Joan Laporta felt comfortable with the new Champions League format in an interview on Barcelona’s official channels. The president made it clear that UEFA had made a mistake and believes that Super League ‘more alive than ever’ thanks to rivals’ mistakes to reform the hegemonic club tournament on the Old Continent.
“I thought they would give us more money, but it turns out there are more games. It is a tournament which gives prestige to its victory. I expected it to be a little different. “The fact that there are no return matches distorts things,” Laporta began, criticizing the new championship designed by Aleksander Ceferin.
“The Super League? He is more alive than ever. Everything is ready to do it. But what we have to do is find an agreement with the football organizations. Barça must play a bridge role between these organizations and the Super League. The reason the Super League exists is for clubs to win. There is a journey. The format of the competition will be very attractive, but it first requires negotiating bridges between all parties,” added the president of the culé.
Laporta is having a difficult weekend because he will hold an Assembly electronically and gave this interview to calm things down a little. “This way it will be more participatory and universal. We want as many members as possible to participate. We held several meetings with delegates for your peace of mind. It is an exercise in maximum transparency. We are the club of democracy and freedoms. This is provided for in the statutes. This makes it more universal. People from all over the world are connecting. With this format, I feel comfortable. In addition, the first 1,000 members have the right to enter the hall,” he said.
“I am happy and excited because the Barcelona fans are happy. This is the club’s most important event as accounts must be approved. The culés are happy because a weekend without Barça is difficult to digest. Barcelona fans are excited about the 125th anniversary, about the new pitch, about the economic relaunch of the club, which has been launched respecting the ownership model…” added Laporta, who left no room for discussion. side.
Laporta and Thebes
The president of the culé explained that with the president of the League he had his advantages and disadvantages, but now everything is flowing. “We started with some complications, but we put things together. The relationship is correct. There are aspects to improve and I think some rules will change before the end of the year. Tebas has become a paradigm in the fight against piracy and has Barça to collaborate on the things that we consider logical. The RFEF? I don’t know who I should identify with. There is uncertainty, but I think by January the problem will be resolved.”he pointed out.
Finally, Laporta wanted to give a new return date to Camp Nou. “I am satisfied with the choice of construction company and the pace of the work. She has a great reputation and works well. I would have liked to go faster, but it wasn’t possible. But that’s not a criticism, everything takes time. The construction company wanted to move the matter forward further. If there are no imponderables, we will return to Camp Nou at the beginning of 2025. This is the most important work currently carried out in Europe. There is a competition schedule that can lead us to accelerate the debate or delay it. But we will have the best stadium in the world, the largest capacity in Europe, with around 105,000 spectators, all seated,” he concluded.
