Barcelona face starting Champions League 2025/26 with POINTS DEDUCTION with Chelsea and Villa also set to be punished

BARCELONA are facing the threat of Uefa sanctions after breaching financial rules for a second year running, reports claim.

It comes after the Spanish giants lost an appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over a £420,000 fine imposed by Uefa for wrongly reporting profits in October.

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Barcelona are facing severe sanctions from Uefa after breaching financial rules[/caption]

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A CAS ruling in October said a second breach would lead to ‘harsher’ fines[/caption]

The CAS ruling at the time warned the club would face “harsher” punishments if they failed to comply with rules again.

And according to The Times, they have been found wanting again under Uefa rules, and the La Liga champions are now due to be hit with severe sanctions.

These could include a reduced limit on the number of players they can register for next season’s Champions League or even a points deduction in the league phase.

English sides Chelsea and Aston Villa are also understood to have breached Uefa rules.

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