World Cup Matchday 11 Review: A Danish Disaster, Mexico’s Stunning Attempt, and Argentina/Poland Survive

This week on the Barca Blaugranes podcast, I interview Emile Avanessian. Emile recently wrote a piece on Barça Femeni’s Return to Camp Nou and the Bonafide Stardom of Claudia Pina. This time around Emile and I discuss the recent run of form for Barcelona and how scraping by has treated the fanbase. We chat about the injuries on the pitch and how much we plan on funding for the Joao Cancelo transfer we need this summer. Finally, we chat about the week in the Champions League and some NBA chit-chat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the Barca Blaugranes podcast, I’m joined by Colin Damms of the Busby Babe to recap the thrilling draw between Manchester United and Barcelona the Camp Nou. Who should be happier with the draw? How big of a deal is it that Barca will be without Pedri and Gavi in the return leg next week? And of course, predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the Barca Blaugranes podcast, I’m joined by Nick Batlle to chat about the gap Barcelona have been able to open up in the league without Ousmane Dembele. What’s the best attack without the Frenchman? And what’s the go-to back four given all we’ve seen? Also, are we watching the last few months of Ansu Fati at Barcelona? Let’s get into it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Barca Blaugranes podcast, I provide an update on the future of the pod. We're sticking around, likely under a different name but the same feed. It's going to be a good time. This week it was a quick one, some fast Barca news and chat about the stability of the backline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the Barca Blaugranes podcast, I’m joined by Nick Batlle to chat about the upcoming El Clasico Supercopa finale. Who’s the hotter team coming into the finale? We also recap Barcelona’s nail-biting win over Atletico Madrid and preview our dream January transfers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Barca Blaugranes podcast, I interview Emile Avanessian. Emile recently wrote a piece for Squawka previewing Spain in the World Cup. We chat about the World Cup semifinal results with Argentina taking care of Croatia and France beating Morocco. Which result was more surprising in the gameplay and did we get the World Cup final that represents the best in the world? We take a look at some of the key matchups in the final and who will come out on top. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the Barca Blaugranes podcast, I’m joined by Nick Batlle to chat about the World Cup round of 16. What went wrong for Spain? Who’s the favorite to win the whole thing? We end by looking ahead to the quarterfinals and some of the most exciting matchups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the Barca Blaugranes podcast, we have another World Cup matchday review. This time around we’re recapping the final matches from Group E and F. In Group F we go to see an African Nation come out on top in Morocco after a decisive defeat over Canada. While Croatia took care of business with a nice draw against Belgium that saw Belgium blow goal opportunity after goal opportunity. In Group E, chaos. Japan came from behind in the second half to beat Spain and win the group. In the other fixture, Germany beat Costa Rica, but not as badly as Spain did in matchday 1, so Spain goes through on goal differential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the Barca Blaugranes podcast, we have another World Cup matchday review. This time around we’re recapping the final matches from Group C and D. In the early matches, Australia shut down Denmark and advance on two impressive wins while Argentina and Poland survive a curious group that paid off with a thrilling half hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the Barca Blaugranes podcast, we have another World Cup matchday review. This time around we’re recapping the final matches from Group A and B. In Group A we had the Netherlands beating Qatar and Senegal beating Ecuador to secure their respective spots in the knockout stage. In Group B the United States and England both booked tickets to the knockout round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices