Barca quintet safe in Turkey | Football Espana
Barcelona have issued a statement of reassurance after Arda Turan, Carles Puyol, Deco and Eric Abidal were in Turkey during Friday’s failed military coup. Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta were also due to fly to Turkey for a charity march organised by their former teammate Samuel Eto’o, now of Super Lig club Antalyaspor, but neither travelled as a night of explosions, fatalities and gunfire ensued.
Betis first up for FC Barcelona in La Liga | FC Barcelona
Betis will FC Barcelona's first opponents in the league in 2016/17.