffered a shock 1-0 defeat away to Real Sociedad in Liga F.
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Barcelona beat Elche with Lamine, Ferran & Rashford all on target. A step forward or more of the same? Is an injury still preventing us seeing the very best Lamine? Should Rashford score even more? It's the Monday drop: www.patreon.com/posts/142683...
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The Sonia Bermúdez era is up and running. Spain not at their best tonight but a 5-0 aggregate win over Sweden impressive as they book UEFA Nations League final against Germany next month www.espn.com/soccer/repor...
Sweden 0-1 Spain (Oct 28, 2025) Game Analysis - ESPN
Expert recap and game analysis of the Sweden vs. Spain Uefa Women's Nations League game from October 28, 2025 on ESPN.
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Barcelona's four-game Clásico winning streak ended at the Bernabéu. What went wrong in defeat to Real Madrid? And why was their such a hostile atmosphere for Lamine Yamal? Here's the Monday pod with Toni, Rik and Sam... pod.fo/e/3452c7
Siempre Positivo: A Barcelona podcast: E531: Barca Clasico dominance halted in Madrid
Send us a textSam, Rik and Toni discuss Barcelona's 2-1 Bernabeu defeat on Sunday. Lamine Yamal's poor performance, Barca's mistakes, player ratings, the furore around the game... we...
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Shoutout to the 185 @TCFC_Official fans who made the trip to Gateshead this weekend, which was the longest journey in English league football history. Up the Tinners www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Gateshead vs Truro: Fans travel 914 miles for furthest away match in English football history
BBC Sport travels with Truro fans to Gateshead, for the longest ever away journey in English football history.
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Lamine Yamal's gone from cheers to jeers at the Bernabéu. Asst. coach Marcus Sorg says it's all a learning curve for the Barcelona youngster after a tough clásico defeat to Real Madrid www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Barça coach: Yamal learning about Clásico crowd
Barcelona assistant coach Marcus Sorg said Lamine Yamal is learning how to handle the Clásico crowd after he received a hostile reception in Sunday's 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu...
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De Jong not impressed by Carvajal's provocation of Lamine Yamal, who was given a hostile welcome by Real Madrid fans on Sunday www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Barça's De Jong slams Carvajal for Yamal 'scene'
Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong criticized Dani Carvajal's provocation of Lamine Yamal at the end of an ill-tempered Clásico, which ended with both sets of players scuffling on the pitch after the game.
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Barça’s clásico winning streak is over. Second best to Madrid today and lacking any options to change the game in the second half. On the whistle with @alexkirkland.bsky.social www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Alonso turns Clásico tide in Madrid's favor with statement win over Barça
Real Madrid lost to Barcelona four times last season. In charge of his first Clásico, Xabi Alonso proved why he's the man for Los Blancos' job.
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and here’s your big big big mega big large tasting menu to tee up Sunday, courtesy of @alexkirkland.bsky.social and @samuelmarsden.bsky.social (edit: @tonymabertespn.bsky.social) www.espn.com/soccer/story...
El Clásico is here! Madrid vs. Barça head-to-head, form, key clashes, predictions, odds
There is nothing quite like El Clásico. Whenever Real Madrid and Barcelona face off there's nothing bigger happening anywhere in the soccer world.
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Salma out for 8-10 weeks. Barça also without Patri and Pajor atm
Samuel Marsden@samuelmarsden.bsky.social · 10mo agoSalma Paralluelo off with a knee injury, she’s devastated. Fingers crossed for her. Pina her replacement
Salma Paralluelo off with a knee injury, she’s devastated. Fingers crossed for her. Pina her replacement
Belting free kick from Alexia to give Spain the lead over Sweden in Nations League semifinal
A slightly flattering scoreline in the end but six goals against Olympiacos, three for Fermín, two for Rashford & one for Lamine, will lift the mood around Barcelona going into the clásico this weekend www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Routing Olympiacos gives Barça pre-Clásico confidence boost
Barça have been pedestrian lately, lacking the self-belief required to challenge Madrid on Sunday. Rocking Olympiacos 6-1 should change all that.
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A slightly flattering scoreline in the end but six goals against Olympiacos, three for Fermín, two for Rashford & one for Lamine, will lift the mood around Barcelona going into the clásico this weekend www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Routing Olympiacos gives Barça pre-Clásico confidence boost
Barça have been pedestrian lately, lacking the self-belief required to challenge Madrid on Sunday. Rocking Olympiacos 6-1 should change all that.
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Barça once again a little sloppy once taking the lead but cruising against Olympiacos at the break, two up. Two nice goals from Fermín. Important to have him firing ahead of the clásico.
27-year-old Marcus Rashford the oldest outfield player on a very young Barcelona team tonight against Olympiacos
