“The UEFA Europa League excites me because we don’t have this trophy,” Laporta told the club’s official television, Barça TV. said.
The president of the Catalan club said, “There are really tough teams in the Europa League. Galatasaray’s away game will not be easy. Despite everything, I think we have a possibility to win this trophy as we are getting better every week.” he said.
Laporta, who said that they did not exclude the possibility of the Spanish league championship, even though they are 15 points behind the leader Real Madrid, with one game missing, “I still have hope to win La Liga.” he added.
Laporta also commented on the departure of Lionel Messi from Barcelona, who went to Paris Saint Germain, “It was a very sad decision for everyone. I would never want to make such a decision.” made its assessment.
Barcelona Club President also expressed his regret that Dutch coach Ronaldo Koeman was dismissed earlier and did not bring Xavi Hernandez to the team sooner, saying, “I am very pleased to have Xavi as a coach. He has been here for many years as a coach. I’m sure he will stay and bring us great success.” used the phrases.
EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE PROJECT
Speaking about the European Super League project, which he described as “practicable and legal”, Laporta said:
“The lawsuit filed in UEFA has still not been concluded. All legal actions are being taken to ensure that the Super League is viable and legal. Barça is fighting against clubs financed by investment companies of a foreign state. The rules are too strict for us and state clubs do not follow these rules. For example, economic fair play is not applied the same everywhere in Europe. In La Liga it is too strict and we cannot compete with others. So we are in the Super League with some control rules that everyone is convicted to obey. First of all, change the mentality of UEFA needed.”
