Joan Laporta en el palco del Parque de los Príncipes

MONUMENTAL ANGRY OF LAPORTA IN MONTILIVI

Laporta, incredulous after Girona's comeback against Barça: "This can't be!"

Published:4/05/2024 - 22:55h

Updated:4/05/2024 - 22:55h

Joan Laporta could not hide his anger after FC Barcelona's tough defeat against Girona (4-2). As soon as the match finished, the president left a harsh phrase captured by 'SPORT' as he left the Montilivi box

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The defeat of the FC Barcelona in front of the Girona (4-2) left very got angry to Joan Laporta incrédulo after the traced back of the ones of Míchel in alone two minutes. The goals of Portu and Miguel Gutiérrez in the minutes 65 and 67 threw to the rubbish the good work of the Barça in the first hour of game, where the ones of Xavi Hernández controlled the balloon and wasted several clear occasions to expand the partial advantage attained before the rest.

"This can not be!", it said in repeated opportunities the Barcelona mandator to Deco and Rafa Yuste after abandoning the loge of Montilivi. During the meeting, this yes, Laporta saved the forms with serious gesture while the team went to rack and ruin in a second part for the forget. After the defeat, Xavi Hernández was the first in doing self-criticism by the mental fragility of his directed, that again were shipwrecked to hit of own errors in both areas.

The Supercopa Spanish, an unexpected risk for the Barça in the closing of the 23/24

For the Barça, the defeat in Girona supposed a double hit anímico, since in addition to serving the title of League to the Real Madrid the fall in front of the ones of Míchel leaves to the culés third in the table. To culminate in this position, the Barça will remain out of the next edition of the Supercopa Spanish, a tournament in which they already are ensured three of the four contingents: Madrid, Ahtletic and Mallorca.

For the culés, the only form to ensure his presence in the tournament is to finish second, since the remaining square belongs to the runner-up of League. Remain out of the Supercopa would suppose an unexpected economic hit, translated in 6 million euros that culés and 'merengues' ensure each season for travelling to Riad. To this can add 1 or 2 'kilos' more in case to contest the final and win it.

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