{"id":5379,"date":"2026-03-05T00:17:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/?p=5379"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:15:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:15:24","slug":"joan-laporta-bemoans-barcelona-copa-del-rey-exit-if-we-had-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/joan-laporta-bemoans-barcelona-copa-del-rey-exit-if-we-had-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Joan Laporta bemoans Barcelona Copa del Rey exit \u2013 \u201cIf we had the\u2026\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Barcelona were distraught to have missed out on reaching the Copa del Rey final, after they lost 4-3 on aggregate to Atletico Madrid in the semi-final tie, which concluded on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Joan Laporta, who is in contention to receive is fourth mandate as president, was one of those to take in events at the Spotify Camp Nou, and as per MD<\/a>, he spoke to the media the following day to express his pride at how Barcelona played in the second leg.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very grateful to the players, they gave an exhibition and gave everything. We are proud of the team and the coach, and\u00a0of Deco. The fans are happy and it showed. If it hadn\u2019t been for Cubars\u00ed\u2019s goal disallowed in the first leg, we could have qualified.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nothing to say about the result, Atl\u00e9tico went through, but it was very nice that we stayed ten minutes applauding the team. The pride of the match weighs much more than the disgust, how the fans experienced this semi-final and how the stadium was.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Laporta: Barcelona affected by reduced attendance<\/h2>\n

Laporta did bemoan the fact that Barcelona City Council stopped the club<\/a> from having an extra 17,000 fans in attendance on Tuesday, which he believes would have made a significant difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has penalised us not to have the North Stand open. If with two thirds full to bursting and the fans cheering from before the game, the atmosphere was fantastic. If we had had the Gol Nord full, we would have possibly scored more goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey say that he will be before election day, we are going to see if it is so. Let\u2019s hope that this time it will be a reality, because the time has come when it is difficult to understand why the Gol Nord\u00a0and the Grada d\u2019Animaci\u00f3, the Grada 1957, are not allowed to have fans in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laporta believes \u201csmall adjustments\u201d needed to squad<\/h2>\n

Laporta also spoke on Barcelona\u2019s plans to return to the 1:1 rule. He expects it to happen sooner rather than later, although it does not mean that sweeping changes will be made to the squad during the summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have presented the intermediate states to UEFA and we have less and less tension to make the additions we need. We have a good squad and some adjustments have to be made. Deco\u00a0is working in the offices and\u00a0Hansi\u00a0on the bench. If my candidacy is elected, the necessary adjustments will be made and work is being done in some positions, but we have a squad that we are proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n

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