The mysterious disappearance of Josep Maria Bartomeu

Josep Maria Bartomeu is known as a punctual person and he shows it game after game at Camp Nou. No match starts without the president sat in his seat. He is never late. Not at the start, not after half-time. How it should be. 

However this Wednesday something strange happened. At the start of the second half only the vice-presidents Vilarrubi and Mestre, along with Josep Maria Fuste, Robert Fernandez and Ariedo Braida were in the presidential box. Nobody else. That is to say they were the only ones that saw the Osasuna goal. The front row was missing Bartomeu and Cardoner. The latter and the rest of the directors, sponsors and guests came back out between the third and fourth minute of the second half.

However the president did not arrive until the 15th minute. In fact, he sat down and Messi scored his second goal. Where was Bartomeu during the first quarter of an hour of the second half? There’s no definitive answer. Some think he was talking on the phone with his lawyer and others to the future coach of Barcelona. Something very important had to be happening. The most curious thing is that almost nobody noticed his absence.