After losing the cup final, Sandro Rosell’s message was clear: “We’re not going away with our hands empty. We can take away plenty of pride, having played some great football … I am happy because of what the players have done and especially for the fans, who set a great example.” But he also found time to congratulate the “champions for winning the title”.

Learning from defeat

Rosell described the final as “exciting, very nice, with one half for each team … They scored a goal, we could just as easily have done so, and it was us who had to lose … But you can also learn from defeats and such pride will help to make Barça even bigger”.

Looking ahead

After analysing the game, the Barça president said he felt optimistic about the future. “We can win or lose. It doesn’t matter. Now we have to think about the next game and then the Champions League … We have to finish off the league and then press on.” He finished by wishing the players all the best and saying that he is convinced “Barça is a very great institution and we’ll get over this”.