The classic that Barcelona and Real Madrid will play next Sunday at the Camp Nou comes marked by the Negreira Case. They know it in the Blaugrana club and it is staged by its president, Joan Laporta, whose public explanations about the case are still pending. However, in a video message addressed to the club's members before the classic, the president insisted that the Negreira case aims to destabilize the team and, in the medium term, "control Barça, keep it."
Laporta promised not only to defend the club in the case opened by the courts in the million-dollar payments to the former vice president of the Technical Referee Committee (CTA) José María Enríquez Negreira, but also to attack what he considers an orchestrated campaign. "There will be time and, I feel like explaining to you who, why and how they are orchestrating this campaign. Have no doubt that we will defend ourselves. And we will not only defend ourselves, we will also attack, ”he stressed.
In his message, the president urged the fans not to focus on other aspects that could "divert attention" from the players in the duel against Real Madrid next Sunday. “Come cheer on the team more than ever. We have a great opportunity to get closer to the great objective of this season, which is to win the League”, recalled Laporta.
The directive, which commissioned an external investigation into "the arbitration technical consulting service", does not currently plan to give concrete explanations about the Negreira Case after Laporta has been summoned as a witness according to the request of the Prosecutor's Office. Madrid, meanwhile, has appeared as a private accusation, a circumstance that has favored suspending the traditional lunch of the classic scheduled in Barcelona. LaLiga also appeared as the president Javier Tebas recalled in Foros de Vanguardia.
The party, on the other hand, is pending Pedri. The Canarian footballer, who was in the final phase of his recovery, suffered from his discomfort and is practically ruled out. Xavi does not want to risk those high-voltage matches like the one on Sunday in which, in case of victory, Barcelona, leader of the League, will extend its advantage over Real Madrid to 12 points. Despite the importance of the clash, Pedri, very important in the game and in the Blaugrana scheme, will not be an exception in his rules for the Barcelona coach.
