Josep María Bartomeu has attended to the microphones of 'beIN Sports' just before the start of the party in front of The Palms, giving explanations of the decision to play to enclosed door: 'it has done a very big effort with all the institutions, especially of LaLiga, to postpone the party, but has not been possible and would have lost six points"
The Barcelona president has commanded all the support to the village of Catalonia: "we Regret a lot of what is occurring in Catalonia today. I think that it is not keeping the freedom of expression that we defend. Today we have taken the exceptional decision to play the party without public to give our support to all those that are suffering this fault of freedom".
"We are a transversal club" Bartomeu has confirmed that it treats of a decision very consensuada: "The security is guaranteeed but have decided to play to enclosed door by exceptional reasons. We think that it is the best"
Finally, the maximum Barcelona leader has admitted that, a priori, the team will not lose points in spite of playing without public: "In principle we do not have to lose points by this reason. We will have to speak in the next days".
Carles Villarubí would have resigned
They are varied the means that aim to a possible resignation of the Barcelona institutional vice-president Carles Villarubí, surely for being at variance with the decision of the club to contest this meeting. Still it has not done official.