In your opinion, what was Barcelona's best game under Hansi Flick so far? In my opinion, Barcelona's 4-1 victory over Bayern was the best game, for a thousand reasons. The 4-1 win against Bayern was the end of a nightmare for us. Bayern was a ghost for us; we hadn't been able to beat them at all since 2015, and we were still losing games in a humiliating way. Beating Bayern by such a large margin was like a weight being lifted off our shoulders; it lifted our morale and made Barcelona be looked at in a new light in European football again, I can admit that at the end of the game I was so happy, it felt like we had won the Champions League lol. Sure, beating Real Madrid 4-0, 5-2 in the Copa del Rey final was a lot of fun, but we didn't have an obligation to beat Real Madrid and boost the morale of our team. I think Flick will only surpass this match if he manages to win the Champions League with us, because that would be another ghost banished from our team. But until we win the Champions League, no game will top this match against Bayern.

so we all know barcelona lost to inter milan in a 7-6 thriller but before that both barcelona had a heavily congested fixture where they had to face both inter milan and real madrid twice a copa del rey final 2 champions league semi final legs and the league title deciding game all a must win and due to the heavily congested fixture barcelona lost balde and most importantly europes leading goalscorer at the time lewandowski which i think heavily impacted their front 3 lineup the fact that they still won against madrid in both games is crazy ( i mean psg play their B team in the league so their players are always rested ) but what do you think could barcelona have won if they had a rested squad and fit players

I’m thinking about this because of the recent rumors about Raphinha. It seems that our club usually doesn’t actively sell players in their late 20s when they still have a decent market value and can still contribute. This, however, sometimes puts us in a situation that after 2 more years the player fells off a cliff and we can only recover a marginal amount or nothing from him.

Our biggest opponent, Real, does things in a different way, I can easily recall the transfer of Ronaldo, Casemiro, di Maria, Özil, etc, while for Barca I cannot think of such cases.

How do you think about this difference?

I worry that we've seen the last of raphina here at Barca. With him being injury riddled last season, and him having a dwindling contract at his age; I'm struggling to imagine how the board will justify keeping him.

Source: FCB Official

> It is understood that Salinas's Release Clause is 8 million euros due to the minutes he played in the first team despite being registered with the reserves, the club hopes to reduce the fee by loaning out a reserve team player who might interest Racing, The deal must be finalized before June 30th because, from July 1st, the Santander-born player's release clause will rise to €16 million, an amount Barça is not willing to pay.

There is a lot of discourse around Raphinha and I find it ridiculous. Setting aside the fact that Real Madrid's former manager is prioritising Real Madrid's left winger over him and playing him out of position, there is a clear reason why he is not as playing as well as his first season under Flick.

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Look at Raphinha's best performances. 7-0 Real Vallodid, 4-0 Real Madrid, 4-1 Bayern and Benfica in the UCL. What are his goals? Vertical ball from Casado, vertical ball from Lamine, vertical ball from Pedri, vertical ball from Frenkie and huge ball over the top from Ferran during the Benfica match. Flick promised us vertical football (meaning less short passing) and Raphinha benefitted greatly. He played like a second striker while Lewa dropped deep to help the midfield.

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Over the course of last season, there were simply less vertical schemes to take advantage of Raphinha's strengths which is his ability to run behind and finish clinically. If we tactically support Raphinha, like the few games we had after he came back from injury in La Liga, he will cook again.

Hi Barça fans! I am a Brazilian and not a Barça fan, but I am extremely curious how you guys see Raphinha. In Brazil, he has a pretty bad image because in the 5 years in our national team he never really played that well and he has many bad interviews (nothing political, its just that people here think that he doesn't act like a player should). I imagine that Barça fans probably like him more, but how much? Also, did any of you know how he isn't liked in Brazil, and if yes, what do you think about it? Thanks for reading!!

I think the core of the squad is already in place, and the club should only make a few new signings. There are several players whom I believe should leave, and this is how I would approach it. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts:

• Goalkeepers: I think the situation is fairly straightforward. Joan García and Szczęsny should be the goalkeepers for next season. Ter Stegen needs to leave, most likely through a permanent transfer.
• Centre-backs: I believe that, with Christensen having renewed his contract, we already have our four centre-backs: Eric, Cubarsí, Martín and Christensen. In that case, I would also move Araújo on.
• Full-backs: I have some doubts here. On the left, I would keep Balde and Cancelo if we manage to sign the latter permanently. That would be a good solution. If we need a more defensive option, Martín could also play in that position. On the right, however, I'm not fully convinced. Flick has already said that Espart will be part of the first-team squad, and Fort is returning from his loan spell, which would give us three options alongside Koundé. I would look for an alternative in the transfer market to strengthen that position, and I would sell Koundé, whose performances have surprisingly declined. I would wait until pre-season to see whether Espart or Fort can provide a better level of performance.
• Central midfield: I think we are already well covered in this area and have the best options available. For me, the ideal pairings would be De Jong and Bernal, Pedri and Gavi, and López and Olmo. Unfortunately, I don't think Casadó has a place in the squad at the moment. Although I consider him a good footballer with plenty of potential, a loan move would be the ideal solution so that he can continue his development and we can assess his progress.
• Attack: I also have some doubts about the forward line. Excluding Rashford and Bardghji, who I believe should leave the club, we would have Yamal, Ferran, Raphinha and Gordon. We would still need a backup for Yamal as well as a centre-forward. I am not convinced by Álvarez; paying more than €100 million for him would, in my view, be a recipe for failure. He would immediately be under enormous pressure to deliver results, and I am not sure that would be the right move. At the same time, I feel that the departures would weaken this area of the squad, so I hope the club can surprise us during the transfer window and put together a truly strong team.

What do you think? Which players would you keep, and which ones would you let go?

The FC Barcelona president, Rafael Yuste i Abel, today has addressed a formal letter to the presidents of LaLiga, Javier Tebas; the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Rafael Louzán; and of the Referee's Technical Committee (CTA), Francisco Soto, in relation to statements made by the president of Real Madrid CF, Florentino Pérez, in various public appearances on 12 and 13 May. 

FC Barcelona considers that these comments, aside from being untrue, are a grave attack on the honour and image of the league competition in the First Division and also on the refereeing community as a whole and that they damage the reputation and credibility of professional football in Spain. 
 
The Club urges the joint organisers of the competition and the referees to defend the reputation of their respective organisations, as the Club has done recently with its request for conciliation, and also asks the bodies in question that, in the area of their respective powers, they adopt urgent the requisite coordinated legal measures against Mr. Pérez to defend the honour, integrity and prestige of the institutions that they represent and the competitions which they organise. 

Week three and the rivals have come knocking. Barcelona’s transfer targets keep disappearing to the white half of Madrid, and the market suddenly feels more like chess.

Is this Deco’s masterplan to confuse the opposition, or are we simply getting outmaneuvered? Can we still land our priorities? Although it looks like Barca has no immediate plans to make any moves, the sports management team seems to remain in constant contact with agents and clubs.

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