Barca's President makes his satisfaction public.


An obviously delighted Joan Laporta beamed with smiles when he made himself available for the post-match press comments at Camp Nou after the highly rated FC Barcelona smacked perennial French champions Olympique Lyon 3-0 to assume the top position in the Champions League group standings. Filled with joy for the players, coach, fans and friends alike, Laporta began with congratulating the players and the coaching crew:

The team was sensational. We have to congratulate the individual players, the team and the coach. They played well, fought hard and won. Here, we all win and we all lose. That includes the fans, the membership, players, coaches and directors. Rijkaard’s call for unity was very important.

Laporta also showed appreciation for the fact that former Arsenal FC goal king, Thierry Henry had opened his official goal-scoring record at Barcelona, striking in the Champions League match on Wednesday, a feat which brought Henry's total goal to 43 goals in the Champions League, having scored 7 at Monaco and 35 at Arsenal. Laporta says:

Henry needed this goal and I’m very happy for him.

The president ended his speech by urging greater focus and attention to the forthcoming La Liga match day four clash against Sevilla FC in Camp Nou, which comes up in two days time as another must-win match for the Blaugrana.