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Real Madrid do not appreciate Laporta’s comments, could break friendship with Barcelona
Joan Laporta stoked old sentiments when he criticised Real Madrid in today’s press conference, accusing the Spanish giants of being close to power and enjoying the referee’s support.
Laporta also criticised Real Madrid’s decision to act as accused in the Negreira trials, which many believe, will not go down well with Los Blancos.
Surely enough, a recent report from MARCA suggests Real Madrid are ready to launch a fightback against Laporta’s comments, with many in the club believing that the words of the Barcelona president are pure defamation. It is an ironic development as Laporta himself used it as a narrative when describing the Negreira allegations.
As per the report, Real Madrid will publicly contest Laporta’s comments and may also pursue a legal case until the end.
While Laporta was careful enough not to mention the name of Florentino Perez, it is apparent that Real Madrid and Barcelona will not be on good terms. Their cordial relationship could be on the verge of a breakdown and following a similar path as Atletico Madrid.
The two capital clubs had a fallout last summer, which was linked to various factors including Atleti’s non-involvement in the Super League project, coupled with Real Madrid poaching Atleti’s top young talent.
Similarly, Real Madrid could go after Barcelona’s academy talents in the years to come. The report further mentions that the two clubs will not act together, even though they are involved in the Super League project.
The breakdown of Barcelona and Real Madrid’s relationship, though, could be catastrophic for the Super League project. With Juventus also struggling to keep up with courts, it is hard to imagine that the ESL project will receive any traction and invite other clubs to collaborate.
Real Madrid are back in action tomorrow in La Liga as they take on Elche at Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero on Matchday 6.
The Merengues go into the game on the back of a solid 4-1 win over Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu and will be eager to build on that, especially with the Madrid derby coming up later in the week.
Ahead of the trip to Elche, Jose Mourinho has announced the squad list of players that will be at his disposal for the game tomorrow night.
There are no new returns to the squad as Real Madrid continue to be without Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy, and Rodrygo Goes for the game.
Mourinho could look to make changes to his starting lineup, keeping an eye on the derby at the weekend, which could potentially open the doors for someone like Aurelien Tchouameni to start, having been eased back into the thick of things after return from injury.
There could be some rotations in defence as well, with the likes of Antonio Rudiger and Trent Alexander-Arnold hoping to get some action on the pitch.
It remains to be seen if Yan Diomande starts another game after featuring from the get-go against Rayo at the weekend, especially considering that Arda Guler has been a key player for Mourinho’s team.
Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., and Jude Bellingham have started all matches so far and it will be interesting to see if one or all of them are given a break with an eye on the derby.
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