Barcelona players celebrate their 2022/23 title in the dressing room with Laporta (FCBarcelona_es)
As Barcelona celebrates winning the 27th title in its history, which it secured on Sunday night with a 2-4 victory over Espanyol, Spain continues to deal with the bribe payment affair known as the "Carpentry case", which threatens to lead to punishment against the Catalan team. The person who sent a message on the issue is Betis vice-president José Miguel López Catalan, who predicted blackness for the Blaugrana in an interview with local television.
"We are very worried. What happened during those 17-18 years is very serious," López Catalan said, expressing his anger at Barca's alleged bribery. "UEFA intervened and opened an investigation, and we hope to be able to publish conclusions in June. We estimate that there is a high probability that Barca will be suspended from European competition for a year."
The Betis vice president added: "We are concerned and furious. It is important that this matter does not remain in the past, UEFA has the means and I am full of anticipation, given that this is the biggest scandal in the history of Spanish football."
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It should be noted that Betis, as well as Villarreal, who are ranked fifth in the Spanish league table, will benefit if Barcelona are banned from UEFA competitions in the 2023/24 season, because it will give one of them a chance to play in the Champions League instead of the champions.
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