I wanted to be a footballer. But finally, the specialty of Carles Porta (Vila-sana, 1963) is to shed light on the crimes that take place in Catalonia from the Crims program on Catalunya Ràdio, TV3 and now also on Movistar. But he is also a member of FC Barcelona. Of those who suffer and vibrate. Of those who consider that letting Messi escape was a crime. He attends La Vanguardia to provide some clarity before the classic.
Falling to the Europa League is a crime?
Barça is under construction and that implies patience. There are excessive urgencies. I think that these players have a very great emotional darkness, they need emotional light because they have the talent. In the end, defeats, like crimes, are the result of collective failures.
And how can light be brought to so much darkness?
There is a Chinese proverb that says 'love me when I least deserve it because that will be when I need you the most'. And that is what Barça needs right now from everyone. People accumulate emotions. Piqué and Busquets transmitted fear, sadness and uncertainty. And the young are very young. You have to do a lot of group therapy.
And tomorrow comes the classic...
Yes. And Real Madrid have always had enormous confidence in themselves because they know that sooner or later the ball will go in. They know epic. And that is what Barcelona lacks. But I see some light because Barcelona have Lewandowski and Ter Stegen and the team now doesn't have that pressure to qualify for the Champions League.
When Quini was kidnapped, President Núñez is said to have said that his ransom was not worth 50 million pesetas. What would he say about prices today?
The price of the players is a crime that marks the market. It's indecent the way the world is. But it also makes me a little envious. I would very much like these possibilities to exist in other sectors, such as the case of doctors who save lives. How much is a life worth?
June 6, 1970 has remained in the history of Spanish football as the day of Guruceta's penalty. Do you want to whistle against Barça?
A referee knows that he will not go to jail for blowing the wrong whistle. And I think that now he also knows that there is no repercussion if he makes a mistake with Barça.
The classic of December 5, 1990, will be remembered for Stoichkov's stomp on referee Urízar Azpitarte after he did not call a clear foul by Chendo. Do you understand that the judge is sometimes wrong?
Arbitrating and judging implies deciding. It is probably the most difficult task on a football field, in court and in life. And you need tools but above all you need honesty. There is nothing worse in a judge or in an arbitrator than a lack of honesty because they have the tools. In the courts, for example, politics is done through the courts. There are decisions that are already negligent because you have interpreted them in a very biased way, as is the case with La Manada.
Would the VAR be the irrefutable proof in a trial?
Yes. In a trial, VAR would be the equivalent of scientific evidence such as DNA and mobile telephony that allows people to be geolocated and that proves things. But behind the VAR or the tests there is always an interpretation. And in football it is being shown that this interpretation has chiaroscuro. An arbitrator knows that he will not go to jail. And I think that now he also knows that there is no repercussion if he makes a mistake with Barça.
With Neymar, did you see signs that he would go to PSG?
I always saw a dark point in Neymar. A divo delighted to meet himself and a great dominator of the world of marketing along with his environment. There was no evidence, but there were indications that he might leave in an inelegant manner. I have the same feelings with Mbappé.
Is Figo the perfect villain?
Figo is a paradigm of what football should not be. He is a man who moved for money and not for footballing circumstances, which is his main value, the reason why they signed him. The Netflix documentary clearly shows that Figo was a great player but a pesetero with a representative who was even more so and that he allowed himself to be dazzled by a financial shark such as Florentino Pérez.
Who would you have liked to forgive and recover for the Blaugrana cause: Laudrup, Ronaldo, Figo or Di Stéfano?
All four are very good. But today we would need the best version of Ronaldo because we need a goal. Although with Laudrup, Pedri and Gavi they could rest...
What do the Mourinho classics against Guardiola generate for you?
They were chronicles of events because crimes were committed. Putting a finger in Tito Vilanova's eye is an attack. Mourinho could have been charged with a hate crime. It generated a lot of tension. What happened at that time with such agitation is worthy of study by a Social Court.
Are the Tenerife Leagues that joy of cases that are resolved at the last minute, when the crime is about to prescribe?
They are cases that are resolved with unforeseen strokes of luck. Paco Buyo's own goal is like when the investigation team almost gives up a case and suddenly an absolutely decisive piece of evidence appears. And you win the case.
Is Madrid's connection with the Champions League something paranormal?
At first glance yes. But paranormal phenomena, when studied with perspective, always end up teaching questions that are interpreted very well. Why does Real Madrid eliminate City? Well, because City had 15 scoring chances and didn't finish it off. And that is not paranormal. That is a fact. And this year what has City done? sign Haaland so that the same does not happen to him.
When Madrid needs to unite, it always appeals to Juanito's spirit and it works for them. Why?
Because Juanito was a 'killer'. And by reminding him, you remember that you need people with that character. At Barça, for example, Stoichkov could be reminded that he was a killer in the area with a lot of character. Now the closest thing you have to someone with character is Gavi who is 18 years old.
Messi, a nightmare for the whites, took off his shirt and showed it to the field. Is it the example that you can always go back to the scene of the crime?
I would very much like Messi to return to the scene of the crime. And that he solved it by scoring many goals.
What role would Busquets and Benzema have in the investigation of a crime?
Busquets would be a great discreet investigator who works a lot in the shadows. And I do see Benzema as an intriguing character in some plot.
Can Vinicius win many enemies with his character?
Yes. He has a way of playing that although it makes him shine, I think it is not positive because he does not seek to overwhelm the opponent, he seeks to offend. She was the same with Neymar.
In an interrogation who would sing, Ancelotti or Xavi?
Xavi because he is younger. Ancelotti is a veteran who has never made a statement out of place. The ugliest thing he does is chew gum.
Is wearing white negligence?
I think that Real Madrid and also all of us have kidnapped the white color and it seems that it is only theirs. Levante or Eibar go for Blaugrana and nothing happens.
Are there 'Crims' fans in the Barça dressing room?
Yes. Busquets, Sergi Roberto, Jordi Alba... even Piqué wanted to come to the Catalunya Ràdio studio to record an intro. I also had a very nice conversation with Aitana Bonmatí. We are lucky to have entered her houses and to make them enjoy a relaxation that they need. And the truth is, liking people you admire is a very nice thing.
