Barça will have to play the previous rounds of the Copa del Rey if they finish 3rd

The reverse of the FC Barcelona in Montilivi in front of the Girona (4-2) no only meant an unlucky defeat for the club culé, but also it left them without options to litigate by the leadership of LaLiga EA Sports. Besides, now neither they depend entirely of himself same to do with the second position in the contest suspender belt. Why? As with the victory of the picture gerundense on them, this last attained to surpass to the Barça in the classification, leaving a scarce difference of a point between both groups, with four days still for contesting .

Nevertheless, the worry of the Barcelona cast would have to go a bit further in case of not attaining reach the second square in this tournament. Of face to the season 2024-25, finish in the third position would suppose a hard and unexpected 'hit' so much economic like sportive.

The FC Barcelona would lose the income concernientes to the Supercopa of Spain

Regarding the economic appearance, the FC Barcelona can not allow renounce to any monetary entry. In case to finalise in the third position, would remain excluded of the Supercopa of Spain 2025. Why? As in this contest participate four squares: the two finalists of the Glass of Rey and the two first qualifiers of LaLiga EA Sports. At present, three of these contingents already are busy, since the RCD Mallorca and the Athletic Club classified like finalists of the Glass of the King 2024 and the Real Madrid already obtained his contingent like champion of the tournament suspender belt. This leaves only an available contingent for the second classified of LaLiga.

In case that the Barça do not classify for the Supercopa of Spain, could be losing a minimum entry of six million net euros alone for participating, as it informed 'SPORT'. East mount could rise to seven millions if they arrived to the final phase and half million additional if they topped champions of the tournament. These numbers are very important if it takes into account the financial needs that confronts the combined Catalan in this period.

The Barcelona cast would have to contest a greater number of parties in the Glass of the King 2025

Regarding the sportive appearance, the FC Barcelona could confront to an important problem if it does not attain to ensure the second place in LaLiga. This is due to that the club culé would have the obligation to contest the two first rounds of the Glass of Rey. It is worthwhile to remember that the Real Spanish Federation of Football (RFEF) reward to the participants of the Supercopa with two rounds of exception in the tournament copero, ingresando directly to the dieciseisavos of final.

The setback roots in that the Barcelonan square would have to add two commitments more to his calendar, which no only can have physical repercussions because of the quantity of meetings contested along the campaign, but it also adds complexity when confronting to rivals that can be of big difficulty or no. The format of direct elimination to only party involves the big risk to be deleted of premature way, like sucedió in this course with two teams of First Division that remained went in the third round.

The clear examples of this case were the UD Almería, group that was deleted by the Barbastro, that finish being rival of the Barça, and the Cádiz CF, that fell defeated to hands of the Arandina, that finished being rival of the Real Madrid. A risk by which could have to run the combined Catalan if it does not attain to amend his sportive course totime , supeditado also to that the Girona can have a 'trip' in the next days.