{"id":15801,"date":"2026-05-02T18:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/15801\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T18:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:29:07","slug":"barcelonas-interim-president-on-winning-the-league-title-vs-real-madrid-the-earlier-the-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/15801\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona&#8217;s interim president on winning the league title vs Real Madrid: &#8216;The earlier, the better&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona are closing in on the La Liga title and could mathematically secure it as soon as this week, with a Clasico against Real Madrid on the horizon that has fans dreaming of the <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-could-receive-la-liga-trophy-on-the-day-of-el-clasico-vs-real-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">most dramatic possible coronation<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Ahead of tonight\u2019s clash against Osasuna, acting president Rafa Yuste spoke to the media and was asked directly about when and how he expects the title to be wrapped up.<\/p>\n<p>He was cautious in his first response, though admitting excitement was hard to miss.<\/p>\n<p>What Rafa Yuste said on Barcelona\u2019s title triumph<\/p>\n<p>When asked about when Barcelona would want to secure the league title, knowing there is a chance they can celebrate it in front of Real Madrid, Yuste said he wants to wrap it up soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as possible, as soon as possible. At that point, there\u2019ll be no room for any doubt, and we can let our joy run free, but I always like to be extremely cautious \u2014 and so we\u2019ll go match by match, as Flick himself says, step by step,\u201d he said (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/radio\/2026\/05\/02\/rafa-yuste-previa-osasuna-barca-liga-hay-ganarla-cuant-video.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">MARCA<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>With many Barcelona fans openly hoping the title can be clinched against Real Madrid next week, Yuste was asked whether he shared that sentiment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fbl-esp-liga-barcelona-training-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rafa Yuste, Barcelona's acting president\" class=\"wp-image-126876\"  \/>Yuste wants Barcelona to secure the title as soon as possible. (Photo by PAU BARRENA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI agree with what I\u2019m hearing and what the players and the coach himself are saying, which is that the earlier we win it, the better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur duty is to win the league, and speculating about how and when that happens always makes you lose focus. In this case, everyone is at the peak of focus to win the three points today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pressed one final time on whether this week or the Clasico would be the preferred moment, Yuste returned to the only answer that matters to the camp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe league is decided when we win it mathematically, and that\u2019s the usual phrase always, isn\u2019t it? <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, our focus today \u2014 and we were just discussing this with the team \u2014 is set on trying to secure these three points, with respect for the opponent as I always say, and nothing else, just securing the three points,\u201d he concluded. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona are closing in on the La Liga title and could mathematically secure it as soon as this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,222,1146,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-15801","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-barcelona","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-osasuna","11":"tag-rafa-yuste"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}