Barcelona had a productive marketing campaign within the 2024-25 Champions League, reaching the semi-finals earlier than being defeated throughout two legs by Inter. However an identical run in subsequent season’s competitors could also be harder to attain after latest developments regarding the membership’s well-documented monetary woes.
It’s no secret that Barcelona have been struggling financially, and till now, their efforts to enhance the scenario haven’t been sufficient. They solely simply managed to register Dani Olmo and Pau Victor for the second half of final season as a consequence of registration issues that stemmed from their cash woes, and they’re about to be affected within the Champions League too.
Barcelona breach UEFA’s monetary guidelines for second time
As reported by The Occasions (through Marca), Barcelona have breached UEFA’s Monetary Truthful Play guidelines for the second successive yr. The membership have been ordered to pay €500k for his or her first offence in 2024, however this newest one will carry a harsher punishment, which is extra prone to have an effect on the sporting facet of issues.
UEFA are anticipated to launch particulars on the matter within the coming weeks, However in keeping with the report, Premier League golf equipment Chelsea and Aston Villa are additionally in breach of the European soccer’s governing physique FFP guidelines, however provided that it is just a primary offence for each golf equipment, their punishment is not going to be as extreme of Barcelona’s.
Whereas it’s not but recognized what punishment Barcelona might face, it’s reported that they may have a diminished squad for subsequent season’s Champions League – that means that Hansi Flick wouldn’t be capable to rely on 25 gamers, however quite, a decrease quantity. One other chance is a factors deduction that would see the Catalans begin the league part with a adverse tally.