Laporta stands up for the 'German invasion', season ticket holders and the Champions League

The president of the Barcelona, Joan Laporta, in compañia of Juli Guiu, vice-president of márketing, and Lluís Venteo, boss of security of the club, has offered a press conference in the room Ricard Maxenchs of the Camp Nou. In her, it spoke with details of it sucedido the Thursday in the party of Europe League in front of the Eintracht Frankfurt, when more than 30.000 German fans 'tiñeron' of white the terracings of the temple culé.

Guiu Began desvelando the exact figures of the entrances sold. "There were 1.290 entrances VIP, 2.425 invitations, 37.746 credited and 3.572 of operative. They sold on-line 23.427 entrances and 3.670 through touroperadores. The system worked until desbordó. We have detected a touroperador (PU Corporate Hospitality) that did a bad praxis and will terminate the agreement", affirmed the expert in márketing.

By his part, Laporta stood out that they gave the ideal circumstances for all what occurred, in addition to the bad use of the abonos. "It is a system that have inherited of the previous board. They gave the ideal circumstances for these groups of resale, in holidays, with some rival fans movilizada and with high purchasing power. It was a context for these groups organised. Also there was a bad use of the abonos. It is sad because those that want to to the Barça, majority, costs us imagine that a partner or credited yield the entrance to rival fans, but sucedió", aimed the mandator.

Besides, it added that it will take the pertinent measures so that this do not go back to suceder. "We are not guilty but yes responsible maxima. We will do all the efforts so that no pass never more. The club did not sell gone in to Germans. It was caused by what have explained. And like managers take measures. What will do in special parties, international and also some of League or Glass, is that the entrances will be nominativas. Surely it will be digital", sentenced the leader.

The security saw affected

Lluís Venteo, boss of security, mentioned the problems that presented in the entrance. "It was a party of high risk, and did what does usually for these parties. Our worry were the 5.000 that form part of the groups ultra of the Eintracht but it is necessary to recognise that with the drones saw that the situation was not the expected. The doors were full of German fans and comprised that the indicators were not the ideal", expressed.

Added to this, added how was the situation inside the stadium. "They go in prompt, have a culture to be of foot, to drink. This caused the frictions between fans. They were delivered by all the stadium, with numerous groups and the 5.000 that expected, with them had the situation controlled. The problem was in the zone of local fans, totally desbordada. We distribute the effective of security and caused that the anger of the venues contrasted with the joy of them also by the result", concluded.

The behaviour of the credited and the Terracing of Animation

Laporta Did emphasis in the behaviour of the credited. "It is grave, an act that the culés do not understand neither accept. They will know because they have done it. Have knowledge of the partners that bought entrances. The credited do not know it. They were more than 37.000 credited and no all did a bad use, but yes around 7.400 bought gone in with discount that finish in hands of Germans. Have the listing and will act through the commission of discipline and the legal department", said.

On the protest of the Terracing of Animation. "The message is that we expect them in the next party and that follow encouraging to the team. It does not like us see this empty terracing, give a suitable atmosphere to the stadium. The assessment of his strike reserve it to me because it knew me badly that they did not help to the team. Have his reasons and the respect but want to that they go back. Only they were missing they. The environment was well and with them had been better", added.

The Champions and a message to the fans

Near to finalise, spoke of the importance to go in in the next Champions League. "We need more than ever to the barcelonistas. We play us a lot. Xavi works in recovering the mentality to do 3 or 4 parties. Further of the injuries, the trainer is with the necessary requirement to recover this mentality. The barcelonismo has to movilizar to help to the team. We are second with a party less. The pity is yesterday that if we won took some distance. We ask that they avenge to encourage against the Ray. The Champions is the priority for the time being above all else".

Finally, it sent him a message to the fans. "I say them that they want to to the Barça and avenge. They remain 7 finals and need to the public. And I reiterate my gratitude to the partners that came and fans. It knows me very bad what had to suffer. Yesterday it was an example of animation, from beginning to end. And I expect that the Camp Nou fill these parties. We will do all what can to improve the assistance of the barcelonistas", concluded.