Barcelona president Joan Laporta accused Real Madrid of trying to destroy La Liga and the referees' technical committee, and said Barcelona were preparing to play Real Betis before facing Paris Saint-Germain in Paris and Real Madrid at their stadium.
Laporta's criticism of Real Madrid
Laporta said: "As for the Clasico, there will be time to talk about it, but I want to stress that we are fortunate to have Javier Tebas as president of La Liga. He has the experience required to deal with such matters, and he has the good judgement needed to stand up to the attacks that Real Madrid are launching on La Liga. It seems they want to destroy everything, they want to destroy La Liga and the referees' technical committee. They are also unhappy with the Spanish Federation, and nothing pleases them."
Trust in Tebas
Mundo Deportivo reported that Laporta said he trusts in the ability of La Liga president Javier Tebas to stand up to Real Madrid's attacks.
Laporta on the Betis, PSG and Real Madrid games
Laporta said: "Today we play against Real Betis, a big team that also plays football at a high level. After that, we face Paris Saint-Germain in Paris, a match the football world dreams of at this stage we are living through. Then we round off the week with a game against Real Madrid at our stadium."