“Xavi gives me a lot of morale”

One of the supporters present in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Penya Barcelonista de Puigcerdà, chaired by Palso Sunday, with a very celebrated presence of Joan Laporta, predicted, at the Penya headquarters, a bulky result in favor of Barça in the derby. The Barcelona president smiled but was prudent and walked away from that euphoria. He did affirm, in statements to Mundo Deportivo and Cadena SER, that “I think we will win, but that result is very bulky. We have to win, play a good game and may this new stage get off to a good start ”.

He assured that “I have seen Xavi with his feet on the ground and very aware of what it means to be a Barça coach and very aware of the team’s situation. It gives me a lot of morale to see Xavi, I have the feeling that it will go well ”. Before the peñistas, said that “it is a pride to see a coach from the house like Xavi on the bench. The situation is delicate, but decisions are being made in the right decision.

On Pedri’s injury, He stated that “more than a relapse is that the club and the doctors that we have consulted consider that it should not be rushed. As I have been explained, Pedri’s break, if it is a break, is horizontal, what makes it more difficult the recovery than if it were in the same direction as the fibers. It evolves well, but you don’t want to force yourself ”.

Xavi will debut against EspanyolLike Cruyff as a coach in an official game in 1988: “I didn’t know the data, hopefully it’s destiny. Xavi is heir to Cruyff, like Guardiola or Rijkaard at the time in the footballing conception, evidently evolved. This coincidence is pretty, I am convinced that Xavi will be a reference coach ”.

About his phrase about Messi and Iniesta, clarified that “in view of the question they asked me, they have always said publicly that they want to return to Barça. Now it does not seem that it can be given, my answer was in the sense that they would return with another function ”.

And, about the case of the termination of the agreement With Ownix, Laporta explained that “it was clear that we have resolved the relationship immediately. We do not want to prejudge, but we understand that the fact that this information could affect Barça we could not accept it. Barça is above allWe have been demonstrating it with the continuity of Messi, which unfortunately we could not achieve by not signing with CVC; in Koeman’s case with decisions that were above the nostalgia for a myth of Barcelona, ​​which took the club at a time of maximum difficulty; and in this case we had a supplier with people linked to them who have been arrested, and out of prudence we have resolved it ”.

The celebration

The Penya Barcelonista de Puigcerdà celebrated its 50th anniversary with a series of events that brought together about 150 people, between the headquarters of La Penya, the City Hall of the capital of Cerdanya and the Hotel el Prado, in which it was held the gala dinner. Laporta attended accompanied by the social vice president of the board, Antonio Escudero; and the director responsible for Penyes, Josep Ignasi Macià.

The acts they started with a reception to the Barcelona delegation in the City Council, in charge of the mayor, Albert Piñeira, before a visit to the Penya headquarters and the subsequent gala dinner. Was also present Toni Valverde, president of the Federació de Penyes de Bages, Berguedà i Cerdanya, and highlighted the presence of numerous supporters. Among them, the previous president of the Federation, Ramon Burniol.

La Penya Barcelonista was founded on May 15, 1971 and anniversaries are celebrated every May 1 from the beginning. Due to the pandemic, neither the 49th anniversary nor the Golden Jubilee party could be celebrated, which has been established for this November 19, still within the year 2021.

New project for Las Penyes

“It is exciting to see like a Barça penya It is celebrating fifty years thanks to the work of many people, “said Laporta, who highlighted the strength of the Barcelonismo of Las Penyes de la Cerdanya and announced that” we are finalizing the new Penyes project, which we hope to present before the end of the year. They help us to come out ahead in these moments of certain difficulty ”, affirmed Laporta.