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[dramatic music playing]

A TEAM THAT'S HAD THE BEST PLAYERS IN HISTORY

[commentator] A superb showing by the great Ladislao Kubala.

[commentator 2] Cruyff kicks it off... Scores! Goal from Cruyff!

[commentator 3] Maradona! Maradona just scored into a tie.

[commentator 4] Romario. There's Romario. Dear God!

[commentator 5] What a goal Rivaldo just scored!

I can't believe it!

[commentator 6] What a 180 play from Ronaldinho!

[commentator 7] Here comes Messi. Messi goes in, Messi...

It's still Messi, Messi goes in on goal.

Goal, goal, goal!

THAT'S SEEN THE BEST FOOTBALL IN THE WORLD

[commentator 8] Ball goes to Messi... Iniesta shoots... Goal!

Goal!

It's Iniesta!

[commentator 9] Iniesta... Xavi Hernández...

Xavi! Goal!

[commentator 10] Barça's festival! What a show! What a victory!

What a game!

AND THAT'S WON IT ALL

[commentator 11] Koeman shoots... And goes down in history.

[commentator 12] Kings of Europe!

Xavi gets to lift up the cup.

Barça, champions of Europe!

LIVES ITS HARDEST MOMENT

[applause]

[crowd jeering]

BARCELONA NOVEMBER 8TH, 2021

[Laporta] We're at a point where things aren't working out.

We think our players are better than the results we're getting.

We're in a bad spot in the League, we'll scrape by the Champions...

Assessing the situation realistically

doesn't mean we don't have high hopes.

Some things are gonna change because losing has consequences.

And I trust we can turn this around.

Thank you. Xavi, you're up.

Thank you. Well, a round of applause.

I don't need applause, I need you to win in the field.

[Xavi] The timing hasn't been the best, getting here mid-season.

The predictions were bad.

A team in a bad mood...

The first task is to help you.

I know a lot of you are having a bad time, trust-wise,

performance-wise, injury-wise...

I'm here to help you, okay?

I'm not gonna police you or yell at you, but I will bring some order.

Today we start by talking about order, rules,

because I asked Busquets and there are no common rules,

which I find unbelievable.

We'll have order and the main objective is to help you.

Second objective: to enjoy.

You'll find that the training is great, always holding the ball.

We'll have a good time pushing ourselves.

And the third objective is to win. We have to win, guys.

There's no way we can go from winning 0-3 to end a game in a tie, no way.

We have to push harder.

We have to aim for excellence. Above average is not good enough.

I've been through this, guys, it's hard, I know it's hard playing for Barça,

but you're good, I've seen you play.

We're at Barça, we're privileged, this is a privilege, being here.

You have to value that we're Barça.

At Barça you have to give it all, you have to win.

Effort and commitment. We're Barça.

THIS STORY RECOUNTS WHAT HAPPENED AT FC BARCELONA

BETWEEN JANUARY 2020 AND JULY 2022

[dramatic music playing]

[Setién] Yesterday I was riding alongside the cows in my town

and today I'm here, right? This won't be easy for me.

[Messi] We have to be confident from the start.

Confident that if we do what we have to do, no one will beat us.

It's always up to us. Always up to us.

[commentator] The score is 2-8.

[Setién] Something will have to change.

And you must know we'll change the roster.

[exhales deeply]

Finally! We finally have a president!

[commentator] Winners of the Copa del Rey!

[all exclaim]

Everyone knows he doesn't want to go on.

[reporter] Leo Messi won't renew with Barça.

I don't know if I'll be able to speak...

[Laporta] Koeman has told you yesterday that we fired him.

I told him he'd still be one of Barça's greats.

[Alves] There is no revolution without good traditions.

The public is with us, guys, they have hope.

[commentator] The final! A new era of victory has begun!

Come on!

- You wanna stay here or not? - Yeah, of course. I'm a culé.

And this is the way.

[Xavi] We're a better team than Madrid.

Hey, I'd pay to play. I swear.

[commentator] Barça is back. This is a radical change of pace.

[singing loudly]

To think we came into a Barça that was about to disappear.

If you say the best option is with those six,

then we have a star team.

There are no more excuses. We can't tie or lose.

We have to win titles now. We have to be passionate.

I want people to be proud.

For people to say, "Man, I really enjoyed watching Barça."

[theme music playing]

FC BARCELONA - A NEW ERA

[Alba] Come on! It's gonna go well.

[Messi] We have to talk to each other. We're gonna talk a lot.

[Valverde] Come on, guys. For real now. Come on!

[commentator, in English] Game over! Another loss in the Champions League.

IN JANUARY 2020, ERNESTO VALVERDE WAS FIRED AS COACH

[dramatic music playing]

FOR THE FIRST TIME,

THE FC BARCELONA CONTACTS XAVI HERNÁNDEZ

[Xavi] We've had a proposal from Barcelona.

They were here to talk with me, but...

I didn't accept because I didn't feel it was a good time for me.

It's my dream to coach Barça, but it's not the right time.

And of course, Quique Setién is ready to coach Barcelona.

I love him as a coach and wish him all the best.

[Setién, in Spanish] I still remember

the first time I came here to play for Barça.

I remember we came in through that tunnel, and you start to see the pitch,

you start going towards the exit, you start to see the stands...

And, of course, you never forget that.

JANUARY 14TH, 2020: QUIQUE SETIÉN'S FIRST DAY

[indistinct chatter]

I'd like to remind you that, despite this, we're in a good position in LaLiga.

We're in the Champions League playoffs. We have the Copa del Rey...

It's a good season.

We're not getting a new coach because we're second to last.

No, it's because we want to improve.

I come here with a huge dream. You can understand this isn't easy for me.

To come to a place like this, suddenly, in less than 48 hours...

Yesterday I was riding next to cows in my hometown

and today I'm here. And this won't be easy for me.

Neither will be understanding things that make a great team like this one

with great players like all of you.

What we want is to help you, and also for you to help us.

I usually have a very strict and close relationship with my players,

as long as players understand that some are on this side,

and I'm the type to say, "You'll be on this side and I'll be on this one."

I know you've set your free day for tomorrow.

I hope you understand

that as soon as possible,

we need to communicate our ideas, and we were thinking

about planning a training session for tomorrow afternoon.

I know this is gonna throw some of you off and this won't be the norm,

and if you're okay with it, and I hope you are,

understand that tomorrow afternoon we'll train and nothing else.

[indistinct chatter]

[Setién] We always have to wait for you.

[Alba] Leo, Gery and I, sometimes... From now on, not anymore.

It's over, it just is.

[Setién] Usually I like to be on time.

It's true sometimes things may come up...

But the norm has to be on time for everything...

Let's get to work. Come on, let's go.

[reporter 1] First defeat of Quique Setién's Barça.

DEFEAT IN THE CLÁSICO MARCH 3RD, 2020

[reporter 2] First and Second Division leagues are suspended.

COVID FOR LALIGA MARCH 12TH, 2020

[reporter 3] Barça says goodbye to LaLiga.

GOODBYE TO LALIGA JULY 16TH, 2020

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTERFINALS AUGUST 14TH, 2020

[commentator] This is the Estadio da Luz and Barcelona and Bayern Munich players

are ready to play in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League.

There's so much at stake today...

There goes Thiago, he gets a good pass in. Here comes Lucas Hernández.

The ball goes to... Another one from Coutinho, the eighth one!

The score is 2-8! Barcelona is feeling the pain,

it's absolutely unstoppable.

Shame. That's the word. The team needs changes.

If new blood is what we need, I'll be the first to leave, to quit,

because I do think that we have now touched bottom.

The 2-8 is the most terrible day in the team's history.

GERARD PIQUÉ DEFENDER

Every one of us who played has the responsibility.

[Setién] Barcelona is such a great team that

this really hurts and something will have to change.

AFTER THE 2-8 AND A SEASON WITH NO TITLES, QUIQUE SETIÉN IS FIRED

[reporter 1] Quique Setién was fired as the coach

from Barcelona Football Club

after the humiliating 2-8 defeat against Bayern Munich.

[reporter 2] His successor will be a team legend, the hero of Wembley,

the Dutchman, Ronald Koeman.

[in Dutch] We used to train here. Now it's a parking lot.

Here's my past. I still can't believe I'll be the coach.

Your dream comes true.

I was the Dutch national team coach, it all happened so fast.

RONALD KOEMAN COACH

For me it was a dream to become the coach of Barcelona.

[in Spanish] He left the national team to be here.

He's an idol and a legend in Barcelona.

SERGIO BUSQUETS MIDFIELDER

[applause and camera shutters]

[commentator 1, in English] Koeman with a Koeman special.

[crowd cheering]

Ronald Koeman.

[whistle blows]

[commentator 2, in Spanish] Koeman, and goal!

[commentator 3] Huge goal.

[commentator 4, in English] This is a good distance for the Dutchman.

[commentator 5] Ronald Koeman! Koeman!

[whistle blows]

[commentator 6, in Spanish] Goal from Ronald Koeman.

[ovation]

[commentator 7, in English] And will we see an effort from this man.

[commentator 8, in Spanish] Koeman shoots... Goal!

Goal!

[commentator 9] There it is. Barça is the European champion for the first time.

[commentator 8] Goal from Koeman!

Koeman! Goal! Goal from Koeman!

BARCELONA, AUGUST 19TH 2020 RONALD KOEMAN PRESENTATION

[Koeman] Everybody knows what Barça means to me.

It's my home. It's a challenge.

It's not easy, but if we have to make choices

we'll make choices.

LA VENTA RESTAURANT

- What's up? - Good, I hear you've been working a lot.

No...

I said those that can't stay...

The team has to communicate.

[Bartomeu] That this has been decided after a technical meeting.

It's communicated to the agents.

Messi is the only one.

Yes. I think that...

I've told Ramón this morning

that we'll speak to him tomorrow, if possible.

- I don't know where he is. - [Bartomeu] He's somewhere close.

But you and I, we'll speak to him.

[Bartomeu] Okay.

- We want him to stay. - [Bartomeu] Exactly.

I want him to stay.

I want him to keep being the best in the world.

But he has to know we're making changes to the team.

We won't say any names. We're just making changes.

We'll give a chance to the younger players.

If he wants to follow along...

If not, with all due respect, he has to say yes or no.

- If not, it's... - [Bartomeu] It's a problem for the team.

So we can say to the press,

"We've talked to Messi and he doesn't want to stay."

We respect it, it's his decision,

but everyone has to know he doesn't want to stay.

We do want him to stay.

I'm gonna work with people who want to be here.

Exactly.

Even the best player in the world.

[reporter] Barcelona no longer has Luis Suárez.

24 SEPTEMBER 2020

The Uruguayan has received a call from Ronald Koeman

in which he told him he doesn't fit into his plans.

LUIS SUÁREZ IS THE THIRD BEST SCORER IN THE TEAM'S HISTORY

[applause]

HE LEAVES WITH 13 TITLES IN SIX YEARS

[child] Dad!

Well, first of all, I'd like to thank...

[cameras clicking]

[voice breaking] Um...

This is very hard for me.

It's the end of a period I have to be very grateful for...

[breathes deeply]

For making friends.

I've been here many years and I made friends...

[sighs deeply]

But I'll remember all the good times here in Barcelona, amazing moments.

[commentator] Alves plays a pass to the penalty spot.

He shoots, goal, goal, goal!

[commentator 2] Suárez, Suárez, Suárez...

- Goal! - Oh, my God.

[commentator 3] Messi shoots center, Suárez goes in for the kill, and goal!

[commentator 4] A killer striker's goal.

[inspirational music playing]

[commentator 5] Goal, goal, goal!

An amazing overhead kick by Luis Suárez.

Suárez, Suárez, Suárez! Goal!

[commentator 6] What a goal from Luis Suárez.

Let the culés know they'll have one more culé

wherever I am and that I am eternally grateful to everyone.

[applause]

[Alba] A sad day...

I think he gave a lot to the team and it hurt a lot.

I had a pretty bad time.

I think he deserved a better farewell.

[melancholic music playing]

AUGUST 25TH, 2020 BARCELONA

[reporter] Leo Messi wants to leave Barcelona

and he's formally issued a notice to the team via burofax.

[Piqué] They switched our coach, Leo wants out.

I think it's several things

that already made the season hard enough on all of us.

10 DAYS LATER

[reporter] Happy ending at team Barça, Leo Messi will stay in Barcelona

and fulfill the year left on his contract.

[dramatic music playing]

"I NEEDED A CHANGE"

"THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T KEEP HIS WORD"

"IN THE END I'M STAYING AND I'LL GIVE 100%"

[Busquets] We didn't want him to leave.

For us, Leo represented a lot,

both in and out of the locker room, because of who he is.

And so, it all begins.

FIRST MATCH LALIGA 20/21 BARÇA 4 - 0 VILLAREAL CF

[commentator] Welcome, from Camp Nou.

The first match for Barça in the Ronald Koeman era,

officially.

The starting 11, with Ansu Fati in the offense.

[whistle blows]

[commentator 1] Jordi Alba reaches the backline, plays it from behind...

Goal! From the kid!

He's scoring goals left and right.

[commentator 2] Ansu goes for the kill, goal!

Who else? Ansu Fati shoots low, to the near post.

Those last weeks were... I was living my dream.

ANSU FATI FORWARD

[commentator 3] Good pass from Messi to Jordi Alba,

Jordi Alba is in the zone...

Jordi Alba passes to Ansu... Goal! Goal! Goal!

Anssumane Fati!

[Fati] Playing at Camp Nou with Leo, with Busquets, with Gerard...

They're players I've always admired.

That's why I'm smiling, yes. [chuckles]

It's because I enjoy playing.

[chuckles]

MATCHDAY 9 FC BARCELONA 5 - 2 REAL BETIS

[commentator 1] In comes Ansu Fati...

- [whistle blows] - He falls...

Penalty!

Someone trips up Ansu, his left ankle...

[Fati] It was a center cross by Jordi Alba,

I was going to the near post and I got hit

and had the misfortune of getting injured in that play.

It was a hard blow because it was a time in the season

that I was finding my groove.

A MENISCUS INJURY PUTS ANSU AWAY FOR THE WHOLE SEASON

There were many days of stress, pain and suffering.

Now you start without me? [laughs]

I had a bad time because I wasn't the only one who suffered.

My family, everyone around me,

are honestly the ones who suffer the most.

Man, I really wanna play.

[man chuckles] This will make you stronger.

[Fati] It bothers me because I was fine, I was playing well,

and when you're on your first team and you know how high the level is.

- You have so much left... - That's why.

[birds chirping]

[chuckles]

It's like when I had the shinbone injury.

SIX YEARS BEFORE

[commentator] Ansu goes in... Foul. Yellow card.

[Fati] When I was 13, 14, I suffered a shinbone and fibula injury.

I was scared then because I was young and I thought

that if you broke your leg, you'd never play again.

[commentator] Anssumane Fati leaves, the audience applauds.

[Fati] It was getting really hard,

but when you haven't played in so long, you come back so eager to play...

Days go by, you see your teammates play, you know?

Those are moments you don't value when you're playing.

But when you get injured, oh boy.

Going into the locker room and not being able to train, it's tough, really.

[dramatic music playing]

[reporter] It's the worst league start for Barça since the 1991-1992 season,

that's the general opinion.

1ST REAL MADRID AHEAD BY 8 POINTS

[reporter 2] The question is,

should Barça forget about fighting for LaLiga?

1ST ATLÉTICO DE MADRID AHEAD BY 9 POINTS

[reporter 3] After 12 matches, it's 12 points behind Atlético Madrid.

FEBRUARY 16TH, 2021

[commentator] Mbappé!

What a goal from Mbappé for his hat trick!

And the score is 1-4. What a blow to Barcelona.

QUARTERFINAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FC BARCELONA 1 - 4 PSG

[commentator 2] End of the match,

a new European catastrophe for Barcelona.

I'm not that sad. We're missing things at this point.

It seems I'm more realistic than others.

OCTOBER 27TH, 2020

[commentator 3] The president of Barcelona,

Josep María Bartomeu,

has submitted his resignation, putting an end to a six year cycle

as head of the team.

[somber music playing]

The bad results sports-wise, the burofax by Leo Messi

and a critical economic situation had placed his presidency under scrutiny.

Good evening, partners.

JOSEP MARIA BARTOMEU PRESIDENT

I'm here today to communicate my resignation

and that of the rest of the director's board.

[dramatic music playing]

MARCH 8TH, 2021 ELECTION DAY

[reporters clamoring]

[men chanting] President! President! President!

We wanted to. And we'd want to again.

JOAN LAPORTA PRESIDENT

We had renewed energy. I wanted to be president again

because we had to make big changes because the previous management was bad

and I question myself in front a difficult situation.

And I will personally try to get Leo to stay in Barça.

[man 1] Leo, thank you for everything.

- [man 2] Leo, stay. - [man 3] Don't ever leave, Leo.

[commentator] Breaking news: Joan Laporta is the new president of FC Barcelona.

[all shouting]

[all singing]

Barcelona Football Club!

♪ Oh, le, le, oh, la, la Being Barça is the best there is! ♪

- How are you? - Hi, good morning.

- How are you? Congratulations. - Thank you very much.

- I see you with the 14. - I like it.

He's there.

How's it going? How are you?

- Congratulations. - Thanks.

Finally, we have a president.

I'm here to help you and protect you the best I can.

And I'm very happy... You're making it... This isn't easy.

The team is fine.

It's been hard...

Yes, at the beginning...

Little by little, everyone's seen the good changes,

the young players, a different dynamic, the environment...

There's time for everything.

Yes, but we're very happy.

- Me too. - I'll meet the team tomorrow.

Yeah, they told me.

If that's okay, I don't want to throw them off.

I'm here to help any way I can.

I like having a president that's present and able to talk...

I'll be here, you can trust me.

If you see something you don't like, say, "Joan, I have this problem."

Great.

[cameras clicking]

[Piqué] I think the figure Joan is, is related to all the successes we've had.

It's clear we're at a different moment than those times,

but it's still the same person

and I'm convinced he has the confidence and drive

to try and get it.

[dramatic music playing]

AFTER OVERCOMING GRANADA AND SEVILLE IN ADDED TIME,

FC BARCELONA COULD NOW WIN A TITLE TWO YEARS LATER

[Busquets] A chance to win a title that, in the end,

like I said before, is what you fight for, and why you're in Barça.

We hadn't won a title in some years

and it was about time.

[reporter] Ronald Koeman's squad will seek their 31st Copa del Rey

in this great final against Athletic Club Bilbao.

To be in the stands. Not being able to be with the team and help

really hurt because we hadn't won a title in a while.

[Piqué] Barça is a team that's always had a good track record

in the Copa del Rey.

We've won it the most number of times.

[whistle blows]

We were so confident. The team was really motivated.

JORDI ALBA DEFENDER

A unique chance to win a title after a very hard year,

and I think the team faced it head-on.

[commentator] Messi, Messi, Messi.

Waiting for De Jong to join in, a cross from De Jong.

Griezmann... Goal from Griezmann!

Barça 1, Athletic Club Bilbao 0.

When you score the first goal, you know you have to win.

PEDRI CENTRAL MIDFIELDER

We can't let this go, we need to keep the ball and score again.

[commentator] Pedri passes again for Clement Lenglet to move in,

Lenglet passes to Jordi Alba. Jordi Alba shoots...

- Goal! - [commentator 2] Yes!

[commentator 1] Goal by Frenkie de Jong! Barça 2, Athletic Club 0.

[De Jong, in Dutch] It's always good to be important to the team.

Scoring a goal or making a good pass gives you a boost...

FRENKIE DE JONG CENTRAL MIDFIELDER

especially in a final or in a big match,

it makes you feel a lot better.

[commentator, in Spanish] Messi passes to Yuri.

Messi passes to De Jong.

De Jong passes to Messi, there goes Messi!

There goes Messi, Messi...

Unbelievable!

[cheering]

I think the team play, both defensively and offensively, was...

was amazing.

[commentator] Jordi Alba gets the ball again.

Jordi Alba gets the pass.

Great play from Alba, pass from Lekue. Alba! Messi!

And Leo Messi gets another double at the end of the cup.

[final whistle blows]

This team has an obligation to win, and I think that the Copa del Rey

has a special meaning.

[commentator] Up! Lionel Messi lifts it.

Barça is champion of the Copa del Rey.

[players] Champions!

[Messi] It's very special to be the captain

of the team I've been in my whole life.

It's very special for me to lift it.

[in Dutch] I think Messi, to many young people, and even to me,

when we were kids and watched football, he was our role model, our idol.

Winning a cup with him makes you feel special

and that's why many kids want a picture with him.

[Alba, in Spanish] I've been in Barcelona for many years,

I've won everything the team could win,

but that title...

[exhales, chuckles] man, I remember we celebrated a lot.

♪ Oh, le, le, oh, la, la Being Barça is the best there is! ♪

A great celebration in the locker room

because we couldn't wait to celebrate a title.

You reach the finals to win them!

[all cheering]

The first cup!

A very emotional moment, after, during the trip...

We've won! We're back!

[all cheering]

9 - FC BARCELONA

[reporter] It's the worse league start for Barça since the 1991-1992 season.

[reporter 2] After 12 matches, they're 12 points behind Atlético Madrid.

Despite the rough start, I think we got into a groove

and had a good streak...

[commentator 1] It goes to Messi... Frenkie De Jong!

[commentator 2] Riqui goes for the kill...

Goal! Goal Goal!

[commentator 3] Free kick for Messi... Goal, goal, goal!

[commentator 4] Barça is eight points away from Atlético Madrid.

[ter Stegen, in English] We had an amazing January. We won many games.

We reduced the points with Atlético

and had the chance to fight for another trophy.

[commentator, in Spanish] Leo Messi brushed off the cobwebs...

[commentator 2] 17 matches in a row without losing.

[commentator 3] Araujo passes to Dembelé, who shoots... Goal!

[commentator 4] Ousmane Dembelé scores a goal that can give us LaLiga!

The tension!

[commentator 5] Barça one point away from Atlético.

[commentator 6] If Barça wins on Thursday, it'll be in the lead.

[commentator 7] There's been a surprise,

Granada made a comeback in the second half!

It's put Atlético Madrid ahead again, who had lost the leadership.

FOUR MATCHES UNTIL THE END OF THE LEAGUE...

FC BARCELONA GAMBLES ITS LEADERSHIP

AGAINST ATLÉTICO MADRID

[somber music playing]

[man] Against Chelsea they played with six players behind.

[Koeman] Yes, two bands.

[man] And two bands.

And that can happen on Saturday,

instead of playing with two strikers, they may play

with one striker and one additional midfielder.

[man] They change things up. Maybe for ten minutes

they push high and then play defensive.

Usually playing it straight with the ball.

Two or three short kick-offs, but playing long.

Especially with João Félix in the field, he likes to find an opening and play long.

- We have to be careful. - Yeah.

[commentator] It's an ideal afternoon to enjoy a great football match,

Barça versus Atlético Madrid.

Today's match will be key to how LaLiga plays off.

For a while we've worked, suffered, and more.

We've got game.

Now we can be leaders,

but we have to remember why we fight to win.

It's teamwork, pacing the ball, and if we don't have the ball, push,

be aggressive. Come on, good luck.

[applause]

[whistle blows]

[commentator] Messi passes. This time Saúl can't catch it.

No one's grabbing it. It's on Leo Messi!

Leo Messi manages to shoot!

He reaches the far post, he can make it...

Leo Messi is going to shoot. Leo Messi shoots...

Missed by an inch to the right of Jan Oblak's goal!

MATCHDAY 35 FC BARCELONA 0 - 0 ATLÉTICO MADRID

[in English] If you see the beginning of the season, the end,

and in between, you remember why we lost LaLiga and where we lost it.

[in Spanish] I think defeat is always frowned upon.

And finishing without winning LaLiga makes this a bad year.

FC BARCELONA - A NEW ERA

[reporter] Leo Messi won't stay in Barcelona

after more than two decades in the team.

UNBELIEVABLE! MESSI LEAVES

MESSI WON'T RENEW WITH FC BARCELONA

BARÇA AND MESSI: END OF AN ERA

GOODBYE, LEO

[theme music playing]