Florentino Pérez starting up on El Larguero "We've been working for many years on this project. Perhaps we haven't known how to explain it."

"I'm a bit sad and disappointed. We've been working on this for three years, on what to do to fight the financial situation. In theory it's easy to understand. The league is untouchable. Where you can get more money is the midweek games. The current format is obsolete."

"I've never seen a greater aggression from the president of UEFA and the leagues. As if it was orchestrated. It surprised us all, an aggression that I've never seen in my life, in 20 years in football. Threats... As if we'd killed someone, killed football."

"There was someone in the English group who didn't have a lot of interest... Who was never convinced. I won't say who."

"(The English clubs) left because of the atmosphere... UEFA put on a show. It was like we'd let off an atomic bomb. Perhaps we haven't presented it well and explained it well but they haven't given us an opportunity either. Because they don't want to."

"The project is on standby. If half leave, tired of what they've heard on 24 hours... Juventus haven't left. Milan neither. We're all together, Barcelona, reflecting on this..."

On 15 "fixed" members "They're the ones who on merit in the last 15-20 years have earned it. Semi finals, finals, they have most fans on social media around the world. We need it. What we can't do... they say we're all equal and that's great, but there are games no-one watches."