Are Flick’s Barcelona as good as they look?

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<p>10 games into the La Liga season it’s Barcelona who sit top, after a convincing 5-1 demolition of Sevilla on Sunday.</p><p>With Bayern Munich and Real Madrid to come, this week looks set to test Barca’s newfound resolve under Hansi Flick</p><p>So, are Barcelona back?</p><p>Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's La Liga writer Dermot Corrigan to discuss Flick's start to life in Barcelona as well as their financial position before Barcelona writer Pol Ballus drops in having been at the manager's media conference ahead of Wednesday night's Champions League clash with Bayern Munich.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5812694/2024/10/03/barcelona-finances-dani-olmo-la-liga-registration/">Reading Barcelona’s accounts – and why a ‘€12m profit’ is actually a €91m loss</a></p><p>Host: Ayo Akinwolere</p><p>With: Dermot Corrigan and Pol Ballus</p><p>Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead</p><p>Producer: Guy Clarke</p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>