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Barcelona club president, Joan Laporta, expressed his satisfaction at the end of the Barcelona-Manchester City match, in the presence of 91,000 spectators.
Laporta explained the truth of his conversation with the leaders of Manchester City regarding the inclusion of Bernardo SilvaHe also commented on the possibility of facing the English team in the group stage of the Champions League.
The proceeds from that match go to support research for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and support for Juan Carlos Enzue, Barcelona goalkeeper and former coach who contracted the disease.
Laporta said in statements published by the Spanish newspaper “Sport”: “We are excited regarding the reaction of the Catalans, we must thank the efforts of both teams.”
Adding: “They put in a good performance in a historic match, and we continue to work on research into this disease. Juan Carlos Unzue with his struggle, his spirit, is a model for all of us to participate.”
Laporta said: “I feel proud because they think that Barcelona He can organize an event of this kind, he shows us more than just a club, apart from the friendly relationship with Unzue, he is very committed to the cause and that Barcelona will respond, we did that and achieved the goal.”
The captain added that from Guardiola to Xavi, passing through the majority of the participants in the match, he is the generation of history-making, and added: “We are all from the generation of history-making in Barcelona, and now in other roles we are working for important goals.”
Laporta continued: “We lived many moments together, it is very emotional, it hurts to see a friend with this disease, but it does not transmit suffering, it is strength, it is a model, it ends up going out and there are more resources at the research level.”
can yield UEFA Champions League Draw On Barcelona and Manchester City being in the same group, something Laporta took with humor: “We can be there together, we’ll see, we’ll do our job, build a competitive team with a great coach like Xavi.”
As for Bernardo Silva, Laporta said he did not talk regarding the Portuguese with the Manchester City leaders led by Ferran Soriano.