The Downfall of Barcelona: How it Happened 

On a sidenote, did anybody spot a baby Takefusa Kubo in La Masia? 👀 Edit: Parts cut out like in 4:37 had to be done when the video was already uploaded, or else it would've been blocked worldwide

Football daily: 1.7M subs Raymar:200k subs Someone explain

History is repeating. This is exactly what happened to AC Milan.

Barcelona never tried to replace players like Xavi, Iniesta or Dani Alves, that's why they lost their style of play

Messi was in fact the only person who kept on saving Barcelona. Look how, now that he's gone, we're in Europa for 2 seasons.

Bayern Munich this season is literally the template Barca should've followed in rebuilding an aging squad through shrewd or informed signings

"It all started when i was born" -Bartomeu

Even when Barcelona was at their worst years Messi was still a la logs top goal scorer wow just wow!!!

And now they have lost Messi 🤦‍♀️

I miss the old barcelona. Puyol, iniesta, xavi, mascherano, alves, alba, and messi bro those times were fire.

Gotta love the background music, it’s a classic

One of the main reasons behind this might be due to the fact that the team is simply becoming a victim of their own success. Remember that their 2008-2012 era was outstanding and it is a period of domination which few clubs will ever achieve. Before this, they were in a minor slump for a while, resulting in a stronger emphasis on academy-based players since there wasn't too much to lose. In addition, most of the players who were responsible for that success were academy-based players. As Barcelona reached the top, they had more to lose resulting in prioritizing short-term success. Likewise, they focused on buying players over creating players due to the immediate success. However, as their academy suffered, many of these new transfers didn't cut it.

I had good memories with David Villa in Fifa 11 just rushing through the whole enemy team and scoring goals, never watched a game from him but accordibg to fifa he mustve been insane

Simple Answer: Bartomeu

“All empires fall eventually. It is the way of things.” Erin Morgenstern

I knew this back in 2017 , I knew its decline would start right after David Villa, Xavi and Masherano. The old team was legendary ( Valdes,Puyol,Xavi,Iniesta,Ronaldinho,Etoo and Thiery Henry) due to the fact that most of them had chemistry regarding both managers Pep and Rikjard, Not only for their chemistry but the midfield was the playmaker back then. While Pep in 2011 would kick out some old players it still came as an advantage for him since he knew how to use young players and a world class midfield. Around the arrival of Suarez and the creation on MSN there was a tiny drop in that phase yes they won a UCL and every spanish trophy it came at a cost because Enrique never planned for the next new midfield regarding both Xavi and Iniestas retirement. By 2017 Neymar had left but this wasn't bad enough. It was the leaving of Iniesta and Enrique. As Valverde took over that turned for the worse contributing Messi being captain. Valverde never knew anything about transfers and would rarely use young players or train them well, he would always lower the chemistry. Messi also as captain never contributed anything he was a great player but a bad captain, despite all the loses Messi never encouraged them or calmed them down I dont blame him tho. 2018-2021 Barcelonas big issue is that they cant let go of some players . They don't know how to use a young player to or how to pick a transfer

actually 2018/19 ucl run for barca was as close as you can get with one player leading the charge. messi was a one man army that year without xavi and iniesta.

It’s cause of their poor management and their lack of young players remember when their squads were full of talented players and a good youth academy I think they need some new young players cause almost all of their players are over 30 and some better management

I feel like the aging stars being selfish makes it hard for the transition of old guard to new guard to take place, because they were so good that you inclined to play them rather than risk using young new players. But you stifle the young players from becoming first team players, and as time goes on, the old guard's performance becomes a depreciating gamble.

Why is this in my recommended after we just got nailed by psg 4-1 😫

12:41 you predicted xavi as manager lol

All clubs have to go through a downfall at some point in their history.

Messi: *hands in transfer request* Everyone: “Barcelona has fallen”

Watching this when Messi moved to psg anyone??

Even tho i miss old barca i’ll never stop supporting them❤️

Xavi leaving hit the most to barcelona...

As some guy once said: "You are only as strong as your weakest link"

Xavi, Iniesta, and Puyol should manage the team. They played for Barcelona, they know everything about the team. Hell, they bled for it. They are able to spot good young players like themselves. They might be able to put together a team that could be considered the next golden generation.

Well,messi just left Barca so there’s no way out.

How messi still gets so many goals and assists in such a bad organized squad is actually really amazing.

You also didn't mention when they lost to Juventus and Atletico in the UCL before the Roma defeat. They have been going downhill for more than 2 years

Messi should definetly leave. There is too much anchored to his person that cripples Barcelona as a club. In particular his salary, status and reputation among fans. If Messi's unhappy, the fans are unhappy. If Messi has a bad day, the fans think the club is declining. For me the very first bad decision that contributed to a decline was letting Thiago leave. I pictured him as the perfect substitute for Xavi. After that there were so many promising talenst that I was suprised of finding out that they'd left the club after an intermission. Players like Tello, Munir, Rafinha, Bartra, Bojan, Deulofeo, Cuenca and so on. They all made early season appearances during Guardiola but that changed when the Bartomeu era started. Great talents got replaced by big names in the very same Galacticos fashion of RMA. Let Messi go and focus on the talents. What goes up has got to fall but may rise again

Crazy how much can change in 6 months man

Messi deserves a huge but huge farewell at the Camp Nou.

Me in 2019: say it isn't so Me in 2020: ... But congrats to bayern for winning

Watching this right now makes me so happy for Barcelona. Such a legendary team I’m glad they are doing great now. Xavi is the man. I hope messi returns.

Who's after Mess OFFICIALLY leaves Barca😔

When he talked about the 2009 squad, I can surely tell you, that wasn't prime Yaya Toure

we 8-2 to see barca downfall man

Who is here after 1-4 lose at home by PSG ? and after the 2nd leg 1-1 draw Also who else have got hope that barca will be much better after Laporta won the club president election?

Props for your in-depth analysis and for giving a well elaborated prediction. Job well done, I hope all your the hard-work is paying off!!

Look at their wages! No wonder the squad has stagnated - how they can they even afford to cut the grass?

Damn 😞 he didn’t even care about the homie Rafa Marquez 🇲🇽

Try again. We are rising again from ashes.

10:03 bro what? he wasn’t captain during the roma lost, & the 18/19 season he carried hard, his team let him down, they did nothing, he had a right to just “give up” on them, it was their fault

4:37 "...Barecelona's core remains the sam- part 2: the downfall..." wait what?

Raymar deserves more subs. He puts so much effort into his vids

In this wc messi showed that he is a great leader too, excelled not just as a player but as a caption too.❤

As a Barca fan, I can take solace in knowing that mid 2000's Barca was such an exciting team to watch. Then, as if that wasn't enough, Messi came of age and then late 2000's early 2010's squads truly blessed us with arguably THE BEST team football the game had to offer. Stalwart defenders in Puyol, Mascherano, Pique Yaya Toure were dependable and helped Valdes immensely. Dani Alves (and Jordi Alba on LB if subbed in) would be able to help carry a midfield possession by effectively becoming two more wingers alongside the core of Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets. The tiki taka of the GOAT midfield championed by Xavi and Iniesta is our generations greatest example of team possession beyond a shadow of a doubt. Saying that Messi complemented this squad is completely an understatement. This isn't going to be a comment about Messi since everyone knows how dominant he is and was during those years. But his style of play continued to transcend the tiki taka and made the midfield even more lethal because he could either carry the ball from midfield onto the opposing keeper, or use his uncanny vision and positional IQ and perform ridiculous passes onto Pedro, Villa, Sanchez (or Henry in 09) who would then take care of business. All in all, what a treat for us to see PEAK Barca which I sincerely believe was one of the greatest teams of all time. Those days or gone, but we can at least be happy to have enjoyed a rarity in all sports: the greatest team of all time. Cheers

I am really sad as a long time Barca fan that this is what the club came to

Remember that MSN comeback against PSG? That was so great...

Really lovely commentary Professionalism Loved the voice

Thank u so much bro...for this info..👍👌

Summary: Barca management failed to replace the key midfield to focus on Long term goals, failed to prepare for the future, and strayed past there philosophy that made them dominant and created great players like Messi, Xavi and Iniesta. Moral of the story: Focus on long term goals, prepare for the future, don’t over-rely on one player and don’t stray way past from your roots. ps: Messi should leave and not waste his final years in a shit club, rebuild is going to take years.

It’s so sad to see what’s happening to Barcelona. Even Messi wanting to leave, awh, I feel so bad for them.

Never knew I needed that mid vid info to sub. I really thought I did since you always get recommended

The 2015-2016 season squad was the last time Barcelona were at their greatest . Despite not winning the UCL and getting knocked out in quarter final (they were owed a penalty in the last few minutes btw) they were really great.

The downfall of Barca was when Xavi & Iniesta retired. They we're never the same since. There is no saving this team this time. Messi should leave immediately.

This channel never fails man- so underrated!!

Thank you for this video!

Fantastic video!

1:02 😤 forgot to mention Rafa Marquez. The Prince of Catalan / Duke of Catalan

That squad with Ronaldinho is when i used to wake up early to watch every game. Other times was the galacticos with R9. Will always be a Barca fan.

VERY INTERESTING ! YOU DID A GOOD JOB MY FRIEND .

BEST VIDEO EVER! I LOVE SEEING IT

Just transition them to the MLS and they can find the same dominance again haha

Sergio Busquets is also a very underrated player in the Barca system, playing behind Xavi and Iniesta

Great video

I love this channel,.. I just discovered it today and I am addicted

man i wish, I WISH i could see him in Juventus to play with Ronaldo or any club tbh as long as they are both there... the dream

It’s actually so true what you said at the end, “It’s something every sports club has to go through at some point” you can’t be at the top forever, so enjoy it while you’re there and remember that it’ll always be somebody else’s turn eventually

Not going back to far but ac milan downfall was outrageous until now. They really do not challenge for the ucl anymore. Man utd is also one of the clubs too after 2013. Now barca has going through it since the last great hope against Liverpool until now.

Awesome job

The board happened. #BartomeuOUT.

FC Barcelona have failed Messi in my opinion especially in 18-19 when they should have won the UCL after Messi's first leg masterclass vs Liverpool. Its absurd to think a single player to superman you to a treble.

Great job

Love your vids always: but imho the "Remontada Karma" is it All!😀😎

Declining isn't inevitable: many rise to the top from one to the next and fall just as quickly Falling however IS inevitable. Barcelina had their time in the sun. Now it's time for another team to have its moment

It keeps getting so worse that I actually miss Braithwaite...

woww.what a documentry. well done

As a Barcelona fan, first of all,the Barcelona board never should’ve bought griezmann,they should’ve kept malcom oliveira considering dembele being injured and develop him,save the money for a stronger defender and definitely never should’ve of loaned out coutinho he could’ve bossed the cam position in the midfield just in front of de Jong and arthur,oh and don’t get me started on selling the bloke🤦🏽never should’ve sold Nelson semedo.The money we’ve wasted is ridiculous,the list goes on of what the Barcelona board has achieved in recent time,I’m disappointed to the say the least

Messi needs to go, he’s done his part and now he needs to move on. His best best bet would to go to a team like Man City, Inter, or even a team like Juventus.

Messi finished?? back when I saw this video I knew he's still got it, watching him lift the wc after all the sufferings and struggle, is the most inspirational thing I've ever seen.

Predicting All Of This Was Amazing Work, Piques Retirement, Xavis Appointment, Letting Go Of Messi, Great Predictions

i been watching you for such a long time through my roughest injuries i love you thank you

Hey Raymar, love these kinds of videos. Could you do a video about the rise and fall of Manchester United (1988 - 2012/2020).

3:46 not true, they went to the semis in 2019. But they had one of the most embarrassing collapses ever.

The reason why the club is falling bc they built a team around around Messi but due to bad signings it fail so they lost their best player of All times

After that 8-2 loss, I was just waiting for that notification. Thanks for the awesome content, Raymar!

Messi needs to go. That's it for him

Well well well 4 year later, and here I am commenting of what just happened at camp nou when barca bottles the lead.

Glad you mentioned Larsson. Even dinho came out I'm sure and said he was a huge influence on that team despite being there a short time. And also had a reasonably big part to play in their CL win Vs arsenal

Make a video on Cruyff... asking for the 100th time🙏🏼

i swear you have the best channel on youtube soccer wise. keep it up man.

You could have said the in one sentence. “MSN” now just M

Great video content and analysis.. one thing missing though the financial aspect which is all thanks to Messi's contracts.

Barca didn’t win the 2018-2019 copa del rey. You need to correct that.

Good job man!

I think those glories days were so great, management was sort of in a haze. Time caught up with them before they could really consider how to move forward from it. Now, it seems there's no direction. I feel even the MSN era was just immense offensive talent masking a Barca that was a shell of its former self. Now that it's just Messi, the problems are clear.

This aged well.