Juan Laporta Confirms Barcelona’s Priority Is to Win La Liga As Catalans Risk Early Champions League Exit

• Juan Laporta has revealed that Barcelona’s main focus for this season is to reclaim the Spanish La Liga title from Real Madrid
• Barcelona are on the verge of getting eliminated from the UEFA Champions League in the group stage as Laporta insists that’s not the club’s priority
• Barcelona will hope to extend their lead at the top of La Liga when they play against Real Madrid in the first El Clasico at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday

Barcelona president, Juan Laporta is not too bothered about the Catalans’ risk of an early Champions League exit as he assured the club’s supporters they will bounce back from a recent rough patch.

Barcelona currently lie in 3rd spot in Group C with 4 points from their opening 4 games and could risk dropping to the Europa League after another disappointing season in Europe.

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Speaking to Barcelona’s website, Laporta revealed the club’s priority was never to win the Champions League this season but rather their target was to win the La Liga trophy back from Real Madrid.

"We want to win La Liga, which is a competition based on consistency. The Champions League was painful, but we need to do the job we have in front of us, and that means concentrating on the league."

Barcelona are currently sitting top of the La Liga table with 22 points from their opening 8 games ahead of Sunday's Clasico against Real Madrid at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

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Meanwhile, Juan Laporta has backed Xavi to turn his fortunes around as Barcelona manager following a rough few weeks in charge of the Catalan giants.

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Laporta insists Xavi is the right man for the job and believes the former Blaugrana midfielder will bring success back to Camp Nou in his time in charge of Barcelona, Marca reports.

Xavi has recently faced criticisms from some of Barcelona’s supporters following the club’s 3-3 draw against Inter Milan in the Champions League.

Laporta set to repair relationship with Messi

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Barcelona president Joan Laporta has vowed to do all he can to re-sign Lionel Messi next summer when the PSG star's contract expires.

Messi joined Barcelona's La Masia as a 13-year-old kid after his family agreed to let him sign for the Camp Nou club.

The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner left the Catalan giants for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer last year, calling an emotional end to his 21-year Barcelona career.