Barcelona could face a variety of sanctions from UEFA in next season’s Champions League—including a potential points deduction—after allegedly breaching the competition’s financial regulations for a second time, a report has claimed.
The Catalan giants have been mired in financial uncertainty for years. A spiralling wage bill crippled the club once the coronavirus pandemic removed a glut of revenue streams. Barcelona have undertaken various unorthodox methods to continue spending in the transfer market, infamously bringing in “palancas”.
