Barcelona go after La Liga and Spanish Football Federation with official statement | OneFootball

Real Madrid have openly criticised fixture scheduling in recent weeks, and they have now been joined by bitter rivals Barcelona. The Catalans, who are still competing in La Liga, the Champions League and the Copa del Rey, are facing a gruelling run of matches in the coming weeks.

And for club bosses, enough is enough. On Saturday, they released an official statement in which they confirmed that a formal complaint will be filed against La Liga and the Spanish Football Federation.

“FC Barcelona has already this season expressed its disagreement with the criteria set out by the Spanish Football League (LFP) and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) with regards to dates and kick off times for the first team.

Hansi Flick expressed his displeasure with La Liga’s fixture scheduling earlier this week (Image via Europa Press)

“We consider, as expressed on Friday by our coach to whom we give our total support and with whom we are in complete agreement, that governing bodies of Spanish Football should be more considerate with teams, such as ours, who are taking part in all three competitions in the final part of the season. This is not a new problem, and without making light of the difficulty of organising a fixture list with so many matches, FC Barcelona will continue to defend its interests in front of the national and international organising bodies of football so that the sporting calendar makes more sense. As such, FC Barcelona will make a formal complaint to the regulatory bodies of football with the aim of avoiding situations that may be to the detriment of the real stars in the world of football, the players.”

It remains to be seen whether Barcelona are successful in their bid, but given that they are the second heavyweight to raise the issue in recent weeks, it would be no surprise if something was changed for the future.