Barcelona VP Slams Florentino: "His Words Are Pathetic and Full of Lies"

Barcelona Vice President Rafael Yuste reacted angrily to yesterday's press conference held by Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez. Yuste's comments addressed Pérez's remarks, which once again brought up the infamous "Negreira case" and the accusation that the Catalan club had "stolen" a total of seven titles.

Ahead of the traditional lunch with the Alavés management, whom Barcelona were set to play, Yuste commented on the situation. "Florentino's words struck me as pathetic and full of lies. The club already issued a statement yesterday considering legal action, but I want to say that this maneuver by Florentino Pérez, aimed at covering up the sporting failures of the last two years, will lead nowhere. I watched the press conference later, not live, and it made me neither laugh nor cry. It just made me sad."

He then emphasized the significance of Barcelona's recent league title: "There's no point in talking about Negreira again when we've won two titles with a project that includes players from La Masia and others brought in from outside. We're winning it by a 14-point margin, and this is a smokescreen he's using to justify his poor sports management. We, the Barça fans, are very happy, and nothing will take that happiness away from us."

Yuste didn't hold back in his response to Florentino: "Seven stolen titles? That's a complete lie. Objectively speaking, it's not true. He knows it, but we will defend ourselves. We owe it to the fans and to the club, and no one can touch our club."

Regarding Barcelona's statement yesterday about potential legal action, he indicated that everything is in motion: "There's no new information yet on possible legal actions. Since yesterday, the matter has been in the hands of the legal department, and when we have more information on what's being investigated, we will inform you. But red lines should never be crossed, and this man has already crossed them."