Laporta confident of Barcelona mounting comeback vs Atletico – ‘In last three finals we outplayed Real Madrid…’

Talking at a marketing campaign occasion for the FC Barcelona presidency, Joan Laporta shared his ideas on the workforce’s possibilities of successful silverware this season.

The Blaugrana are at the moment seated on the prime of the La Liga desk forward of Actual Madrid. They’re within the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, the place they’re trailing by 4 targets to Atletico Madrid after the primary leg.

Barça have additionally certified for the Spherical of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, the place they are going to tackle Newcastle United, with the draw happening earlier at present.

Laporta on Barcelona’s possibilities

Discussing the draw throughout his marketing campaign occasion, former Barcelona president Laporta underlined the issue of going through a Premier League opponent.

“We might have been drawn towards PSG or Newcastle, and we ended up with Newcastle. English golf equipment are very powerful, and we all know they’re at all times aggressive in these competitions,” mentioned Laporta, as quoted by SPORT.

After that preliminary message, the presidential candidate went on to reward Hansi Flick’s workforce, saying:

“We all know it will likely be troublesome, however we now have a really gifted workforce that’s starting to realize the expertise wanted to sort out this kind of knockout stage.”

Shifting on, Laporta expressed confidence relating to Barcelona’s possibilities of mounting a comeback towards Atletico Madrid within the cup semi-final.

“Within the final three finals, we outplayed Actual Madrid, and now we are able to come again on Tuesday towards Atletico,” the ex-president mentioned.

On the league title race, he added: “We’ll win La Liga towards all odds and towards everybody.”

On the grievance towards him

Laporta additionally mentioned the grievance filed towards him and his entourage by a Barça socio a couple of days in the past earlier than Spain’s Nationwide Courtroom.

“It is not going to work for them to make false accusations, stuffed with lies, to tarnish an exemplary electoral course of like ours,” he mentioned.

Laporta reiterated that these accusations are previous and instructed that the member Isidro Navarro, who filed the grievance earlier than the Nationwide Courtroom, will not be performing alone.

“Now now we have a person who is devoted to muddying the waters, however different folks have already been singing the identical previous tune and telling the identical previous tales. Not every little thing goes in terms of changing into president,” he mentioned.

“This individual doesn’t work alone, he has not accomplished it alone. We defend Barça from those that need to management it from 600 kilometres away, as I’ve mentioned many occasions earlier than.”