The FC Barcelona will go back to see the faces in front of the Athletic of Madrid in the semifinals of the Glass of Rey. Eliminatory that does us trace us back to the season 1999-2000, that in which the rojiblancos descended to Second Division but finish planting in the final of the Glass of the King that lost with the RCD Espanyol.
And they contested it after golear to the Barcelona by three to zero in Vicente Calderón in the gone. Leaving encarrilada the eliminatory, by what always will be remembered this is by what sucedió in the turn. The blaugranas planted in the Camp Nou and avoided to jump to the field, remaining in the band without participating.
Without players by the selections, the Barça did not play
Everything occurred a 24 May 2000, with a desangelado Estadi like witness. The Barça of Nuñez alleged in front of the RFEF that did not have players to contest the duel and asked to postpone it. That the party contested in a day reserved for the selections did that the Barcelona jumped to the field with ten players titled and an acting. Well To the field field no, only to the band of the terrain of game. Between them they were myths like the "pitu" Abelardo, Pep Guardiola and two jovencísimos Carles Puyol and Xavi Hernández.
Because of this, and treating to revoke the suspension, the FC Barcelona headed to all organism had and for having. Arriving even to ask him to the Spanish Committee of Sportive Discipline that invalidated his elimination and allowed him repeat the party already with the staff to the complete. It did not do and even it sanctioned to the club with not being the following campaign in the bass drum of the Glass. Decision that remained in water of borages since Ángel Maria Villar conceded them the reprieve to the following course.