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28.08.2009 23:53

Laporta recalls heroes of the 50s

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Club President Joan Laporta was thrilled with Pep Guardiola’s team’s fifth title of the year, comparing them with the famous “Team of the Five Cups”.

Following the team’s latest title, Sr Laporta commented: “it’s marvellous and this team really deserve it all. The whole Barca family is thrilled and celebrating this win”.

Tremendous effort

Sr Laporta compared the team’s achievements with the famous “Team of the Five Cups” of the 1950s stressing: “it takes a lot to repeat a record like that and this team’s done it”.

Keep up the motivation

With the new season about to get underway, Sr Laporta insisted: “it’s important that we can keep up the same level of motivation”, whilst warning of the difficulty of the competitions this year. The President also detailed the three values he wants the team to show this season: “prudence, humility and effort”, whilst adding: “we shouldn’t be thinking about winning titles just yet, simply taking each step at a time”.

Hard fought victory

Sr Laporta praised goalscorer Pedro for his: “quality, strength and fighting spirit”, whilst admitting: “Shaktar put up a good fight against us tonight and made it tough for us, but that just adds to the value of our win”.

Chygrynsky

The Barca fans had a chance to see their possible new signing in action in Monaco and Sr Laporta commented: “he looked to be an extraordinary defender to me, with great distribution and good positioning. I’m sure he has the quality to play for Barca”. The President also explained that the deal to bring the Ukranian to the Nou Camp is close to being done and dusted: “we have to put the finishing touches to it, but we should be able to sign him on Saturday”.

Trip to Donetsk

This Saturday, Joan Laporta and Sporting Vice President Rafael Yuste will be travelling to Donetsk to finalise the deal and also take part in the inauguration of Shaktar’s new stadium, the Donbass Arena.