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23.04.2009 14:51

Laporta: "The fans are enjoying themselves"

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After a display of great football against Sevilla, Club president Joan Laporta admitted “the fans are enjoying themselves a great deal”. However, he insisted that trophies must be won before the joy can be complete.

Joan Laporta stressed that it was impossible not to be encouraged by the way Barça are playing and start thinking about the possibility of a league, Cup and Champions League treble: “This football makes it difficult to contain our hopes, to cope with the joy that a Barça team of this quality gives. But nothing’s been achieved yet”. He also insisted that the support of the fans was vital at this final stage of the season.

Trophies needed

He pointed out that the wins accumulated so far are not enough to guarantee trophies: “We have to be cautious because we haven’t won anything yet and we all know what happens if you don’t win”.

Praise from Josep Lluís Núñez

Just before Joan Laporta made these comments at the Barcelona Royal Tennis Club, former president Josep Lluís Núñez also spoke about the team. He believes Barça is in with a chance of winning all three competitions “if nothing strange happens”.

A valuable squad

Mr Nuñez also recognised that the current squad is one of the best in the Club’s history: “It’s the best team. From the point of view of the value of the squad it has a very high economic level”. He even suggested that the current team could be better than the Dream Team. However, according to Joan Laporta: “The results will tell us that”.