TRAINING GROUND JOAN GAMPER
[indistinct chatter]
Nice!
[all cheer]
[Márquez in Spanish] Barça have looked united to me this season.
MARC MÁRQUEZ EIGHT-TIME WORLD MOTOGP CHAMPION
Tight-knit as a team.
[in English] I think we have a good group, we're really close to each other.
FRENKIE DE JONG MIDFIELDER
[players cheering]
♪ Óscar, Óscar, Óscar! ♪
SERGIO BUSQUETS MIDFIELDER
We have to be a family, a super team, and that starts from our daily routine,
from our relationships, from training, from coexistence.
[all laughing]
He touched the ball!
To win titles it's important to be united...
JORDI ALBA DEFENDER
...and have a good atmosphere.
[teammates] ♪ To the right, to the right ♪
[in English] There are also things that just stay in the dressing room.
[teammate in Spanish] Watch out for the coach! Jaume, go on.
Close to the coach!
[in Catalan] We also get along well with the staff.
SERGI ROBERTO MIDFIELDER
Not just in terms of football, but also on a personal level.
It couldn't be any better.
[all cheering]
[Alegre] We have a great relationship.
SERGIO ALEGRE ASSISTANT COACH
Everyone knows their role, we help each other.
A lot of respect, a lot of consensus.
ÓSCAR HERNÁNDEZ ASSISTANT COACH
Working on a daily basis is very easy
in the good times, and the not-so-good times,
because in football there are plenty of those.
-[all cheering] -[whistle blows]
Now there's HIT for yellow.
The capacity to work. I consider myself a hardworking person.
XAVI HERNÁNDEZ COACH
But I think Óscar and Sergio are even more hardworking than me.
[all cheering and chanting]
[theme music playing]
24 HOURS BEFORE EL CLÁSICO
[Xavi] We have to differentiate.
If Nacho or Alaba come to attack, make it a two against one.
If it's Kroos, then he has enough time.
Who's the unmarked man then?
Right? That one. So that's when I come.
I come back and make this pass.
Or to you, because you'd be facing me. Okay? Act accordingly.
All right?
Tomorrow's game is a final, come on.
Let's go, guys, this is starting now, come on.
He's unmarked!
Go on, move up! That's it!
Watch out for Benzema, he comes back to defend.
And watch out for Modrić and Camavinga, they're fast.
If they win this duel, we're screwed.
They defend poorly, they're careless.
That's it!
-[man] Come on! -[Xavi] That's it, yes!
Okay, team.
[in English] The game against Madrid is so special, you feel the tension already,
like... In the days coming up to the game,
it's different from every other game in the league.
[in Spanish] They're sore. They're hurt.
They'll be looking to win,
to put up a fight and create an aggressive atmosphere.
Tomorrow's game is like a huge final for them.
They're really hurt. And they believe they're going to beat us.
ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI FORWARD
[in English] Every game against Real Madrid means a lot
and is something special that so many players dream about,
and now I'm part of it.
[crowd cheering]
[in Spanish] They're dangerous, guys.
Physical beasts like Valverde, Vinícius, Rodrygo, Benzema...
You know, Real Madrid, guys.
[Flaquer] It was the pivotal match of the tournament.
They would either give Real breathing room, which is dangerous,
or destroy their chances of winning the title.
CADENA SER JOURNALIST
It was a match they just had to win.
There was a lot of tension and pressure.
GEMMA SOLER ESPN JOURNALIST
Because at the time,
and I think it's something he felt many times during the season,
Xavi had to win no matter what.
[Xavi in Catalan] We could have a six or twelve-point lead.
It was a key match for the season, to win LaLiga.
[journalist] As manager of Barcelona,
you haven't faced Real Madrid at the Camp Nou yet.
Is tomorrow's game special for you because of everything it entails,
a clash different from the rest?
[Xavi] On a personal level, it'll be my first Clásico at Camp Nou
and I am especially excited and motivated, yes.
I'm focusing on football, which is what matters to us.
Tomorrow's Clásico is very important.
Not definitive, but very important for LaLiga,
which is our main objective this season.
5 HOURS BEFORE EL CLÁSICO
I think today's game will be quite difficult, to be honest,
because Real Madrid are always much more dangerous when they're hurt.
They can get overconfident or careless
when they're feeling superior.
But right now they know we're strong, too.
It'll be a very psychological game. We'll have to stay calm.
Lately, the fans have been amazing, it's incredible.
That makes the players and the staff
want to give back to them for their support.
Right now, we are where we want to be, on the brink of winning titles.
We just need to seal them,
which is the most difficult part.
There's always a lot of tension, a lot of pressure...
That comes with playing a Clásico.
And when it's done, you end up like...
You feel crushed by all the pressure that is built up around the match.
All right, we're here.
Let's go get 'em.
[reporter in Catalan] Barça-Real Madrid.
[reporter in Spanish] A Clásico that could decide LaLiga if Barça win.
If Real win, it'll be up for grabs.
Real Madrid would still have a shot at winning LaLiga.
LALIGA MATCHDAY 26 OF 38
[commentator] Barça face Real Madrid.
The football world will stop when the ball starts moving
and the titans face off.
Xavi's men looking to seal LaLiga and Ancelotti's, to reopen it.
[commentator in English] A win for Xavi's side tonight
would open up a huge 12-point gap at the top of the table.
[in Spanish] You always feel a bit anxious.
GAVI MIDFIELDER
Especially before a Clásico.
[Koundé in French] We played at home and had the support of our fans,
the atmosphere was amazing.
[crowd singing indistinctly]
[commentator in Catalan] The teams are going out onto the field,
and the entire Spotify Camp Nou is singing, at the top of its lungs,
Barça's anthem.
[crowd continues singing]
[commentator in Spanish] Everything is ready for the kick-off.
[whistle blows]
-Danger, Lewandowski gets ready to shoot. -Nice.
-Great save by Courtois! -Well played.
[Sergi Roberto in Catalan] We started the match really well,
playing as we'd planned,
keeping possession of the ball.
[commentator] Busquets has the ball, he sends it to Raphinha, with a header!
Courtois saves it!
Courtois to the rescue! Sergi Roberto shoots, it's over.
Vinícius trying to get past Busquets,
Vinícius crosses it... I don't believe it.
-Barça have scored an own goal. -Yes.
MINUTE 9
It's an own goal from Araújo.
[Gemma Soler] It was an unlucky start.
Araújo, who'd been one of the best players in the last few Clásicos
and had just come back from an injury, scored an own goal.
So it was a very bad start.
RONALD ARAÚJO DEFENDER
I was feeling quite calm despite that start.
I was unlucky, the ball bounced off me and went in.
Suddenly we had conceded a goal and we were trailing.
[commentator] Araújo receives the ball, he's inside the box, crosses it.
There's a rebound, Raphinha's ball, he shoots...
Another rebound! Sergi Roberto... Goal!
Goal, goal, goal!
MINUTE 45 FC BARCELONA 1-1 REAL MADRID CF
Goal, goal, goal!
Sergi Roberto levels it! Barça have scored the equalizer!
Near the end of the first half,
someone shoots, there's a rebound,
I'm inside the box,
and I shoot to my right, to Courtois' left.
He can't get to it and I score.
I was lucky to score it myself,
and I was very happy to score, especially against Real Madrid.
[commentator in English] And it's half-time here at the Camp Nou.
It's 1-1.
[in Catalan] It was difficult because I think it was an evenly-matched game.
At many times we did outplay Real Madrid.
[commentator in Spanish] The second half is now underway.
Koundé on the receiving end of it, he passes it to Sergio...
Lewandowski's shot has gone over!
[in Portuguese] It was one of the most exciting games
I've ever played at the Camp Nou.
RAPHINHA FORWARD
[commentator in English] Trouble here for Barça. On the run, Rodrygo.
Madrid players forward. Dani Carvajal...
It's 2-1 to Real Madrid! It's Asensio!
[Raphinha in Portuguese] Their second goal caught everyone by surprise.
[in Spanish] Offside!
[commentator] Hold on, Asensio may have been offside.
-Offside! -Of course.
-Come on! -I told you.
[commentator in Catalan] The game is still 1-1.
[in English] They had a close call in the game with the goal and VAR.
ANDREAS CHRISTENSEN DEFENDER
But we fought to the end. It was really intense.
We had to fight until the last minute,
because in football, everything is possible.
[commentator in Spanish] Five minutes of added time.
-The game has gone haywire, Ramos. -Yes.
Completely haywire.
[commentator in Catalan] Lewandowski beats his man,
he finds Balde with a backheel... Danger, Balde crosses it...
-Goal! Goal, goal! -Goal! Goal!
MINUTE 93 FC BARCELONA 2-1 REAL MADRID
-Goal, goal, goal, goal! -Goal!
[commentator in English] In the 91st minute,
it's Kessié who's come on
and scored what is surely the winner here for Barça.
[Kessié in French] You get the feeling that you're in a dream.
That it's not actually happening. You get very excited.
FRANCK KESSIÉ MIDFIELDER
It's an amazing feeling.
[in English] The goal of Franck was an amazing moment.
Maybe the best moment in the season.
[in Catalan] I was on the bench, and we all went out to celebrate the goal.
It was amazing.
[crowd cheering loudly]
[man] Hell yes! Come on!
A huge adrenaline rush.
I was very happy for Kessié, we all love him,
so we're always happy when things go his way.
[in French] It was nice for him to be the one to score.
JULES KOUNDÉ DEFENDER
We'll remember it for a long time
because it was a decisive match for the title.
[Kessié] You say to yourself, "Wow, I did it."
You create a movie in your head.
You're full of emotions, you're happy, you think about your family,
your children, your friends...
You think that your dream has come true.
-[whistle blows] -[commentator in Spanish] It's all over!
That's the end of the game!
They have one hand on the title already. Barça 2, Real Madrid 1.
A 12-point lead over Real Madrid.
[Xavi in Catalan] Honestly, the fans gave me goosebumps many times.
The atmosphere was great, and the way it's ended...
It was pretty much a perfect script for the game.
Three points in the last second with Franck's goal.
We're not the champions yet, but it's a very important step for us.
[all cheering loudly]
Come on, boys!
[Lewandowski in English] After we won this game,
we knew that we'd taken a huge step forward
to winning LaLiga.
[in Catalan] Go Barça!
-Is the president gone? -Yes.
Come on, damn it!
-Amazing. -Holy crap, Jordi, man.
I was like, "I can't believe it, man. 1-2."
That feeling of injustice, thinking, "No way, dude."
It could've been 6, but it's 12.
Right before half-time, with a bad feeling, 1-1.
The second-half strategy changes.
-We hesitated between Sergi and Kessié. -Both of them, in the end.
Unbelievable.
Now they'll take it for granted.
-You know? -No, I know.
-They must keep their feet on the ground. -That's what Robert said.
He said, "Don't relax now.
-"Two weeks off, but don't relax." -Yeah.
The Pole.
It was the perfect script.
I'm telling you, the perfect script.
All right. Let's get to it.
-Time to enjoy and get some rest. -Yeah, man. Enjoy it.
-Definitely. -It's not easy.
-Take care. -Awesome, man.
-See you tomorrow. -Get some good rest.
-I'm so happy. -Are we up at 7:00 tomorrow?
Of course. You can't have two weeks off.
Yeah. Work is unavoidable, right?
Of course. You have to clock in.
-Right. See you, take care. -See you tomorrow.
Bye.
LEAGUE TABLE MATCHDAY 26 OF 38
[reporter] Barça-Osasuna.
[reporter 2] A match that will decide, among other things,
whether the title is sealed or if Barça are going to have to work
a little harder than expected to win it.
[reporter in Catalan] A good football match.
Barça have everything going for them to win the three points today
and secure the LaLiga title.
Stick together, okay, team? Stick together!
Enjoy the game out there. Play intensely.
[all] One, two, three, Barça!
-Come on! -Let's go!
MINUTE 85 FC BARCELONA 0-0 CA OSASUNA
[commentator in Spanish] Dembélé sends it over to Lewandowski.
He faces up to Aridane.
Lewandowski sends the cross in.
De Jong passes it to Jordi Alba...
-Goal. Goal! -Goal, goal, goal! Nicely done, Jordi!
Jordi Alba!
[Xavi in Catalan] Jordi's goal meant a lot.
And the way he scored, too, in an epic way,
in the 80-something minute of the match.
The Camp Nou celebrated it wildly, we deserved it.
[all cheering]
[Alba] I've always felt loved by my teammates,
but especially that day brings back memories of great joy
because I scored the goal and they lifted me up...
And that moment made me realize that,
even though I wasn't playing much,
my teammates cared a lot about me and were happy for me when I scored.
[indistinct chatter]
[Xavi] I'm very happy.
Jordi is a very dedicated person, very committed, he's a big culé.
He's been of great help for the team this season.
He's seeing less game time, and I know it's not easy for him,
but he's a role model for his teammates and the team.
[Stegen in English] If you've played constantly
during many seasons, every game,
and then you're suddenly not playing as much as before,
it's very tough.
BARCELONA MAY 28, 2023
[reporter in Spanish] Jordi Alba has said goodbye.
He's leaving Barça after 11 seasons.
Possibly the best left-back in the history of the club is leaving.
Leo Messi's best partner.
[reporter 2] He's now the player with the ninth-most
appearances in Barcelona's history.
[Alba] It was always my intention to retire here,
in the club of my life.
But after thinking about it and talking about it with my family,
I think the honest thing to do is to step aside.
For the sake of the club and my own.
Good morning, guys.
[Xavi] Listen, I think Jordi would like to...
say a few words. Right? I guess.
I mean, I don't know.
Thank you all very much,
and if I've lost my temper at any moment, then I'm sorry,
you know me.
But I think that deep down I always try to help everybody,
and that's what's going to stay with me.
As a teammate, as a coach, as a culé,
I think you are the greatest full-back to ever have played here.
The greatest left-back.
And I wish you all the best. This is your house.
Like I told you, we all wanted, especially me,
for you to go out on a high note, because you deserve it.
And if at any point you've felt disappointed,
especially disappointed in me, then I'm truly sorry.
Because it was nothing personal, and you know it.
I care a lot about you, and I respect and admire you a lot.
You know I love you. You have a very big heart,
but as a coach, sometimes... You'll see.
You said you didn't want to be a coach.
I think you'd make a good coach.
You have to make decisions,
and they're often difficult, especially with friends involved.
It's the worst decision, to coach your friends.
So if I've ever disappointed you,
it's because I didn't know a better way to do it.
[Alba] You told me the other day, and I totally understand.
The thing is, well, I explained my motives.
But I know that you didn't have any bad intentions.
I don't want to leave here holding any grudges against any of you.
And especially not against you, I mean...
I've learned to deal with it over time,
I've come to understand it better,
and I'm leaving here feeling happy and with no hard feelings...
So I'm very happy.
[Xavi] Yes, sir.
Well, congratulations on everything, Jordi.
Enjoy.
[all applauding]
[Laporta in Catalan] He's been a good sport,
because he's helped the club.
He gave up part of his pay
to help the club comply with fair play regulations.
So, Jordi, thank you very much.
[crowd applauding]
He was a key player in everything we've achieved in the last few years.
[announcer over speakers] Jordi Alba!
[Peña] As a player, everyone knows how good he is.
IÑAKI PEÑA GOALKEEPER
A very skilled, attack-oriented full-back who's capable of deciding matches.
[crowd applauding]
[Busquets] I was lucky to become friends with him and his family.
At the end of the day,
those are the most positive and beautiful things
one can find in football.
[all cheering]
[Alba] It's a very sad moment,
because I've spent 18 years of my life in this club,
but I think it's the best choice I could make,
and it was the right moment to make it.
[birds squawking]
BARCELONA MAY 8, 2023
[Stegen in English] I'm here for nine years almost,
and it's been a journey.
It's a joy also to see Barça growing again,
and this is what I want.
And being a part of this is something I always wished.
And, hopefully, we'll finish the way we all want.
[Xavi in Catalan] He's one of the captains, I think he feels at ease.
We have given him our full confidence.
I consider him an essential person.
How are you? Good?
-Yeah. You? -I'm good.
His performance this season was outstanding.
[commentator in Spanish] Inside the box, Muniain shoots...
What a save by Ter Stegen! The ball was going in!
Rodrygo... Ter Stegen! Nice save.
[Torres in Spanish] Ter Stegen is a safety net for us.
He's had so many clean sheets.
FERRAN TORRES FORWARD
He's broken records that hadn't been broken in many years.
He's made an amazing comeback.
Ter Stegen has actually won matches by himself.
[commentator in Spanish] Marc-André ter Stegen denies the equalizer!
OUSMANE DEMBÉLÉ FORWARD
[in French] He was fantastic through the entire season
and he saved us a few times.
[Tenas in Catalan] People don't often say that goalkeepers win games...
ARNAU TENAS GOALKEEPER
...but Marc's performance this season has saved us.
[Araújo] Not only making saves, but with his feet, he's one more player.
I always say, "Barcelona's keeper plays better than a midfielder...
DIEGO PABLO SIMEONE ATLÉTICO MADRID COACH
...from any other team in the Spanish league."
It's very hard for us to find someone who can compare to him.
JOSÉ RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE GOALKEEPING COACH
[Stegen in English] I worked a lot on this, and so,
I want to make it as complicated as possible for the opponent.
[in Spanish] I love it. I love putting gloves on,
and I think I'm good at making saves.
[chuckles]
[in English] I don't know why, but also Luis Suárez.
So probably it's a Uruguayan thing.
They really enjoy being in goal, so yeah. And they do good, actually.
-[indistinct chatter] -[applause]
[Stegen] In case we would have already made every change possible...
hopefully not, that I get a red card,
then he easily could jump in.
[in Spanish] Obviously I would do that only in an emergency,
but I would like it, yes.
I'm going to make a top hand save now.
[players exclaim]
What a save, dude.
BARCELONA MAY 28, 2023
[reporter in Catalan] Sergio Busquets is leaving Barça.
[reporter 2] He will leave the club at the end of the season.
[reporter 3] Sergio Busquets has been a key player
in the most successful Barça team in history.
[reporter in Spanish] The third player to have played the most games
wearing Barça's jersey, after only Xavi and Leo Messi.
[reporter in Catalan] The captain's goodbye marks the end of an era.
[Busquets] It's the club of my life.
As a club member, as a fan, as a player, as captain,
I've experienced the best period in the club's history,
and to be able to be here and take part in it
was very important for me.
[Xavi] I have a soft spot for Busi, professionally and personally.
I consider him a great friend, a good confidant,
a spectacular captain.
[Laporta] Busi is the essence of Barça's style.
That midfielder with a one-touch or two-touch play
who makes the ball move fast.
[commentator in Spanish] Busquets on the ball again.
[commentator 2] That was a great first-touch pass by Busquets, wasn't it?
[de Jong in English] On the ball, of course,
like everyone knows, he's great,
and he always makes the right decisions.
[Pedri in Spanish] It's a delight to play with him,
especially because of his positioning, because of the way he thinks...
He's incredible.
[commentator] Busquets, amazing work.
[commentator 2] Yeah, that was great.
[in Catalan] He makes everything look easy in one or two touches.
I think that's the hard part of football.
I think the legacy he's leaving behind will be very difficult to match.
[Alba] I would emphasize his qualities as a person.
He's always the first to do everything,
the first to set an example, and that's a very hard thing to do.
[Iniesta] A lot of players, not only from Barça but from all over the world,
see him as a role model.
It was really special to share so many things with him.
[Araújo] There's no one else like Busi. And I don't think there'll ever be.
There won't be another Busi.
[announcer over speakers] Sergio Busquets, the player to have played
the third-most games in the history of Barcelona.
Sergio Busquets!
[Busquets] Everything in life has a beginning and an end.
I think the time had come, and I wanted to quit
while still being an important player, making the starting lineup.
To leave the team and the club in what I think is a good position.
So I'm happy to have been here and to have experienced all of this,
to have fulfilled dreams, to have helped, to have represented...
So many things that align with my sentiments
and the sentiments of Barça fans.
TRAINING GROUND JOAN GAMPER
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Xavi] We can't let those people out there down.
It's the perfect setting.
To win a league title in Espanyol's stadium
with five matchdays to go...
I mean, if we wanted a script to win a league title...
What else could we ask for?
We beat Real Madrid at home in the last minute.
You've done a great job, guys.
You've done great. People are just... You can see for yourselves.
We can't afford to fail, boys.
The way we've played this season: supportive, generous.
Leave it all on the pitch.
We may win, lose, or draw.
But we'll be closer to winning.
Opportunities are for the taking.
It's a final. A war awaits us.
Keep your emotions in check.
It's too good an opportunity to miss.
I'm proud of the team. Come on, let's get busy.
[reporter] Almost four years later,
Barça can once again be crowned LaLiga champions.
And they have the chance of doing it in a special setting.
[Balde] It's one of the most important games of the year.
When we were kids, we'd always look forward to that day
to play against Espanyol. Beating them meant winning LaLiga.
[reporter] It would be the first time in history
Barça wins LaLiga against Espanyol at Espanyol's home ground.
[Araújo] We wanted to bring joy
to all the people who supported us
during the moments
when we weren't doing so good, weren't winning titles.
Come on, guys!
Let's do this!
Come on!
We worked hard all year for this.
We need to win the league title today. Come on
-We're gonna win, okay? -Come on, guys!
A clean sheet, boys. Clean sheet. Come on.
Let's go.
Let's win LaLiga, damn it!
Give it your all, okay? Come on.
We're winning today!
[all] One, two, three, Barça!
Let's go!
Come on!
[reporter in Spanish] Important matchday.
Always a strong rivalry between Espanyol and Barça.
[reporter 2] One team is playing for LaLiga, the other, for their survival.
Espanyol and Barça face off with different objectives.
[commentator in English] A Barça win would make them LaLiga champions
with four games of the season remaining.
So this should make for a very tense city derby.
MATCHDAY 34 of 38
[in French] We were very motivated when the game started.
[commentator in Spanish] Koundé sends it in, Pedri shoots... Wide!
[Koundé in French] We didn't leave them any breathing room.
[commentator in Spanish] Balde faces Óscar Gil, it's Balde again...
Goal!
[in French] 1-0, then 2-0.
[commentator in Catalan] It's still Pedri, he goes for the cross,
Balde gets to it... Goal, goal, goal!
[Balde] I felt a lot of emotions with my first goal.
I didn't even know how to celebrate.
But I ran to Kessié, because the day before,
he told me he'd get me a gift if I scored.
I don't know if I can say... [chuckles]
We had a bet. If I scored, he said he'd give me a watch.
And when I scored, I went straight to him.
He hasn't kept his promise yet, but he will.
[Romero] I think Balde is one of the standout names of this season.
He'll be our left-back for many years to come.
[commentator] Barça score the third.
Espanyol 0, Barça 3.
Goal from the top scorer, Robert Lewandowski.
[whistle blows]
A fantastic first half.
Well done, team. More goals. Let's go after more goals.
We can get a remarkable score. We can score at least five goals.
They're dead, guys.
We can score five.
But show respect.
Okay? So control it, pass it, control it, pass it, control it, pass it,
get up there, score the fourth.
Control it, pass it. Focus, no distractions.
If they score 1-3, they'll be back in the game.
Just enjoy and win the league title, that's all.
Okay, guys?
[all cheer and applaud]
[commentator] Barça are eager to play, eager to score
and celebrate the league title.
[in French] I didn't want to end the season without scoring a goal.
That would've been a first in my career.
[commentator 1 in Spanish] Danger, Koundé...
[commentator 2] Goal.
[commentator 1] Goal!
[Koundé in French] It was a nice moment.
[commentator in Spanish] Barça are starting to celebrate
the league title on the bench.
[whistle blowing]
And it's over. It's all over.
[commentator in Catalan] Barça are champions again after four years.
[teammates] ♪ Champions, champions! ♪
[singing indistinctly]
[Pedri] After the final whistle,
when we became mathematical champions,
I thought especially about my family,
about all the work I had done to get there.
[commentator] A well-deserved, highly-contested league title.
Very hard-fought at times, too.
But most of all,
dominated with an iron fist by Xavi Hernández's men.
[all cheering]
[de Jong in English] We're a great team, so I think it's a deserved title.
And we worked really hard for it,
so we enjoyed it a lot and we're still enjoying it.
[all] ♪ Champions! ♪
[in Catalan] These are moments of euphoria, and joy,
and they let me share the joy with them,
and I'm very grateful for that.
[all singing indistinctly]
[Gavi] I think that, for any Barça player
who's been raised at La Masía, it's a dream come true.
[all] ♪ Champions, champions! ♪
♪ Oé, oé, oé! ♪
♪ Champions, champions! ♪
♪ Oé, oé, oé! ♪
♪ Champions, champions! ♪
♪ Oé, oé, oé! ♪
Let's go!
♪ Champions, champions! ♪
♪ Oé, oé, oé! ♪
[Araújo] My parents are there! Those are my parents.
[crowd] ♪ Oé, oé, oé! ♪
♪ Champions, champions! ♪
♪ Oé, oé, oé! ♪
♪ Champions, champions... ♪
[Laporta in Catalan] It was one for the history books.
Considering the place we were coming from.
Yes. We were in a bad situation, financially, on a social level,
on a sporting level, as well.
The diagnosis was really bad.
We can play better or worse, but our values of effort, sacrifice,
of, "Let's go all out," of sticking together,
those have never failed.
And we need to play better. I'm telling you that myself.
-But that's a matter of time and patience. -Right, yes.
You're still assembling this team, you only just built it.
I'm enjoying myself. Struggling, too.
That week against Rayo, the Champions League... It was hard.
After last year, if you and I hadn't been optimistic,
we would've sunk. [laughs]
If we'd paid attention to all the haters and the naysayers...
I'm enjoying myself.
This is a time when, now that we've won, you think,
"Damn, this is great."
You know? That feeling of...
And at home, the kids must be experiencing it, too, right?
Of course, they're with Barça...
When we get to school, everything's about Barça.
Boys and girls wearing the colors of Barça.
"Barça are going to win LaLiga."
-Does Dan like football? -Yes, and so does Asia.
We went to the store and she got Lewandowski's jersey.
It's terrible when we lose,
because they get sent to the principal's office for fighting.
But when we win, they're the kings of the school.
And the kids who support other teams mock you. "Hey, your dad lost."
-Oh, boy. -Yeah.
It's a good thing we won, that's not going to happen.
Everyone's excited, and we have to enjoy it.
It's nice to go through a positive phase again
of winning titles, of competing...
-The new era. Xavi's era. -That's right. [laughs]
Come on, let's get to work.
[applause]
The idea originated from my father,
from our love for football.
There are four of us siblings,
and my father, when I was 18 and started to play with the first team,
he came up with the idea of a summer training camp.
Think about your teammate. Don't just pass it without looking first.
Is he alone? Is this guy marked or not?
What can he do next?
To think beyond about those players
who will add value to the pass I deliver...
Those are great football players.
Pedri, Gündoğan, Modrić...
In my opinion, those are the best players a team can have.
We try to educate them the best way we can.
The same education they got at home, the education from La Masía...
It's important to take care of our youth academy
because it pays off in the long run.
[kid] What do you prefer, being a player or a coach?
-A player, by far. -By far?
If you can... You're still young, but never retire.
-Okay. -At 40, 41, 42... Keep going.
This league title and the Super Cup title have given us peace of mind, composure,
and even more enthusiasm to motivate people
and show them a Barça team that's definitely competitive.
We'll try our best in the Champions League,
again in LaLiga, and we have to win...
This is Barça, we need to win every trophy.
LALIGA 2022/23 CHAMPIONS
[crowd cheering]
[Eric García] We've made a big change,
the change of putting Barça back where it deserves to be.
[Sergi Roberto] In the years where you don't achieve things,
you learn to value them more.
Go Barça!
I've always tried to make this group a united front, a family.
That feeling of knowing they're good people,
that they are happy when a teammate scores...
[crowd cheering]
[Ansu Fati] To be a team, to always be together.
We wanted this league title, and we got it.
[Xavi] They prioritized team success over individual achievements.
This was, I think, one of the keys to success.
[Lewandowski in English] I understood what it means for the Barcelona fans,
because I saw the emotion in their faces, I saw their happiness,
and I realized that it's something special.
[Xavi in Catalan] Proud of the team and of how they reacted
in the face of hardship,
because it wasn't easy, but we did it.
CHAMPIONS
[all cheering]
[Pau Gasol] I think it's what the team needs
and what they needed in order to find the right direction,
the right level of commitment, of hard work, of confidence.
[Iniesta] And to know that you're starting from scratch this year.
Not doing what you did last year,
but achieving something more, and going further to win LaLiga again.
[all cheering]
[Laporta] We are aware that the main objective last season was to win LaLiga,
but now what we have to set as priority objectives
is LaLiga and some other important title.
[Lewandowski in English] We have to be ready for the expectations,
but we have to also move to the next step in our performance.
[all cheering]
[Márquez in Spanish] I'd highlight the young players.
Especially Gavi's grit on the pitch,
Pedri's mettle despite his young age,
Araújo's leadership.
He behaves like a captain and he's super young.
I think all these players make up the foundation of the future Barça.
We're very excited for the next year.
We're Barça.
We have to win as many titles as possible every season.
I think the future is going to be beautiful.
[all cheering]
[Laporta in Catalan] A new era has begun.
We're privileged to witness it, because I'm convinced
that it'll be a splendid new era
and one of the best in the history of Barça.
[all cheering]
LALIGA IS OURS.
AND SO IS THE FUTURE.