Joan Laporta is refusing to blame manager Xavi or his players, despite Barcelona dropping out of the Champions League at the group stage on Wednesday night.
The Catalan giants have limped out of Europe’s top competition, beating Viktoria Plzen in their first group match but then picking up just one point from their four matches with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
Obviously it was a tough group they were handed, but finishing behind Inter will be of huge disappointment to the Barca fans, who will watch their side in the Europa League later this season.
Laporta insists it is neither the manager nor the players’ fault, though, and is looking to build for the future with the young squad at the Camp Nou.
‘It’s a shame, but you can’t blame the players or the coach for anything,’ Laporta told Barca TV after a 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday. ‘We have to look forward, because we have LaLiga and other competitions left.