Barcelona 'bet the house' on their future - will it work?

About this episode

<p>It doesn’t seem<strong> </strong>that long ago, that Pep’s Barcelona were the epitome of a well-run football club.</p><p>Moving on from Messi &amp; co was always going to be difficult, but a series of failings on and off the pitch, led to a fall from grace. Only last month however, President Joan Laporta proclaimed the crisis he ‘inherited’ was over.</p><p>But, as the reigning La Liga Champions’, net debt climbs to almost £1.2bn - is everything quite as it seems at Barca? </p><p>In the second part of our series ‘Crisis Clubs’, examining the financial states of five European football clubs, Ayo Akinwolere, Matt Slater &amp; Dermot Corrigan dig into the numbers and plot a potential way out for Barcelona.</p><br><p>Produced by Adonis Pratsides and Mike Stavrou</p><p>Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead</p><br><p>• Get Coors Light delivered straight to your door with Drizly or Instacart by going to <strong>coorslight.com/athleticfootball</strong></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>