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THE PRESIDENT SHOWED HIS FACE

Laporta, optimistic with the future of Barça despite the 'KO' in the Champions League

Published:27/10/2022 - 02:12h

Updated:27/10/2022 - 02:12h

Joan Laporta spoke after the elimination of FC Barcelona from the Champions League. Despite the hard economic and sporting blow that returning to the Europa League entails, the culé president assessed the club's current status

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Finally, there was not miracle and the FC Barcelona sacked of his options clasificatorias in the UEFA Champions League after the goleada of the Inter of Milan in Saint Siro in front of Viktoria Plzen. To consummate the disaster, the ones of Xavi Hernández fell in front of the Bayern Munich with forcefulness in the Spotify Camp Nou (0-3) and, after the disaster, Joan Laporta gave the face in Barça TV to encourage to the fans and to the players.

"Alas it has not given the miracle that needed. We are very appreciated to the fans by how have encouraged in a so difficult day like east. Have the best fans of the world. It was very difficult to give the face and the players have done it", commented the mandator after consummating the elimination culé. In spite of the drops of the Bavarian group, the Bayern imposed with authority and does not remain another that happen the page.

"We have to look forward. It remains us LaLiga, remain us other competitions. We knew that in this process of reconstruction there would be altibajos. We have showed that this team grows day in day out. I thank for him give the face, so much to the fans, as to the players, as to the trainer", expressed Laporta. The ones of Xavi only have added 4 of 15 points in the phase of groups and accused the injuries suffered in the last stop of selections and the wear of the hard calendar in the 2022-23.

Besides, the Barça began with bad luck from the draw, having to compete in the designated 'group of the death' beside Bayern, Inter and Viktoria Plzen. A triumph in front of the Czechs and a tie home in front of the group 'nerazzurri' condemned to the culés to an early elimination, since before contesting the fifth party knew sentenced. The own errors and the referee's failures in Saint Siro in the day 3 finish by dinamitar the hopes to classify.

Laporta, optimistic with the future culé

"For us it was complicated. We saw together the party of the Inter and was a torture. There was not miracle, but follow with faith and with win to progress increasingly", expressed a Laporta the one who, in spite of the hard defeat, did not have problem in recognising the Bavarian superiority. "The Bayern is a team consolidated and powerful, of the best of Europe; besides they did not play at all and they could play relaxed and risking until a limit", puntualizó the mandator.

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