Pep Guardiola's statement on the eve of the party by announcing that "Messi will not play because it is not to compete," caused a monumental not in the press room by Korean journalists.
Such was the disappointment that they took, the moderator of the event and one of the leaders of the organizing company, was allowed to cross-examine the license Guardiola on the absence of crack before Pep rose to address the training.
"How true that Messi will not play?" He said. To which Pep replied: "No, because there is a risk of injury to have done just training."
From there, the news of the absence of Leo Messi, Barca's claim true in Seoul, before the initial absence of the eight world champions, "grew and caused a massive reaction of discomfort among all parties related to party.
Local television announced that if the organizer was not Messi, would offer the party and therefore would not pay.
The various sponsors of the meeting also threatened to break his contract if Messi was not involved in the crash.
With the impact he had, the news came quickly to the fans who had tickets to watch the game and many of them were presented in the hotel's angry Barca and with the intention of returning.
In view of the overall reaction, the head in the organization of the meeting also went to the hotel of Barcelona.
Desperate, because no TV, no sponsors and no fans in the country, the business directly supposed to ruin him, the head of the event put on a show in the lobby of Barca, pulling even the ceiling, announcing the presence of the Barca team in Seoul.
Given the magnitude of the tragedy, the sports vice president, Josep Maria Bartomeu and Jordi Moix the manager decided to intervene in the issue to try to mediate and calm things down.
The lack of Messi in the match for the club, after all, had only a penalty of 200,000 euros on over 2 million that the club would be pocketed by the encounter, and the club was willing to assume, but both believed Barça the image could be seriously harmed by the case and, therefore, decided to talk with Guardiola to reconsider its position.
Reluctantly, because Pep maintained that the player was a risk of injury and then the consequences would be far greater still, coach Leo finally agreed to participate in the match 15 minutes and, therefore, ensure that the party saw on television and sponsors comply with the contracts signed.
Past 2:30 am in Seoul, at 19:30 in Spain, there was white smoke and then Messi played 15 minutes for the satisfaction of all parties. Then the club posted a statement on its website justifying the presence of Messi in the match.
"Having the good performance of the player after the last training and considering that the team will do another before the game, experts have believed appropriate for the Argentine striker could play some minutes in this battle"