"Now that I remember the statements made at the Madrid Assembly, which I haven't had a chance to comment on, and now that I'm in Andorra, I'll address them. I think they're out of line; they reveal Madrid's obsession with Barça,"
"It seems they have to talk about Barça to justify who knows what. They're constantly involved in the legal proceedings of the 'Negreira Case,' which they're dragging out like chewing gum because they know there's nothing to it."
"But it's a way of justifying something that isn't true: Barça has never bribed referees, and referees generally don't favour Barça; they've always favoured Madrid."
"To give you an example, last week, Madrid scored two goals that, in my opinion, clearly involved Bellingham's arm and Vinicius breaking Inaki's nose. Those two goals shouldn't have stood, and now Barça would be leading the league."
Joan Laporta strongly rejected accusations from Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez that Barcelona paid Negreira to gain success. Laporta called Real Madrid obsessed with Barcelona and accused them of repeatedly raising the Negreira case despite lacking evidence. He insisted Barcelona never bribed referees and argued that referees generally favour Real Madrid, not Barcelona. Laporta cited two recent Madrid goals—one involving Bellingham's arm and another where Vinicius collided with Iñaki—that he believes should have been disallowed and would have left Barcelona leading the league. Laporta maintained that the accusations will not tarnish Barcelona's greatest era.
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