Barca president Josep Bartomeu faces vote of no confidence after 'Mes Que Una Mocio' fan movement

FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu faces a vote of no confidence after fan movement 'Mes Que Una Mocio' gathered over 20,000 signatures. 

The club members have gathered enough signs to force a referendum on Bartomeu's future and the vote will be held after the club verifies all the signatures.

Bartomeu would have to step down if two-thirds of the votes are against him, and new elections will be held. As for the opposition members, they had announced their intention to remove Bartomeu after Lionel Messi told he wanted to leave the club.

The Barca skipper criticized the Spanish club directors and said he did not like the direction it was headed. He even accused Bartomeu of not keeping his promise to let him leave for free at the end of the season.

The whole situation started after Barca's embarrassing 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the Champions League - one of the worst in the club's history. 

The defeat prompted Bartomeu to announce big changes at the club and call for new presidential elections for next March.

Earlier, former coach Quique Setin - who was replaced by Ronald Koeman - released a statement saying he planned to take legal action against the club because of how he was let go.