Alejandro Balde

The 2024/2025 season saw Barcelona's defensive structure flourish under Hansi Flick, largely thanks to the intelligent partnership between Iñigo Martínez and Pau Cubarsí. Their complementary traits, Martínez’s composure, aerial strength, and leadership, combined with Cubarsí’s anticipation, timing, and distribution, created a balanced pairing that perfectly suited Flick’s high defensive line....

The most exciting contest in Gameweek 4 of the UEFA Champions League saw Club Brugge and Barcelona play out a thrilling 3-3 draw, with numerous chances at both ends of the pitch. The draw leaves some question marks for Hansi Flick’s side, who have now won only three of their last seven matches and sit outside the...

The 2025/2026 La Liga campaign arrives as a defining chapter for Barcelona under the stewardship of Hansi Flick, following a season that provoked as many questions as it did answers. Flick’s arrival last year signalled a decisive break from recent managerial patterns, embedding a philosophy grounded in high defensive lines,...

The 2024/25 La Liga season is officially underway, and Barcelona emerged victorious in their first competitive fixture in the Hansi Flick era. Despite their decline in recent seasons, Valencia, led by Rubén Baraja, was poised to be a tricky encounter for Barcelona. FCB had to come hot out of the blocks...

Who Is Hansi Flick? The Barcelona season resembled a soap opera in 2023/24, with on-the-pitch struggles compounded by hierarchical uncertainty, which left them unable to defend their La Liga title. After a positive end to the season, a soured relationship between head coach Xavi Hernández and club president Joan Laporta...

Alejandro Balde has emerged as a relief for Barcelona as the veteran Jordi Alba seemed to be nearing the end of his career. Alba put up a fantastic display at the World Cup, but his future at Barcelona has become more uncertain. Due to his ability to rise to the...