As if this international break needed any more headline-grabbing drama, UEFA brought the Negreira case back to the forefront, putting Barcelona under a microscope yet again.
For the last three years, Barcelona have been under investigation for allegedly paying over €7 million ($7.9 million) in bribes to a company owned by former vice president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) refereeing committee José María Enríquez Negreira.