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Laporta is furious: "As a Barcelona fan I'm just ashamed" | Israel today

2022-04-15T05:24:18.084Z


After the relegation from Europe and the loss to Frankfurt, the club president commented on the German fans' surprising takeover of the Camp Nou stands: "This is a disgrace that cannot be repeated. We will have to check ourselves" • Xavi: "There was a big mistake on the part of the club. Influenced us "


Barcelona ended its European season last night (Thursday) with a home loss, 3: 2 (4: 3) against Frankfurt, which ousted the Catalans at the Camp Nou in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

The surprising defeat interrupted a streak of 15 consecutive games without a loss, but most of the club members' anger was directed at the image failure after at least 25,000 Frankfurt fans took over the stands at the Camp Nou and gave the stadium an unprecedented white backdrop.

At least according to the media in Spain, many members of the Barcelona club simply sold their tickets to German fans, who took advantage of the loophole to encourage their team in the critical encounter.

It should be noted that only 5,000 tickets were allocated to Frankfurt for the match, but in practice close to 30,000 German fans were seen in the stands.

Over 30,000 Frankfurt fans traveled to the Camp Nou for their club's 3-2 win over Barcelona.



Xavi and Barça President Joan Laporta do not know how that happened 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/RkhtDknwsQ

- B / R Football (@brfootball) April 14, 2022

The one who did not ignore the German control of the stands was the president, Juan Laporta, who expressed his anger against Barcelona fans: "This is a disgrace that can not be repeated in the coming games. We must learn from this for the near future. Check what happened, and make decisions accordingly. "

The president added: "I am ashamed as a Barcelona fan of what happened. I am still looking for all the answers, I feel it was a great humiliation."

Frankfurt celebrating with the 30,000+ traveling fans after their win at Barcelona 🤯



(via @Eintracht) pic.twitter.com/GRsKDrSlfi

- B / R Football (@brfootball) April 14, 2022

Xavi also criticized the club's conduct: "Everyone in the locker room is trying to understand what happened tonight at the stadium. There was a big mistake here on the part of the club. It definitely affected us, because the feeling was that it was a final game and the crowd was not all for us. "It's very disappointing. In any case, it does not explain our loss."

Frankfurt fans SHOWED UP to the Camp Nou 🏟️ pic.twitter.com/9XOH2Hin3e

- B / R Football (@brfootball) April 14, 2022

"We lost because we did not know how to attack properly," Xavi added, "we did not play like in other games and therefore the disappointment is very big. Frankfurt deserves this victory. Now we have to try to qualify for the Champions League for next season."

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Source: israelhayom

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