As well as confirming that Tito Vilanova is set to carry on in the Barça dugout, the club's sporting vice-president, Josep María Bartomeu, claimed that there will be no overhaul this summer: "This isn't the end of an era. There is a structure and continuity here. I can't imagine Barça without Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Piqué, Busquets, etc."

"It's not like in 2009 when we had to bring in nine players. That was a change of era, but now there is a foundation in place and we just need to make a few tweaks," Bartomeu said.

The vice-president insisted that Tito will remain the coach next season: "He will manage Barça next year. We have confidence in him: it wasn't an easy transition to make and he's done a great job," he told 'Catalunya Radio'.

Bartomeu revealed that there will be signings and departures this summer, specifically discussing Neymar and Víctor Valdés: "The Brazilian interests us because Guardiola asked us to sign him and Tito has backed that up. Neymar is under contract with Santos and we have no reason to believe he wants to leave yet. If this were to change, we would go for him. Valdés has said he'll leave in 2014, so he needn't necessarily go this summer. The coaches are prepared for that scenario, though, and if it does happen, they will bring in a solid goalkeeper, although there is no one else like Víctor."

The Barça higher-up also refused to rule out a possible comeback against Bayern: "Why can't we spring a surprise? We haven't conceded defeat. Madrid thinks it can turn its tie around and so do we."