Barcelona president hits out at Real Madrid: ‘They talk about other topics to divert attention’

Barcelona president hits out at Real Madrid: ‘They talk about other topics to divert attention’ Relations between Real Madrid and Barcelona are at an all-time low, and it is clear that Los Blancos are looking to discredit Barcelona by any and every means possible at this point. With Barcelona enjoying a stunning start to the season and Real Madrid struggling to keep up, they have resorted to a new low of going to UEFA to bring up the Negreira scandal once more. After all, it only serves as a means to shift the spotlight away from them and onto a fabricated story, which, at this point, has repeatedly been proven false. Laporta’s fiery interview Barcelona president Joan Laporta spoke to the media earlier today in a detailed discussion where he addressed the topic of Real Madrid and how the club is intentionally running a smear campaign against Barcelona to cover up their own shortcomings. Perez and Co. have handled matters poorly in recent times. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) “In Madrid they talk about other topics to divert attention. Barça is in a sweet moment, we are enjoying football, a very beautiful moment in our history, an international recognition,” he began. “We have nine players in the squad who have been world champions, we have a team that falls in love, with players in different positions who are references in the world of soccer. From Madrid they try to minimize all this,” he added. Elaborating on the Negreira case, which Real Madrid are again attempting to bring back to the spotlight, Laporta said, “The Negreira Case, I will not stop saying it, they tried to condemn us before judging us, when it is being shown that there was nothing they accused of. I fully trust in Barça’s acquittal.” “Those who are constantly talking about it, try to harm and tarnish the image of Barça, because they will have to rectify. There will be time to talk about this when we have the sentence,” he added. Laporta hit out at Real Madrid unforgivingly. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) He then lashed out at Real Madrid, making it clear to the world that what was being orchestrated was nothing but a smear campaign . “They extend the summary as much as they can to keep the flame alive, but it doesn’t go anywhere. It’s just to discredit Barça.” Finally, the Barcelona president highlighted how the current situation reflected very poorly on Real Madrid themselves, contrary to the objective they are seemingly trying to achieve. “They do it to harm football, because they are against everything. They go to UEFA, They go to the Euroleague and they are against everything and everyone. “It says a lot about a club that is losing prestige, recognition and credibility at the national and international level.” “It’s clear, I was at the EFC conference and they didn’t even have representation. They have a very arrogant attitude, very arrogant, very arrogant. They will know what they are doing, but it is leading them to have a huge lack of credibility,” he added. Elaborating on how Real Madrid’s decisions and actions serve to benefit no single party, Laporta concluded, saying, “Just like with the Euroleague, in the end they finish everyone, but along the way they only put obstacles to what the rest of us want to do. They should make self-criticism about this because it seems inappropriate to me.” Source: SPORT