Joan Laporta, president of Barça, was excited by Barça's victory in the women's Champions League final after a historic comeback. "A lot of emotion, it doesn't matter how it starts but how it ends," said the president at the conclusion of the game.
“The comeback has occurred because these players believe in the colors and have felt that the fans were supporting them. It is a historic and deserved comeback. We were attacking, with very clear opportunities. They have scored two goals in two against, but honestly, I thought we would win. After the third I wanted to score another goal because it was calm”, summed up the president.
In the last minutes and despite logical nerves, Laporta was happy because his players “played with great intelligence and courage. Many of them have two Champions and three finals and this does not stop. We have to keep making history."
For Laporta, the key to this team is that “there is good chemistry with a lot of unity. With this title, Barça continues to be a reference in football and is a beloved institution throughout the world. And that returns in the form of titles to people. A Champions that costs a lot to achieve. It's a great pride."
For his part, coach Jonatan Giráldez was very emotional: “It is difficult to explain the emotions I have. The last few weeks have been very important to me and the fact that my family is here with the birth of my son, seeing how we win this Champions League, reinforces our objectives and explains why we are here", he explained.
“He has a week to live. She is the newest person in the entire stadium. She is 8 days old. We can explain to him that he was there and in a very exciting game. Tracing. A fair result. We have shown that we are more than just football. It is character, it is ambition ”, claimed the Galician.
“Beyond some tactical correction, I have told them that they could. I have reminded them of what they had done to get here. That we could come back and deserve to win and I am very proud of all of them. From what they have done, ”he concluded.
