Barça: big sanction in sight, some clubs could take advantage of it!

The Negreira affair having now crossed the borders of Spain, it is internationally that Barça could be sanctioned. According AS, UEFA would have the possibility of banning the Catalan club from the European Cup and that, there are some teams that could benefit from it! Who benefits from the crime?

Currently, the best placed to take advantage of this sanction would be Bétis Seville. The Andalusians are in 5th place in the championship but despite their 3 small points behind Real Sociedad 4th, the Verdiblancos still seem out of the race for qualification in the Champions League. But with a withdrawal from the Blaugranas, Manuel Pellegrini’s men could be granted the last qualifying ticket for the C1.

This would force the authorities to redistribute the qualifying places for the other European cups. Villarreal (6th) to see themselves directly qualified for the Europa League, while the 6th places (C3 play-off) and 7th (C4 play-off) would be played between Bilbao, Rayo Vallecano, Osasuna and Celta Vigo, see even with Mallorca and Girona who could play spoilsports at the end of the season. In this 2022/23 exercise where each team plays its card thoroughly and without complexes, only 5 points separate the Basques (7th) from Girona (12th).

In addition, we should not forget the King’s Cup, which offers a guaranteed European ticket to its winner! Remember that one of the 2 semi-finals opposes Bilbao to Osasuna, ie 2 teams fighting to get a place in the sun.

Note that if the winner of the Cup is already qualified for Europe via his place in the league. The vacant ticket will be redistributed to the team that will finish ranked just behind the European places… (8th or 9th depending on what happens with Barcelona). This end of the Iberian season promises to be exciting, a real soap opera that is not ready to give its verdict!