Overview
- Joan Laporta said the relationship between Barcelona and Real Madrid is currently “totally broken.”
- He described “diverse topics” that have distanced the clubs, while stressing institutional respect and the possibility of a civil, future reset.
- The remarks were made at a welcome event organized by the Spanish federation in Jeddah ahead of Sunday’s Supercopa de España final.
- Real Madrid was represented at the reception by director of institutional relations Emilio Butragueño, with club president Florentino Pérez not in attendance.
- Local reporting ties the rupture to Barcelona’s return to UEFA/EFC after stepping away from the Super League project and to heightened pressure over the Negreira case.