Soccer - Barcelona chief Laporta calls for fan patience after Bayern drubbing


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FC Barcelona Press Conference - 1899 Auditorium, Barcelona, Spain - August 6, 2021 FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta during the press conference REUTERS/Albert Gea/File photo

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona president Joan Laporta has asked fans to show patience with the team in the aftermath of Tuesday's 3-0 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League, adding he had foreseen the club's difficult start to the season.

"I'm as disappointed and upset as all of you are. I need to tell you that what is happening is one of the situations we expected and I ask for your patience and that you continue supporting our club," Laporta said in a video on his official Twitter account.

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