Barcelona leadership showed little concern about Florentino Perez’s remarks after Real Madrid’s El Clasico defeat. Interim president Rafa Yuste said Perez’s words were pathetic and that teams must learn to win and lose while always respecting opponents. Yuste compared Real Madrid’s grievances to a “terrible case of indigestion” lasting two years. He argued Barcelona’s success was not the result of bribing referees or matches, including any reference to the Negreira case. He added that winning La Liga requires winning nearly all 38 matches, which cannot be achieved through bribery or manipulation. Yuste also praised Pep Guardiola, calling him a Barça legend and thanking him for his contributions to football.
"“Florentino's words were pathetic. I stand by what Laporta said and would add that teams, big or small, have to know how to win and lose. "What Real Madrid is showing is that they've had a terrible case of indigestion for the last two years. We always respect our opponents," he said (h/t SPORT).”"
"“To win La Liga, you have to win practically all 38 games of the season, and you don't do that by bribing referees or matches, or with the Negreira case," he added.”"
"“Yuste went on to add that Barcelona wouldn't have been so dominant as they are, even if they had truly bribed the referees.”"
"“Pep is a Barča legend. Everything he has achieved is incredible. All I can do is thank him for what he has done for football," he said.”"
Read at Barca Universal
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]