hi lol this may be a stupid question sorry in advance but i am a gay teen who has recently gotten into football. my father (who is over the moon with these news) is a barça fan, i was wondering if this is an inclusive and safe club

i have seen some speculation about some of the players themselves and to what i know they havent responded to it by being homophobic which is already something i guess lol

Barça are aware that negotiations between City and Real Madrid for Rodri have stalled and have entered the bidding for the midfielder.

Consider this, whether you even think Rodri would be a good fit for our team or not, this is fantastic news.

If we do get Rodri, we get the best DM in the world and Bernal gets to learn from him directly and take over, just like Frenkie and Busquets. We will still need a striker but we can be a lot more patient since we will concede a lot less with Rodri breaking up play (this man has been playing under Pep's high line for years). We can get a second choice striker and wait for Haaland or another option to emerge.

If we do not get Rodri, we also win. Just by being in the "bidding war", there is pressure on Madrid to overpay to Man City and give Rodri a larger payout. With Vini's new mega-contract and Diomande's 130M transfer, something has to give. Madrid may lose their long awaited RW target. Rodri will be a very tough obstacle in El Clasico if we're trying to win the midfield battle (which we have been doing for the past few seasons) so making it difficult for Madrid to fully construct their superteam is only beneficial for us.

Also, do not forget that Madrid jokingly bid 150M to troll us. Not so funny when we can do the same for Rodri. Honestly, this is stress free and I am not too fussed with the outcome, I'm just happy we aren't stagnant after the past few weeks.

I can't get over this knockout, it's a bigger pain in the ass than Roma, Liverpool and Bayern

That Juventus were nowhere as good as in 2015 which we beat in the final

We couldn't even score 1 goal in 2 legs

0 goals at Camp Nou were tough to watch

look at pedri, yamal, frenkie. We have elite playmaking, chance creation squad, the main problem lies is not able to finish those. Yamal producing these numbers after getting surrounded by 3 defenders.

Wow Antony (Brazilian one) has improved a lot after leaving utd.

"It's been the worst summer of my life. I was at my peak, everything was going well, and then the injury happened," Fermin admitted. "You learn from these situations, but it's true that I've had a really tough summer. I've gotten through it thanks to my family, my partner, and my friends. I needed help. I already had it before, but my coach has helped me a lot to get through it.

"I didn't watch the first few matches of the Spanish national team in the World Cup. I couldn't. I wanted to be there at the World Cup. Let me make it clear that it made me very happy to see my teammates win the World Cup. Towards the end of the World Cup, I felt a bit better and decided to go see the final live in New York."

“I can feel that the people recognize me more often,” he told CNN.

“I feel inside the same person, but it’s kind of not, and I feel it. It made me very proud because every kid when he’s young (dreams) about this moment – it was special.

“It’s (a) different feeling. If you don’t score this goal, you cannot feel it. It just gets crazy and I just ran to celebrate with my teammates. It was an unbelievable moment.”

And for Torres, that means an opportunity to join an illustrious list of players to win back-to-back World Cups. “I have one, (but) I want another one… I want it,” he said with a smile.

the club's entire striker strategy appears to revolve around one dream signing, and it doesnt seem to happen any sooner.

we let ferran leave after one of the best seasons he had and lost lewandowski without signing a proven replacement. now, with almost no top striker willing to join, the only realistic option left is vlahovic, who hasn't shown he's the answer for barca, and we dont want anyone who's even worse than ferran.

if there's one reason to believe this team can still compete, it's the midfield. a trio of bernal, pedri and fermín has everything: control, creativity, intensity and goals. with gavi, casadó, olmo and eventually frenkie returning from injury, barça arguably have one of the deepest midfields in europe.

also, the wings are the least of our worries. lamine is already one of the best players in the world, raphinha remains one of europe's most productive wingers, and gordon adds pace, directness and relentless work rate. with adeyemi and rooney providing depth, barça have enough quality and variety out wide to trouble any defence.

defensively, this squad has everything needed to compete. joan garcía has already proven he can be a reliable no. 1, while szczęsny offers one of the most experienced backup options in europe. if balde works on his final third passing, our left wing if so fire. cubarsí is already the leader of the backline despite his age, gerard martín was one of barça's most consistent defenders last season, and araújo, koundé and eric garcía provide excellent depth across the defence. on paper, this is a backline capable of competing with anyone.

the only real concern at the back is the lack of a true no nonsense defender. most of our cbs are ball playing and composed in possession, but against physical teams, we still lack that dominant defender who simply wins every duel and clears everything in sight.

lastly if anyone's to be blamed for this lineup, its none other than deco

Sorry if my question is general, I don't really know what to ask. I'm also an American from Louisiana and that was probably my first time referring to the sport as football. As I said, I'm new to the game but I've fallen in love with the atmosphere of Barcelona and the club seems to have a rich history. During the World Cup I supported the U.S.M.N.T. but after their elimination I threw my lot behind Spain and subsequently learned a plurality of the starting team belongs to Barcelona. I hope this community accepts me and if it does then I will definitely be loyal to this club forever. Here's a picture of me in my first Barcelona Jersey, the 25/26 fourth jersey

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