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Xavi Hernandez revealed that president Joan Laporta celebrated Barcelona’s Clasico win in the dressing room with the players after the dramatic 2-1 victory.

He also said he could understand Barcelona supporters singing: ‘Campeones Campeones!’ at the end of the game, despite not accepting that the league was won.

‘The president comes into the dressing room after most games and I have no problem with that because the relationship is good. He was happy tonight of course,’ said the Barça coach.

It has been a tough few weeks for Joan Laporta since the public prosecutor in Spain accused Barcelona of buying favour from referees by hiring the then-vice president of the refereeing committee in a 20-year period up to 2018.

Laporta does not stand accused but he will have to testify in the case and also has the headache of a temporary stadium move at the end of this season that will cost the club almost 100m euros in lost matchday revenue, hanging over him.