Barcelona have been expelled from the Copa de la Reina on the quarter-final stage after it was dominated that they fielded an ineligible participant within the latest last-16 win over Osasuna.
Sevilla have additionally been kicked out of the competitors for a similar motive. Both golf equipment got 10 days to attraction the choice and it’s believed that Barcelona have lodged one.
Barça thrashed Osasuna 9-0 within the earlier spherical on 10 January. But Osasuna filed a grievance over the usage of Brazilian ahead Geyse within the match.
The foundation for the grievance was that Geyse ought to was not permitted to play on account of a suspension she picked up in final season’s competitors with former membership Madrid CFF.
Depending on the end result of the attraction, though it could be robust to get the ruling overturned given the circumstances, Barcelona have seemingly misplaced their probability of matching the treble they famously achieved in 2020/21 with league, cup and Champions League triumphs.
The Catalans have received the Copa de la Reina in every of the final three seasons as a part of a home double and would have been extremely assured of successful a fourth in a row.
Unless they’re reinstated, Barça face only a double-fronted cost within the second half of the season as they chase Liga F and Champions League titles.
Jonatan Giraldez’s staff are seven factors away from second place Levante in Liga F, additionally with a sport in hand, after successful all 14 matches performed to this point this season. In the Champions League, in the meantime, they’re as a consequence of face one among Paris Saint-Germain, Roma or Lyon within the quarter-finals and can uncover their actual opponent when the draw is made on 10 February.
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