La Liga: Barcelona president Laporta refuses to rule out asking for Clasico replay
Laporta's biggest complaint was over Lamine Yamal's 28th minute flick which was scrambled away by Madrid keeper Andriy Lunin.
Laporta's biggest complaint was over Lamine Yamal's 28th minute flick which was scrambled away by Madrid keeper Andriy Lunin.
FC Barcelona won a thrilling Champions League tie 3-1 at home to Napoli to assure their place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Raphinha opened the scoring in the 20th minute and could have had two more before halftime as Barca dominated their rivals well below usual level.
Both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona look set to lose key defenders for at least a month, with right back Dani Carvajal sidelined for Real Madrid and central defender Inigo Martinez out for Barca.
FC Barcelona have confirmed the worst fears over the knee injury suffered by 19-year-old midfielder Gavi who played for Spain against Georgia on Sunday night.
Koeman expressed his disappointment at Messi's departure
The agreement sees the clubs receive a cash injection in the form of a long-term loan that has to be paid back over a 40-year period
This means that the forward probably won't be able to make his Barca debut until the start of November
Laporta assured that Messi wanted to stay at the club and said Barca would organise a testimonial game in his honour at a future date
The announcement ends the Argentine star's 21-year old relationship with the club