Im very happy that Rodri spoke out publicly about this. This defense sht is pissing me off so badly.

For the past 2 years, we, fans screamed for a new CB, or 2 new CB. I knew it in August. Christensen - will play 1-2 months and then be out for 3. It amazes me for anyone thought that this guy will magically replace his muscles or something. He will always get injured. And WE OFFER HIM A NEW DEAL. And we get rid of Araujo, rightly so, BUT WHERE IS THE REPLACEMENT? At the start of the window, every top journalist said - Barca will sign a CB if someone leaves. And guess what? We weakened our defense basically. Why would we agree terms with Bastoni?

Same story with defense every year. It’s not good enough it’s embarrassing that a club like Barcelona thinks about playing Rodri as a CB because we don’t have any options left. One more injury and itll be very interesting…. And when you play Flick ball, 4 competitions, you need to have top rotation. At least we did it in the attack, but defense was our weakest area for 2 years.

January comes, we need to get Lisandro Martinez and that kid from Twente. Because if it continues like this, will probably see Rodri-Frenkie CB duo.

After so many defenders being injured (Kounde, Christinsen, Eric Garcia and now Gerard Martin) I would like our lineup to be Balde at LB, Xavi Espart and Cubarsi as CBs, and Cancelo as RB.

I do feel Balde should be given a chance in this match as I believe in him and his dip in form will be overcome by his efforts to prove he belongs at Barca. He has proven time and again his dedication and love for this club so I believe he should be trusted and given another chance

The skill to evade the defender, and the accuracy of the shot. What an amazing strike by Lamine Yamal!

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The city is in such a state of chaos that even the police cannot get a handle on it. Under these conditions, winning a match would be extremely dangerous - protesters might simply block the players from leaving the stadium, lying in wait for them outside. It creates immense psychological pressure, to aim for a win in such a match is to accept that, without a helicopter, leaving the stadium safely might prove very difficult.

FT: Real Sociedad 2 - 1 Barcelona

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Real Sociedad (5-4-1)

Barcelona (4-4-2)

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

1' ⚽ Patri Guijarro (Barcelona) Goal at 1'

13' ⚽ Cecilia Marcos (Real Sociedad) Goal at 13'

18' 🟨 Martina Fernández (Barcelona) Yellow Card at 18'

33' 🟨 Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona) Yellow Card at 33'

45'+1' ⚽ Ainhoa Marín (Real Sociedad) Goal at 45'+1'

58' 🟨 Nahia Aparicio (Real Sociedad) Yellow Card at 58'

60' 🔄 Sydney Schertenleib (Barcelona) Substitution at 60'

60' 🔄 Kerolin (Barcelona) Substitution at 60'

60' 🔄 Aïcha Cámara (Barcelona) Substitution at 60'

65' 🔄 Maren Lezeta (Real Sociedad) Substitution at 65'

65' 🔄 Ane Isasisasmendi (Real Sociedad) Substitution at 65'

69' 🔄 Kika Nazareth (Barcelona) Substitution at 69'

75' 🔄 Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona) Substitution at 75'

88' 🔄 Intza Eguiguren (Real Sociedad) Substitution at 88'

88' 🟨 Camino (Real Sociedad) Yellow Card at 88'

90'+6' 🔄 Arola Aparicio (Real Sociedad) Substitution at 90'+6'

MATCH STATS

MATCH ENDED

Although it wasn't a crowd favourite when it came out, 22/23 was one of the cleanest designs we had as our Home kit in recent years.

At least one reason I find it very pleasing to the eyes was because it came right after our 21/22 kit which was undoubtedly one of the most ugly looking one we ever had. Even worse than the 'Croatian' kit we donned in 2019/2020 season.

Alternative video angle of Facundo Bernal - Lamine Yamal scuffle that resulted in a red card to Facundo Bernal and a yellow to Lamine Yamal...

Hansi Flick's unstoppable Barça side defeated Betis 5-2 in La Cartuja to continue their spectacular start to the season. The victory is their ninth in their first nine games of the 2026/27 La Liga campaign, a win that allows them to match Real Madrid's record start from the 1968/69 season. 

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Captain Raphinha doesn't miss a thing always having his younger brother's back in fear of further escalation so glad to see Rapha back again it's going to be the match of Giants against psg

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FT: Real Betis 2 - 5 Barcelona

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Real Betis (4-2-3-1)

Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

10' ⚽ Goal! Real Betis 0, Barcelona 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jules Koundé.

20' 🟨 Fermín López (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

22' 🟨 Héctor Bellerín (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

27' ⚽ Goal! Real Betis 1, Barcelona 1. Valentín Gómez (Real Betis) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Fornals with a cross following a corner.

41' ⚽ Goal! Real Betis 1, Barcelona 2. Rodri (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fermín López with a cross following a corner.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Gerard Martín.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Real Betis. Nelson Deossa replaces Dani Ceballos.

51' ⚽ Goal! Real Betis 1, Barcelona 3. Gabriel Jesus (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.

53' ⚽ Goal! Real Betis 2, Barcelona 3. Abde Ezzalzouli (Real Betis) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a through ball following a fast break.

54' 🟥 Facundo Bernal (Real Betis) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

55' 🟨 Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.

61' 🟨 Diego Llorente (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Fermín López.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Anthony Gordon replaces Karim Adeyemi.

62' ⚽ Goal! Real Betis 2, Barcelona 4. Eric García (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pau Cubarsí with a headed pass following a set piece situation.

64' 🔄 Substitution, Real Betis. Troy Parrott replaces Cucho Hernández.

64' 🔄 Substitution, Real Betis. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Giovani Lo Celso.

70' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Lamine Yamal.

70' 🔄 Substitution, Real Betis. Ángel Ortiz replaces Héctor Bellerín.

70' 🔄 Substitution, Real Betis. Álvaro Fidalgo replaces Pablo Fornals.

79' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Gabriel Jesus because of an injury.

81' ⚽ Goal! Real Betis 2, Barcelona 5. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pau Cubarsí.

MATCH STATS

MATCH ENDED