Barcelona, Spain — FC Barcelona don announce say dem go file official complaint against LaLiga and the Real Federación Española de Fútbol on April 19, 2025, over how dem dey set match times for di team. Di club don express dia discontent plenty times dis season, especially as dem dey prepare to play eight matches within 26 days.
Di club, through dia coach Hansi Flick wey sabi talk am well, don talk say di organising bodies for football in Spain need to well consider teams wey dey participate for different competitions as no be only dem dey hustle for di trophy.
Di official statement wey Barcelona release talk say, “We consider, as our coach express on Friday, say di regulatory bodies for football for Spain suppose dey more careful with teams like us, wey dey play all di official competitions for di last stage of di season.”
Dis issue no be new matter, and while di team acknowledge say e no easy to create calendar wey fit all di matches, dem go continue to defend dia interests for local and international football organizing bodies. Dem don talk say dem go make am clear say dem want calendar wey dey more reasonable.
Di complaint come after Hansi Flick dey lament about di schedule wey no fit allow players rest well between matches. E mention how di situation for LaLiga dey different from other major leagues like di Premier League and Bundesliga, wey dey take care of dia clubs’ welfare better.
Flick talk say, “I no wan complain or dey come up with excuses. I just dey talk am. Why our match no dey for 16:00 or 18:00? I go like meet di person wey dey decide dis matter. E no make sense. If we succeed, e go good for di league. We go fit get another team for Champions League. Di situation dey incredible.”
In di statement, Barcelona also emphasize say dem go take formal complaint to di regulatory organizations to avoid any situation wey fit affect di players, wey dem dey consider di real stars of di game. “Di players na di real heroes of football,” di club talk.
As dem dey push for better timetable, di club don vow to keep following di situation tightly, especially if LaLiga or RFEF respond to dia complaint. Dem go update fans with any new development from dis matter.
For now, di club dey prepare for di matches ahead, while dem dey raise concerns on di best way to balance di demands of competition and di welfare of di players.
