Joan Laporta, getty images October 20, 2025, 5:51 p.m

The president of Catalan Barcelona, ​​Joan Laporta, said that the “blue garnets” could be suspended from the Champions League. His words are quoted by Football-Espana.

“UEFA wanted to punish us by not allowing us to participate in the Champions League next season.

The fact that Barcelona is not a South African national association and cannot raise capital was one of the arguments we used to get UEFA to reduce the fines for non-compliance with Financial Fair Play from €60 million to €15.

They also wanted to impose sanctions, not allowing us to play in the next Champions League,” said Laporta.