Review
Barca - Villarreal. Chaos at La Ceràmica
Marcelino had a plan and it almost worked until it didn't. Flick won the battle of the nerves.
Raphinha
Opinion
9 years of Barca's "Rebuild" and "Revolution"
Barcelona's transfer strategy over the past nine years can be summed up in one word: shambolic. Despite acquiring 57 professionals and promoting 31 youth players, the squad remains unbalanced and incomplete
Club
Barca - Where to from here?
Barca's net debt is down to EUR 550 million, from €672M two season ago. A critical aspect of this net debt is about €227M in unpaid player transfer fees.
Profile
Raphinha: The making of Xavi's own difference-maker?
Raphinha not only embraces the role of a difference maker but also thrives in exactly what the squad has been missing
Tactics
Raphinha & the annihilation of the offside line
Raphinha is the master of the parallel run and we’ve already seen him reap the benefits of its (almost) unstoppable nature.
Opinion
The truth behind Barcelona's triumphant transfer window
Barca are still in the red. But they sold some future assets to give the squad a decent facelift which papers over the cracks for now. This is by no means an escape.
Tactics
Xavi's wide conundrum & the Raphinha-Dembélé experiment
The Frenchman is far more effective on the right while Raphinha turns into a creator on the left, but maybe there is a case for him to be a more central player