Xavi Hernández has spoken about the ‘Negreira Case’ in the preview of the classic to support Joan Laporta’s words
When asked if he is hurt by the accusations from when he was a footballer, the man from Egar has responded forcefully
Within hours of the very important match against Real Madrid at the Camp Nou, Xavi Hernández, among many other things, spoke at a press conference about the ‘Negreira case’. When asked about his time as a player, he responded forcefully: “It doesn’t bother me. Let people think what they want, I know I won legally. If one day I see that I win thanks to the referees, I will go home. I never had this feeling”
When also being asked about the video that Laporta published last Friday, the Barça coach gave him his support while confirming that yes, it is a smear campaign against Barça. “He is the president, he is the project leader. Everything you say goes to mass. I don’t want to talk, I’ve already done it a lot”he claimed.
To finish by adding that: “I am focused on football and winning the League, the great objective of this season. Tomorrow is a transcendent classic, not definitive“
“We have not talked about the subject of the referees”
On whether this situation has changed the relationship with the footballers or the way of working, Xavi has been very clear: “We have not talked about the subject of the referees, we focus on competing. As STAFF we want to be very natural. Refrain from what surrounds this club that is very big. I haven’t had to do anything different from the start of the season.”
They are not going to destabilize us
“They are not going to destabilize us. They are not going to succeed. We are going to compete and try to win tomorrow, it would be a hard and strong blow to win the League. We are very stabilized. There is no problem in that & rdquor ;.
Hostile environment
Regarding what can be found between now and the end of the season, he said: “Away from home it will surely be similar to what we live in Bilbao. We have to be hermetic and compete. We are not going beyond football, we are focused on football.”