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Barca president Laporta insists Super League still alive

August 14, 2020 Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller celebrates scoring their first goal with Serge Gnabry, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS

Barca president Joan Laporta has insisted that the Super League project is still alive, despite the withdrawal earlier this year of the majority of founding clubs.

The Catalans, along with Real Madrid and Juventus are the only three clubs remaining in the seemingly doomed breakaway competition, which was announced in April with 12 founding clubs.

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