Cerezo closes the Julián affair before Atlético-Barça
The Atlético president says the matter with Barcelona is settled and asks his players to answer on the pitch at the Metropolitano this Sunday at 21:00.
The president of Atlético de Madrid, Enrique Cerezo, has declared the Julián issue with Barcelona closed ahead of Sunday's match at the Metropolitano, kick-off 21:00. According to Mundo Deportivo, Cerezo said the matter was settled at the time, there is no need to talk about it any more, and the answer has to come on the pitch.
He insisted that relations with all clubs are good, Barcelona included, and recalled that he has spent twelve years as president across his two spells. Both sides arrive as the first and second placed teams in LaLiga, with Real Madrid having won on Saturday.
Asked about a possible NFL game at the Metropolitano, he was cautious: the stadium already has so many commitments that he is not sure it can accept another one.
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