Real Madrid has responded with a video to Barcelona president Joan Laporta’s allegations about ties to Franco’s fascist regime.
Real Madrid bounces back regime rulings Laporta, Casillas mingles
In the defense in the Negreira case, Laporta also criticized Real Madrid with a reference to the arch-rival’s alleged ties to the former dictator Franco. “Everyone knows Real is a club that has been favored by referees in the past. It was the regime’s club.”
Real Madrid will not respond in words, but the media department of Los Blancos came up with a telling four-minute video in response to Laporta’s statements. The images and text subtly point to the ties that Barcelona had with Franco and that the Catalan club achieved more successes than Real Madrid under the dictator.
Former Real goalkeeper Iker Casillas made himself heard via Twitter. Freely translated, Real Madrid ended the discussion with the video, according to Casillas.
Barcelona receives good news about Frenkie de Jong and other duo
In other La Liga news, Barcelona has received excellent news from the infirmary. Frenkie de Jong was back on the training field with the leader of La Liga on Monday morning, just like Ousmane Dembélé and Pedri.
De Jong last played for Barcelona a month ago, when he played for ninety minutes against Real Madrid (2-1 win). De Jong then suffered a hamstring injury, which kept him sidelined in recent weeks. After he had already resumed individual training, De Jong has now also joined the group training again.
The return of De Jong is an important fact for Barcelona. In his absence, Barcelona beat Elche (4-0), but it also lost against Real Madrid (0-4) and played a goalless draw against Girona and Getafe.
Dembele has been sidelined for much longer. He suffered a muscle injury at the end of January, while Pedri injured his hamstring in mid-February. They have also resumed group training. Whether the trio will be fit in time for next Sunday’s game with Atlético Madrid remains to be seen.
Sergi Roberto injury
In addition, Barcelona also had negative news to report. Sergi Roberto has sustained a hamstring injury from the duel with Getafe. He is therefore out of circulation for the time being.
