"Real Madrid announced its readiness to take part in the trial against "Barcelona"

Earlier, the Barcelona prosecutor's office filed a lawsuit against the Blue-Garnet and their former presidents Josep Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell in a case of possible corruption in payments to the former vice president of the technical refereeing committee, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira.

Yesterday, the board of directors of the Madrid club met urgently and issued the following statement :

"Real Madrid would like to express its extreme concern over the seriousness of the facts and reiterates its confidence in the legal system. The club agrees to defend its legal rights to be present in court when the judge opens the process to all parties, "the statement said.