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Their squad is not as good as you think. Their players just look better on a stats and individual level because they are in a very lax, expressive system where they don't have many responsibilities. Its the opposite here where individually players like Lewa will suffer more for uber-high press...

The biggest likelihood is that we paid him as a man on the inside and to lobby for our interests in the CTA (e.g making sure there isn't any more Madrid based members like Negreira said to the Tax Agency). Outright match fixing or corruption with a network of refs? Probably not. More indirect...

In my professional view (Not this specific area but law is my day job) I think Laporta is just trying to buy time and muddy the waters to minimise a potential punishment/delay it. Despite what is said or argued about in public, the prosecutors have been pursuing this case for a while and...

Having a discussion about whether or not we paid Negreira Sr is pointless, the authorities already established it, the tax office confirmed we were paying directly to him and further that no invoices existed corresponding to services provided by him. If that is the argument then going to be an...

Maybe. But he should go if the intent was indeed corruption and that happened under his administration. It is damaging the image of the club and he was directly responsible for that if the allegations are indeed true. Not only that but mes que un club isn't said for no reason. We are a high...

Nobody is contesting that Negreira Jr sold legitimate services on refereeing reports. Many other clubs had also worked with him and they are not being looked into because that bit is fine. The problem is how the money made the way to his refereeing committee dad (Negreira Sr) as it has always...

Not great response from Madrid either. Could have simply called out Laporta for talking bollocks but instead respond with equally delusional conspiracy about how Franco was actually a cule.

Dembele is a player who only a few defenders in the world can handle 1v1. Even if he doesn't get that many goals and assists (which he even was this season) just the amount of attention and panic he draws from a backline produces significant offense, it kills high lines, it forces a double team...

Wouldn't even have got close to winning the league without those 3. Most of our games would end 0-0.

Was complete nonsense, he was attacking and praising him at the same time, didn't make any sense when I read it either. He said this : “UEFA wants to act against Barcelona because we support the Super League project. Ceferin made a number of offensive statements and I ask him to be responsible...

Pretty much he didn't say anything we didn't know already and just re-hashing the lines of 'we paid for refereeing reports' which is disappointing and worrying. He made out like he was going to come with a proper defense and instead he has presented nothing new except accusing Tebas and Ceferin...

Joan Laporta: "Barça hired a service with invoices monitored by the tax agency. Nothing illegal went on and there is no case of sporting corruption." The Treasury put out an official statement a month or so back stating that no invoices could be found corresponding to payments they were...

Can tell Laporta is a real politician. A lot of what he said was outright lies. Most of it deflection and bluster trying to make it into a war against Madrid or Tebas when both don't have much to do with it in reality.

Xavi's old nemesis, 5 at the back.

Even if we drop points, a lot of them, Madrid will also drop plenty so we have to really be terrible to lose the league.

9 games remain. Thankfully Madrid were awful in this last couple months so we still have a very comfortable cushion of 11 points. Good we won the Clasico as it could have been a lot more dicey. To lose the title we would have to lose 4 out of the next 9 games or some similar loss of points...

"I’ve been criticized a lot for my comments on the pitches at times, but for us it is essential.” So... what happens when all these crappy Liga teams start growing out their grass to destroy your whole plan, if it's that essential? Even if it's true it shouldn't be said else risk being...

I actually can't remember seeing him win a physical battle with a centre-back for some time now. Seems like every direct duel he gets in he gets bullied and never bullies his opposite number, whether speed or strength or anything. Idk what's happened but this guy was meant to be the physical...

Ibra was more talented at his best. Defenders would never body Ibra regularly every game like they do with Lewa and was also better technically.

Nah.. it can be that players step up after being given more important roles and minutes and also need that experience of real game time to improve as players and reach their potential. Can't only judge a player in a training setting.