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Laporta talks Xavi, Gavi, Busquets, Real Madrid after Barcelona’s Spanish Super Cup triumph
Barcelona pulled away to a memorable 3-1 win over Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish Super Cup with a performance that will go down in the history books.
The men in garnet-and-blue were not merely superior but merciless in the game that unfolded in Riyadh and took their opponents down the route of destruction.
In the end, the events of Sunday night saw a perfect end when Sergio Busquets held the trophy aloft. The win not only served as a confidence boost to the young team but a reminder to the world that Barcelona are surely in the ascendency once again.
Ecstatic after the team’s win, Barcelona president Joan Laporta spoke to the media about a plethora of topics including Gavi, Xavi, and the competition. Here are the snippets from his media interaction.
On the result: “This is a Super Cup for all Culés. This is a magnificent team. It’s a special title, the first one in this new era.”
On Xavi Hernandez: “I am sure that Xavi will bring titles back to Barcelona. This is special because it’s the first of many.”
On Real Madrid: “Madrid are a respectful club, and we saw that again today. Florentino dedicated some very nice words to Busquets.”
On the Barcelona team: “This is an extraordinary generation led by a marvelous manager.”
On the brand of football on display: “This style of play characterizes us.”
On Gavi: “Gavi was named man of the match, but the whole team was amazing.”
On the organisation of the tournament: “I want to congratulate the Spanish federation for organising this wonderful tournament. It was very competitive and the celebration is great.”
On signing new players: “We are fighting with La Liga in court. We aim to have more fair play space to sign players, and we will fight for our best interests.”
On the team’s objective: “Our priority is to win La Liga.”
On Sergio Busquets: “Busi deserves his career to continue being successful, whether at Barça, or wherever else. We’ll have enough time to talk about that.”
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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