Laporta, adamant: “We are going to Madrid to win”

Blaugrana President Joan Laporta again showed his most optimistic and positive attitude this Thursday. The leader took advantage of his visit to the Conde de Godeau tennis tournament, which is taking place these days in Barcelona, ​​to send an encouraging message to all the Barcelona fans, very “touched” after their elimination on Tuesday at the hands of PSG. To a young fan who asked him how he was feeling: Laporta admitted he was still coming to terms with the defeat, “feeling disappointed” but quickly changed the negative discourse by thinking about the Clasico this weekend “but wanting to go to Madrid to win.”.

Laporta admitted that people dreamed of the possibility of reaching the semi-finals and even the final of the Champions League. “I feel bad, but we had a lot of hope and that was the most important thing; “We were all excited.”.

The Blaugrana president admitted that these are very difficult moments, especially given that Sunday’s opponents will also arrive in high spirits after eliminating Guardiola’s Manchester City on penalties. “Now it’s time to get over this disappointment.”once again emphasizing that the team has no choice but to get up and “go to Madrid to win.”

There is no doubt that the task is enormous. And not only because Real are playing at home and have an eight-point advantage, but also because the emotional state in which each of them arrives at the Classic is very different: Ancelotti’s team is immersed in complete euphoria, and Xavi’s team remain dejected and with many open fronts in the dressing room, as evidenced by the exchange of accusations between Gundogan and Araujo after the defeat to the French champion.

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