Bartomeu jokes: At least I won't get jeered with games behind closed doors!

Barcelona's president joked that, "At least if the game's played behind closed doors, it will save me from being jeered!" in an event at Círculo Ecuestre today.

Bartomeu explained that Barcelona have "taken the recommendation to play the Napoli game behind closed doors as an obligation; we are really sorry for the fans and for the world of football but we have to be responsible. 

"We would have liked to have played the game in front of our fans. Subsequently, the government has ordered LaLiga games to be played behind closed doors. Napoli players will arrive here safely, in spite of all of the fight cancellations".

"Health comes first. The economic cost could be around six million euros".

"If we are playing the game behind closed doors, at least I won't get the white hankie treatment - but it's normal for the fans to express themselves - I got my handkerchief out when they sold Ronaldo to Inter".