It seems unlikely that there will be a sanction for the Negreira case, more taking into account the latest history of Barcelona when it could have been sanctioned and it has not. Thats the reality. Everybody remembers indeed the absence of partial or complete closure of the Camp Nou with the case of the suckling pig with Luis Figo or the resignation to play a second leg of the Cup against Atlético, with strike included in the field, which ultimately came to nothing. That year the Catalan team was sanctioned with a year without playing the Cup and then that sanction was removed because it was its centenary. Seeing is believing.
For all this background and taking into account what Spanish football is, everything indicates that Barcelona, once again, will haggle over this situation or at the most will take a minor penalty. Even so, we considered all the possible consequences that it could have.
I go down on Monday
According to the Royal Decree on Sports Discipline, this type of attitude is “stipulated with loss of category in actions aimed at predetermining, through price, intimidation or simple agreements, the result of a test or competition.” Therefore, if this were the case, although it seems difficult for it to happen, Barcelona would drop to the Second Division.
Relegation and loss of a possible league title
If Barcelona is relegated and finally comes first in the League… logically the title would be taken from them and it would be left empty or it would be taken by the second place, which right now would be Real Madrid.
Remove points in the League
If the sanction, even for other seasons, is applied in the present, Barcelona could lose points in the League as Juventus has done this year in Serie A. It also seems strange that this happens.
Would the 2016 and 2018 Leagues be shared?
At the time of the payments, which correspond to three seasons, Barcelona won two, 2016 and 2018 and came second in 2017 that Real Madrid won. Atlético was second in 2018 and Madrid runner-up in 2016. Would the leagues take those who were second in their day? It seems very complicated for that to happen and what happened in Italy with Juventus and the Moggigate. In their day they left one of the leagues deserted and the other was given to Inter Milan, third classified, due to the sanctions against Juve and Milan.
If there is relegation it would affect many teams
If Barcelona is relegated we could have a new champion, a team that, being fifth, enters the Champions League and two others that enter the Europa League and Conference League from positions that, in principle, should not give them the right to play in Europe. And of course there would be a lot of cloth to cut on the descent. Instead of three, only the last two would go down and the one who finishes 18th could be saved despite finishing in relegation places.
A revolution in Second
Imagine what Barcelona’s relegation would mean for the Second Division. More audience, more publicity, better sponsorships… it would be a true global revolution for the silver category of Spanish football.
massive march of stars
Nobody imagines Barcelona with the same team that they have now, playing a year in hell. Most of its stars, especially those that were not born in the Masía, would set out for greener lands.
Transfers and economy conditioned
If it was already difficult for them to sign players due to their economic situation based on levers, imagine what would happen if they lost advertising sponsorships, global impact and a noticeable loss of image after what happened.
