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

Published: Nov. 21, 2023, 5:26 p.m.

b'It doesn\\u2019t seem that long ago, that Pep\\u2019s Barcelona were the epitome of a well-run football club.\\nMoving on from Messi & co was always going to be difficult, but a series of failings on and off the pitch, led to a fall from grace.\\xa0Only last month however, President Joan Laporta proclaimed the crisis he \\u2018inherited\\u2019 was over.\\nBut,\\xa0as the reigning La Liga Champions\\u2019,\\xa0net debt climbs to almost \\xa31.2bn - is everything quite as it seems at Barca?\\xa0\\nIn the second part of our series \\u2018Crisis Clubs\\u2019, examining the financial states of five European football clubs, Ayo Akinwolere, Matt Slater & Dermot Corrigan dig into the numbers and plot a potential way out for Barcelona.\\n\\nProduced by Adonis Pratsides and Mike Stavrou\\nExecutive Producer: Adey Moorhead\\n\\n\\u2022\\xa0Get Coors Light delivered straight to your door with Drizly or Instacart by going to\\xa0coorslight.com/athleticfootball\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'