Bartomeu: “We deserve to go through”

The sporting Vice-President of FC Barcelona Josep Maria Bartomeu said that the effort” that Barça put in during the two matches of the tie “are more than worth going through justly.” The director congratulated the two teams because they played two games that “made the fans happy.” Bartomeu also praised the response from the public at the Camp Nou: “they were very correct, respectful and they gave and example” of how to cheer on a team.

He also weighed in on the Competition Commission’s decision to not ban Pepe for the stomp on Messi: “We respect the decision because they have all the right in the world, but a revision of the Commission is needed.”(via FCBarcelona.cat)