The club legend though was given a farewell by Barca’s past, present and future stars on Friday.
Samuel Eto’o and Xavi Hernandez were among the stars that attended the 34-year old’s farewell, along with Barca’s current stars including Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez who hadn’t attended his exit announcement earlier.
Find out how the proceedings took place as the Barca family paid tribute to their legendary captain.