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Barcelona president Joan Laporta confirmed that there is bad blood at an institutional level with Real Madrid.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta recently discussed the fractured relations between them and Real Madrid at an institutional level and their chances of beating Los Blancos in the Supercopa de España final.
The Blaugrana are set to face Los Blancos later today in Riyadh for the Supercopa de España final. They booked their place in the final through a dominant 5-0 win over Athletic Club. With their form also factored in, they are believed to be favourites; however, Laporta disagrees.
What Laporta said
Speaking ahead of the highly anticipated clash, Laporta noted that there are no favourites in a final and that both teams have strong chances to win the competition.
“In a final, there are no favourites; anything can happen,” he said, per Marca. “I would give you many examples. There are no favourites in a final. Both teams will use their trump cards to win.
“Our team spirit is superior to that of the opponent, but they also have the ability to win, as we saw in the semi-final. We came into the final strong, we played a great game against Athletic, and we are convinced that if we play with the same intensity, we can win it. Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, deserved more. With this, I want to tell you that in a final, there are never favourites.”
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He also spoke about their relationship with Real Madrid, which has worsened in recent years following the Negreira case, which saw Los Blancos stand against Barcelona in the infamous refereeing scandal, as well as the Super League, which Barcelona pulled out of to Florentino Perez’s chagrin.
“Relations with Real Madrid are bad; they are broken. There are different issues that have distanced us. If we were already bitter and eternal rivals, now a situation is occurring that causes relations to be broken. That does not mean that there is no respect. As in life, everything is manageable, but it depends on the parts.”
“I have maximum respect and cordiality for him. I don’t know if Florentino has come; he has not come to the Federation’s event, but he is free to do what he wants. We have maximum respect for the rival and his representatives. We have always acted with institutional harmony.”