Barcelona president Laporta: Our plan was to bring joy back to fans

Barcelona president Joan Laporta feels his board have brought "joy" back to the fans.

Barca enter the new season as defending LaLiga champions.

On his return to the presidency, Laporta told Sport: "The main objective was to bring joy back to Bara and win titles. We are starting to win. The attendance levels are reaching historic records. We are on the right track because we had set out to save the club financially and institutionally to make it competitive on a sporting level. Not only in football.

"And the six leagues in the (other) professional sections show we are working well and we are on the right track. But we want more, and next season we are more ambitious.

"We have overcome important obstacles to participate in this Champions League and that is an incentive for us to win it. Xavi said that it wasn't until he won the first title that he was aware of it. It changes the players' mentality and they want more. Winning La Liga will help us to be ambitious."