The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) may suspend Barcelona to compete in the Champions League against the background of the Negreira affair, reports AS.
On Friday, it was announced that prosecutors had filed a complaint against the club and former club president Josep María Bartomeu over payments made to the former vice-president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation’s Technical Arbitration Commission (RFEF), José María Enríquez Negreira. The department’s complaint was filed with the Barcelona Instruction Court.
If the club’s fault is proven, UEFA could consider that the reputation of the most prestigious club in Europe will be damaged by Barcelona’s participation in it, so it will decide not to allow the team to play. the Champions League. The regulations of European football’s governing body state that UEFA can make a decision regarding Barcelona without waiting for the verdict on the complaint, the document states.
Earlier media reported that the Catalan club paid around €1.4 million to a company owned by Negreira from 2016 to 2018. According to the media, Barcelona face serious penalties, including expulsion from La Liga and suspension. of European competition. The club have denied accusations of bribing referees.
Barcelona top La Liga with 62 points from 24 matches.
On April 5, Les Bleus Garnet will play at home with Real Madrid in the second leg of the semi-final of the Spanish Cup.
The matches of the Spanish Cup can be watched on the federal channel , as well as on the thematic channels of the holding company and on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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Source : MatchTV
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