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In a dramatic u-turn, emblematic of a normal office day @ FC Barcelona, Xavi Hernandez has decided to not resign as coach of Barca at the end of the season after categorically deciding to resign earlier in January. In the meantime petabytes of content have been dished out on possible new coaches and life at can Barca post miester Xavi. By now, all of that needs a u turn as well. B

After the ignominy of two Europa Cup campaigns, Barca had the rub of the green with a fairly easy group stage draw this season. Coupled with a few good performances, Barca avoided a third season in Europa and went on to the Qaurter FInals where there season ended against PSG. A PSG who did not really play that well. A PSG against whom they should have won with a 4-2 lead in aggr

What a week it's going to be for Barca fans. Full of nerves and half chewed nails!! For a season that has been so topsy turvy with so many narratives, Barca find themselves with the slimmest of margins to make it to the Champions League semi-finals after ages in the wilderness. On the other side, a win against Madrid in the Clasico will make the league table suddenly very very

At BarcaFutbol we have predominantly covered the men's team in terms of tactical and statistical analysis. But football has grown beyond the men's game. Case in point : The Women's Football World Cup had record live attendance in matches earlier last year. Over it's 100 year history, Barca as a club have had enormous cultural impact on the way the game has evolved

As life long Barca fans, we have been categorically critical of Barca this season. But club football is a tribal sport. Club affiliation amongst fans run deep, and as fans when we produce content, even with our best of intentions, we cannot be completely objective or practical. Biases appear So in this episode we decided to do an experiment. We invited a professional coach to hear

Alright, Barca purists, you all have been waxing eloquent on Brighton & Hove Albion's fearless Italian manager, Roberto De Zerbi. This guy isn't just about results, he's about playing football with style and a whole lot of guts. De Zerbi's philosophy is pure - possession-focused, attack-minded, and with a touch of flair. While he has been compared to the likes

Napoli seemed to be a mixed bag. A good performance which probably should have been a win. But that's how the whole season has been for this Barca Missed expectations. Missed connections. Dysfucntional drip. We are joined in this episode by La Liga commentator Andy West and we talk about then Napoli game, Barca's realistic expectations from how it can end and what impact Xa

It's finally happening after four years of not happening. And on the face of it, its quite damning for the everyday Barca fan. A Madrid super team with arguably the best player in the world today! There go all the Clasico's. But is everything doom and gloom as it sounds ? Barca have so many issues to solve for. And does that change a lot due to this posisble signing ? W

Barca have been at the crossroads. For a while now.Bad financial planning, boardroom scuffles, bad governance, Covid and the slow retirement of a once in lifetime generation of players who made them the best club in the world for a while. The latest in the same series is Xavi resigning. Barca's 8th coach in 12 years. Laporta's second coming surely hasn't been as success

The overwhelming question is why did this happen? But what if the question was "Was it supposed to be any different"?