Barcelona president cancel lunch with Real Madrid president ahead of El Clasico

Barcelona president cancel lunch with Real Madrid president ahead of El Clasico

LALIGA Barcelona president cancel lunch with Real Madrid president ahead of El Clasico

Kolawole Babatunde 18:20 - 14.03.2023

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has called off his traditional El Clasico lunch with Florentino Perez ahead of the El Clasico.

According to Catalunya Radio, Joan Laporta has canceled his scheduled lunch with Florentino Perez ahead of the El Clasico on Sunday.

Before every meeting between the two giants, the presidents of the two Spanish giants meet up to have lunch.

The two successful clubs have seen their relationship get better in recent years, as a result of aligned interests. However, El Caso Negreira could see the clubs at loggerheads once again.

El Caso Negreira threatens to break brewing relationship 

According to Football Espana, Real Madrid called an emergency board meeting over the weekend to deliberate on the action to take about the charges of continuous corruption submitted by the Spanish Prosecution against Barcelona. 

The 14-time Champions League winners also concluded that they would be present at the case as a claimant.

Per MD, the relationship between the clubs has gotten worse in light of recent events, and the customary lunch between the presidents is set to be canceled.

When and where is the El Clasico?

With Barcelona nine points clear of Real Madrid, both teams will face off ahead of the 253rd competitive El Clasico at Camp Nou on Sunday, while they have met a further 34 times in friendlies and other non-competitive matches.

The match will hold at 21:00 WAT.

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