Joan Laporta has not hidden his maximum confidence in conquering this afternoon (7:00 p.m./La 1, TV3, DAZN) the second Champions League female in the history of Barca. After reaching Turin on a flight from Turin and before having lunch with the Barça club delegation at the restaurant Arcadiathe president has also warned about an excessive euphoria before the Olympique Lyon, hexachampion of Europe. “You already know we can’t be trusted. I’m sure Jonathan he will do very well and will instruct them not to relax. Is he Olympique Lyonwho has won many Champions and he has always won us and we hope to change this dynamic”
Laporta wanted to vindicate the social value of Women’s Barca currently: “We have a great team. They must come out on top from the first moment and it is also a team that fills us with pride. It is the pride of the club, the city and the country. Authorities have come from Barcelona, Catalonia Y Spain very hopeful. It’s more than a game and you have to win it to maintain this social claim that is expressed very well through our players. It is a match for equal rights, gender and sport. It is very beautiful because everything that we play and represent is very exciting. They are a social reference and it would be great for many reasons if they won and if the women’s team of the Barca would stay on top. The club needs them to continue supporting the club as they are doing, because winning a Champions female is very important.
The Barcelona president also surrendered to the historic and massive displacement of the ‘gentle Blaugrana’: “It’s impressive. Some 14,000 Catalans will be here cheering on our team. The civic and festive behavior that they are taking to the city of Turin and that it will be expressed in the stadium is commendable. There is great gratitude from the club for everyone coming here.”
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