> “They can’t stomach all the titles from 600km away. There’s a difference between jealousy and rage. I already told you when the Real Madrid president, in a disgraceful press conference—which I found shameful—accused us of buying the leagues, of winning them thanks to the referees as if linesmen scored goals. He said things like Negreira… Do you really think all the titles were like that?
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> “The thing is, this man can’t accept what we’re doing. Guardiola told me this: ‘Barça fans have very short memories.’ But I have a good memory. Our legal department has prepared the legal actions we will take against Real Madrid and against their president. He has resorted to slander to destabilize us.
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> “We will see them in court. No one will tarnish the name of Barça, this badge. We will take care of it. We will go after them because we have the upper hand. Do you really think they can threaten us by saying they’ve sent 500 pages to UEFA? You’ll see.”