“Barça gives many options to live life intensely and I have a great time”
BARCELONA, 29 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, assured “without acrimony” that if what he considers clear penalties committed on Raphinha and Lewandowski in the draw against Rayo Vallecano (1-1) had been committed against Real Madrid, the white environment He would be talking about it “every day”, and he regretted that in the Blaugrana environment they talk about various “cojonadas” instead.
“This week here (Barcelona press) they were talking about ‘collonades’ (‘cojonadas’) and not about the penalty against Raphinha and Lewandowski. In Madrid they would talk about it every day, and I don’t say it with acrimony or out of victimhood, because we are accustomed,” Laporta noted at the event celebrating the club’s 124th anniversary and launching the 125th anniversary events in 2024.
In this sense, he added that the victory in the ‘Champions’ this Tuesday against Porto (2-1), with a comeback included to reach the round of 16, left him very happy. “It has happened that we have beaten Porto and now we have iron confidence to play against Atlético de Madrid and against Girona,” he said.
“I liked winning because there were some who expected us to lose and it gives a lot of pleasure to see that we are moving forward despite the obstacles, because they never make it easy for us and that is why it gives more pleasure to win. Because you have to be better than the others,” argued the president.
He also liked to savor that victory for Xavi, showing that he is on the coach’s side. “I was very happy to win yesterday and qualify for the round of 16 of the ‘Champions’, I like it a lot for many reasons. I was happy for Xavi, who deserves it because he has had to overcome difficult situations, such as injured players. It gave me “It was very satisfying to see how ‘the Joãos’ scored, to see that Pedri ran 13.5 kilometers playing Pedri and Gavi. And with Frenkie we have the ball again,” he noted.
For Laporta, being from Barça is “very fun.” “Beyond the permanent suffering in which we live. But it is a fun suffering, with sensations that no one in the world has. I have a great time,” she added, laughing.
“And I even like to see the faces of the representatives of the sports press. And I see legends here who have made us enjoy. Barça gives many options to live life intensely and I have a great time,” he reiterated, in this sense, in another ‘poisoned wink’ to the Catalan sports press.