Final season, Barcelona got here near successful a quadruple, however they fell quick within the Champions League after . Hansi Flick’s aspect have been gained of the very best in Europe, however ultimately, that honour went to Luis Enrique’s all-conquering PSG squad.
Had Barcelona overwhelmed Inter, they might have confronted PSG within the Champions League remaining, which was a match that many followers had anticipated. In the long run, it was to not be, however there’s a likelihood that the 2 groups might face one another within the 2025-26 match. And that’s precisely what Joan Laporta needs, as he informed CNN (through ).
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“We didn’t play the ultimate towards PSG, I hope that with the brand new format we are going to cross paths this yr. I believe PSG did very nicely final season, they gained the Champions League, Ligue 1… They performed good soccer. They’ve a very good coach and a very good workforce and gamers. Sadly, we didn’t play towards them. However everybody who likes soccer says that we have been the 2 best groups, in the very best form and that we performed the very best soccer on the earth final season. Let’s see if we will measure ourselves on this one, to see which of the 2 is best, with respect for the remainder of the golf equipment. Possibly this yr one other workforce will seem…”
Nuno Mendes in motion for PSG vs Arsenal (Picture through Julian Finney/Getty Pictures)
Laporta provides approval to new Champions League format
Laporta additionally gave his ideas on the format of the Champions League, which contains a league part somewhat than teams. He admitted that he’s a fan of the modifications made by UEFA.
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“I congratulate president Ceferin for a way the competitors has improved. He is aware of soccer and enjoys it and I’m certain he’ll like to look at a match between Barcelona and PSG. I hope we now have that chance subsequent season.”