Barcelona's Enric Masip Blasts Real Madrid Over Negreira Complaints

Enric Masip, a collaborator of Joan Laporta at FC Barcelona, attacked Real Madrid this past Thursday over its continuous complaints about the "Negreira Case." This has even been seen in the stands at the Bernabeu in the last two matches (against Sevilla and RB Leipzig), where the message "No impunity for Negreira" could be seen.

The Blaugrana executive was very harsh with the Merengues, since he accused them of mistreating and attacking, with their recurring accusations not only against the Culer entity but also against LaLiga, the other clubs, and the referees.

"When someone uses these techniques, which are not by chance because it is the union of the coach, certain press, TV, club... they move forward to cover up their own problems by alluding to the biggest rival. The objective is to tarnish Barça's image, and we feel offended and angry. In three and a half years, nothing has ever been proven, nor will it be. There has been nothing.

Barcelona has won titles and matches with its football... We, for many years now, have not alluded to dark periods of this country when a team indeed benefited and won titles because of that impartiality. There are red lines that should not be crossed, and they have been crossed," Masip said in an interview on Desafio Nacex.

Masip insisted that all the statements Madrid makes have the same objective: to cover up the shortcomings the team has shown in recent years. "They use talk shows as if they were juries and reports as if they were verdicts. To dodge a problem, you allude to Negreira in headlines or interviews that have nothing to do with it... You talk about Negreira when in reality you should be talking about what is happening to you.

It is a red line that should not be crossed. They are damaging LaLiga, the Federation. They are attacking and mistreating the entire competition, all the clubs, the referees... They go to UEFA. They disrespect all the clubs, although they think it only affects one club. They damage the image. For me, it is a shame that those techniques are used to divert attention from what you do."

Finally, he did not let the opportunity slip to talk about the controversial play between Arda Guler and Peque in the Madrid-Sevilla match. "Did no one see the elbow? It also happened on a goal by Lewandowski or Lamine at the Bernabeu; curiously, that camera was not working. And it was the only angle where it could be seen that the ball had gone in. And we did not start a war, nor were we crying all day.

It is a mistake, and you swallow it. Curiously, that always falls on the same side." "Guler's images were not clear, but it is an elbow; that is it, period. An elbow is a sending-off. The next day they do not talk about this... but if there is an action in Sevilla, the whole machinery gets going to talk about that situation."

With this, El Clasico this Sunday heats a little more. The stage is set; the Camp Nou awaits to witness a new edition of the most watched Clasico in the world. Real Madrid and Barcelona maintain somewhat different current situations, but the competitive spirit of both squads will be even. Both Jose Mourinho and Hansi Flick will have to prepare the perfect game if they want to take the three points.