Barça call for Supercopa and Copa del Rey to be reduced to one leg | OneFootball

Almost all of the clubs in Spain’s top two divisions have pledged their backing to see Juan Luis Larrea elected Spanish Football Federation president in next month’s elections.

The only club who haven’t is Barça, who have submitted a formal request to revise the formats of both of the domestic cup competitions, the Copa del Rey and Spanish Supercopa – one of the conditions they have underlined to guarantee their commitment to Larrea when elections take place on 9 April.

The Blaugrana president, Josep Bartomeu, wants both competitions to be a single match to lighten the schedule and save games for his players.

Barcelona have proposed that the Supercopa be played like the Community Shield in England – one game at a neutral ground that’s accessible to each set of fans.

Barça also proposed that the Copa del Rey be set up as a hybrid of the English FA Cup and the Coppa Italia. In Italy, the eight teams situated in the top part of the table only enter the competition at the Last 16 stage, and ties are played at the stadiums of the clubs who are in the higher division.

Only the semi-final is played over two legs. In England, the venue depends on the outcome of the qualifying draws, with the first team drawn playing at home.