MADRID (SPAIN) (ITALPRESS) – El Clasico has already begun, at least off the pitch. After the match against Juventus, Thibaut Courtois had his say on La Liga’s about-face on Villarreal-Barcelona, saying he was “happy the match wasn’t being played in Miami. It didn’t make sense how they wanted to organize it, without transparency. Matches should be played home and away, I think it’s a matter of common sense. If they want to do that in the future, all the clubs will have to vote. If we believe that La Liga is the best league in the world, there’s no need to go and play elsewhere. We need to fill the stadiums here first, which doesn’t always happen, and improve these aspects.”
The Real Madrid goalkeeper expanded the discussion to include financial fair play, not sparing a dig at Barcelona. “Many teams are selling their best players to meet him. It’s not normal that on September 1st, ten teams are forced to perform miracles to sign players. This is what needs to change first and foremost: not going abroad to play, that’s not the best solution. We already play a lot of preseason games, they’re needed for that.” About the victory over the Bianconeri: “It was a tough and hard-fought match, with chances on both sides. It’s Juve, not a small team. They put us in difficulty, and we need to be careful for Sunday.”
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