Barcelona vice-president Rafa Yuste has blasted Florentino Perez, calling the Real Madrid president’s recent corruption allegations as “pathetic.” The rivalry between the El Clasico giants escalated after Perez accused Barcelona of “stealing” numerous trophies from Los Blancos.
Perez claimed that Real Madrid should have won 14 La Liga titles instead of seven during his tenure, but they were stolen. However, Yuste did not hold back in calling out the Madrid chief for peddling “total falsehood” and insulting the efforts of the Barcelona team.
“The words of Florentino seemed pathetic and full of falsehoods,” Yuste stated in a press conference ahead of Barcelona’s clash with Alaves. “This maneuver by Florentino Perez to cover up a sporting disaster that has lasted for two years will lead him nowhere. It’s a smoke screen to try to justify poor sporting management. We Cules are very happy and nothing will take away our happiness.”
“Seven Leagues stolen? This is a total falsehood. It is not like that, objectively speaking. He will know, but we are going to defend ourselves; we owe it to the fans and the club. Nobody touches this club. It’s not worth talking about Negreira again when we have won two Leagues with a project featuring La Masia players and others who have arrived from outside,” he added.
Despite the war between both El Clasico rivals, Yuste said there are no updates yet on possible legal actions.
