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UEFA clears Barcelona to play in next season’s Champions League, suspends Negreira probe


UEFA has officially given
clearance to Barcelona to participate in the 2023-24 Champions League.

Confirming the decision, UEFA stated that Barcelona is eligible to compete in this season’s prestigious Champions League tournament.

The club had been facing corruption charges since March, related to alleged payments made to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, the vice-president of Spanish football’s refereeing committee.

While the legal case is still ongoing, UEFA has not ruled out the possibility of taking action against the Catalan club in the future.

However, as of now, Barcelona has been granted the green light to take part in Europe’s top-tier club competition.


UEFA said in a statement: “The UEFA Appeals Body has taken the following decision with regards to the admission of FC Barcelona in the 2023/24 UEFA club competitions.


“The proceedings concerning the admission of FC Barcelona to the 2023/2024 UEFA club competitions are suspended and may be resumed, ex officio, or at the request of the Ethics and Disciplinary Inspectors (EDIs) in charge of the case.

“FC Barcelona is provisionally admitted to take part in the 2023/2024 UEFA club competitions. A future decision on admission/exclusion from the UEFA club competitions is reserved.

“FC Barcelona is obliged to keep the EDIs informed of the progress of the ongoing investigations proactively and to provide the EDIs with all the documents and information they request.

“The EDIs in charge of the case are invited to continue and finalise their investigation and to send a further report to the UEFA Appeals Body if and when they consider that the admission/exclusion of FC Barcelona should be assessed.”


Barcelona play Real Madrid in a marquee pre-season friendly in two days.

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