FC Barcelona president Laporta expects more success

Search

« Barca Players at World Cup: Larsson first Barca player out of world Cup

Barca most successful team in World Cup - All players qualified for 'Round of 16' »

FC Barcelona president Laporta expects more success

sven

23rd June 2006

FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta is targeting more success under Barca coach Frank Rijkaard. Laporta is aiming for a treble next season: La Primera Liga, UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey.

In Europe, he expects Chelsea to challenge Barca the most, due to the fact that the current English Premiership Champions invested heavily in new players such as Ukrainian top striker Andrei Shevchenko and Germany´s captain Michael Ballack among others but also Manchester United, Arsenal and AC Milan could be tough opponents:

"Chelsea are a very strong team with a lot of quality players and they also have a lot of financial power and strength. But Arsenal, Manchester United and AC Milan also look strong so I believe it will be another tough season. We already have a world-class squad that can compete and we believe we can go for a clean sweep to win every competition."