FC Barcelona president Josep María Bartomeu will meet this afternoon with Barcelona players to explain the posture of the board regarding 'Barcagate'. After denying publicly that the board are behind the campaign from l3 Venture, which criticises their opponents online (including Messi and Pique). he wants to get his point across personally to the players. He will meet the squad before training, which takes place at 6.30pm.
Bartomeu wants to meet first with the captains and later with the rest of the squad to explain personally what is going on. He wants to calm things before the squad take on Napoli in the Champions League and then Madrid in the second Clasico at the Bernabeu.