Barcelona has invited nearly 2,000 people to the club’s 125th anniversary party, which will be held tomorrow, November 29, at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. The gala, which will start punctually at 7:30 p.m., will feature the presence of the four former presidents of the club and other important personalities in Barcelona’s history.
Barça invited Joan Gaspart (2000-03), Enric Reyna (2003), Sandro Rosell (2010-14) and Josep Maria Bartomeu (2014-20), who have confirmed their attendance. The club extended the invitation by letter to all current professional teams and former Champions League winners. But not everyone will attend.
Van Gaal, Xavi Hernández and Ronald Koeman are on the list of confirmed former coaches.
The well-known absence of Leo Messi is joined by ex-Azulgranas Jordi Alba, Luis Suárez and Sergio Busquets, who also live in Miami. Neither will the captain of that team, Carles Puyol, who is fulfilling professional commitments in Peru, nor Andrés Iniesta, who this week is taking the mandatory attendance coaching course in Dubai. Club sources confirm that at least there will be a video message from Messi, Iniesta and Puyol.
Pep Guardiola
The list of confirmed former coaches includes Xavi Hernández, Ronald Koeman, and Louis van Gaal. Neither former coach Ernesto Valverde nor Pep Guardiola will be there, who will leave another message.
Aitana Bonmatí will not be there, to whom the RFEF has not given permission to be absent for a few hours from the Spanish team’s concentration.
Yes, Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain will attend, as well as Jordi Cruyff. Another notable absence will be that of Aitana Bonmatí, who the RFEF has not given permission to be absent for a few hours from the concentration of the Spanish team that tomorrow plays a friendly against South Korea.
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