Barcelona President Joan Laporta has arrived at the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to join the players in lifting the Supercopa ( Spanish Super Cup) trophy. Among the players celebrating with the Camp Nou head are Dani Olmo and Pau Victor - deals that have caused the Blaugrana to have financial problems in the past.
A few days before winning the Supercopa, Barcelona had been given a license by the Spanish government to use Dani Olmo from now until the end of the season, despite a previous ban from La Liga due to salary problems. This victory is not only meaningful in terms of achievements, it is an affirmation to the opponents, especially Real Madrid, about the strength of Barcelona. It is still intact and not affected by external factors.
Three months ago, in the first El Clasico of the La Liga season, Barca crushed Real 4-0 at the Bernabeu. That was the time when the Camp Nou team had the strongest ever under Hansi Flick. However, since then, due to various factors, they have encountered a series of poor performances, being left behind by the Madrid duo in the La Liga rankings.
Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha (2) and Alejandro Balde scored against their arch-rivals, creating a day in the stands with the Cules. Blaugrana have played with 10 men since the 56th minute but Real Madrid only scored 1 more goal and suffered a 2-5 defeat. It was a true destruction for the opponent who did not join the army from Hansi Flick and his team, reminding Real not to rush to leave Barca out of the competition this season.
"super-Heroic Victory" and "super-Destroyer" are the words that world Deportivo and Marca used on the front page after the great victory of the "Ctalia Giants". Barca players are much younger than Real Madrid on average, but their maturity and class have overwhelmed the Galaxy in Carlo Ancelotti's hands.
Both Dani Olmo and Pau Victor were registered in Barcelona's starting lineup, in which Olmo was brought on and left many strong impressions. The Spanish midfielder is like an innocent victim of the recent storm. A talented player but constantly faced the prospect of having to leave the team and leaving behind a series of crises just due to financial problems from the upper class. However, Laporta has never let Olmo fall into that situation. Finally, when they overcame the storm, they won the championship together.
"This Christmas season has been a peaceful one for us," Raphinha said when asked about his feelings after the win.
When raising the title in Saudi Arabia, Barcelona players gave that honor to the president. In the storm of the past few years with so many consequences left by the Josep Bartomeu era, it was Joan Laporta, not anyone else, who carried and drove Barca through the current period. A huge debt hanging on the head but Barca still have money to renovate Camp Nou, still welcomes many stars and still has resounding victories, that is a scenario that seems to be only a dream.
La Liga, Champions League and Copa Del Rey still have a chance, Barcelona will have great motivation after the Supercopa to set clear ambitions. They have the ability to do that.
