Barcelona in La Liga, should they stay or not?

[karmakeddon]

Catalonia has been trying to get its freedom through voting in the Catalonia Referendum. This looks very serious as Spain even sent police to stop the vote for independence. 

We all know that Barcelona is a club based in Catalonia.

The question is, if Catalonia is granted independence from Spain, should La Liga let them stay in the league or not?

[Jasad]

They have to stay in La Liga and do what is done by Cardiff City in the Premier League. Cardiff City are a club from Wales and they play in the Premier League. So Barcelona also should remain in La Liga because if without Barcelona, ​​La Liga has no appeal to be enjoyed. Real Madrid will not have a worthy rival, they will be very dominating. La Liga ratings could drop dramatically.

[feelmuhtoy]

They should remain and politics should stay aside, let us not other te am try to dominate from the times this team is stay out of sight.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

They should bugger off. What Catalans cannot do is to want to separate from Spain but still having the advantages of being in Spain. For the Spanish League it would be better if they stay, of course, otherwise it would be boring because Real Madrid would win almost everything but bear in mind that the president of the Spanish League (LFP), Javier Tebas, recently said that they won’t be able to play the Spanish League if they separate from Spain.

[chip211]

i think yes. barca is number 1

[kodes88]

Depending on whether catalonia allows Barcelona to keep playing in La Liga or not. Because I'm sure Barcelona still want to play in La Liga because La Liga has been running very long. If Catalonia wants to make a separate competition, Barcelona will not get a rival and the competition will not attract.

[buyinbtc]

Catalonia has been trying to get its freedom through voting in the Catalonia Referendum. This looks very serious as Spain even sent police to stop the vote for independence. 

We all know that Barcelona is a club based in Catalonia.

The question is, if Catalonia is granted independence from Spain, should La Liga let them stay in the league or not?

Of course they should, as La Liga would become incredibly boring, as most of time M Real would win. I don't see any reason why they shouldn't let Barcelona to play there even if Catalonia leaves Spain

[Karpeles]

They should make an Iberic League or something and keep things as they are, or the result would be utter boredom because Barcelona would just steamroll everyone. La Liga already has little competition because Real Madrid or Barcelona almost always win, without Barcelona things would be even worse, too.

[machinek20]

I will vote yes, barcelona is one of the greatest team in la liga and it gives so much thrilled in el classico match, and it can make the la liga more interesting, without barca la liga throphy will be fully belong to real madrid

[Cereberus]

Of course they should stay. They together with Real Madrid give the rhythm to the La Liga. If Barcelona was to stay out then Real Madrid would have a very easy road to win almost always the La Liga. That would be not good for fans as the beautiful game of Barcelona would be a big miss for the La Liga. I am sure they will be staying.

[kpcian]

Whatever the case is, Barcelona should stay in the La Liga. without Barcelona, you can't imagine this league. Barcelona is one of the vital team in this league. if they will leave this Spanish football then both Barcelona and La Liga will lose its glamour. Barcelona and La Liga are being a complementary element for each other. so Barcelona should stay in there.

[Wendigo]

Monaco is a separate country from France and yet they are still allowed to play in the French Ligue 1. I don't think Barcelona will be sanctioned because of this if it ever happens.

[joebrook]

Monaco is a separate country from France and yet they are still allowed to play in the French Ligue 1. I don't think Barcelona will be sanctioned because of this if it ever happens.

The issue is not really in the hands of Barcelona at all but rather the Spanish FA, They can choose to kick Barca and Espanyol out of the league , Even the president of the Spanish FA said that but we all know that it;s not going to be possible at all, they are going to have t come to a compromise on how to deal with the whole issue.

[betMaster]

I think that Barcelona will never leave the spanish Liga. It's going to be a disaster for both Barcelona and la Liga. Barcelona will loose lots of money from payperview rights and sponsors, and La Liga will be boring and do not attract football fans anymore. La Liga is now the only league in europe to compete with the english Premier League, so, they can't afford loosing a team like Barcelona. Political issues should stay out of sports because it ruins the game.

[megynacuna]

It will be great if they stay and play with the la liga but if not they can join the French league un and add some spice to it . I know every league in Europe would relish to have a team like Barcelona playing in it and since geography favors the French should they pull out of Spain I think it will be a different lige 1 and we'd all live to watch.

[DeathAngel]

They should remain and politics should stay aside, let us not other te am try to dominate from the times this team is stay out of sight.

This ^^

La Liga would not be the same without Barcelona. They will not be leaving imo, it'd not be beneficial for them.

[szpalata]

I think that Barcelona will never leave the spanish Liga. It's going to be a disaster for both Barcelona and la Liga. Barcelona will loose lots of money from payperview rights and sponsors, and La Liga will be boring and do not attract football fans anymore. La Liga is now the only league in europe to compete with the english Premier League, so, they can't afford loosing a team like Barcelona. Political issues should stay out of sports because it ruins the game.

I think so too, they will prefer to stay in their he la liga to rival Real Madrid than to leave for the uninspiring French league one. I know it will be easier for them to dominate there but innlaliga it's better for them really.

[Pettuh4]

This is politics and wherever their political heads settle I think should be where they'd opt for. I don't think any of the leagues be it la liga or ligue Un isn't fit for them so they should have no problem playing in a good league even though I'd prefer they stay in la liga.

[FrueGreads]

It's hard to imagine La Liga without Barcelona, and to be honest I don't think Catalonia will ever get what they want, but if it really happens then I think they could be treated just like Monaco. They are independent but they still play in french league. Don't know if there are similar cases around the world, but it would be unfair if they were just kicked out, without the opportunity to stay where they always were.

[karmakeddon]

Although I do agree that politics should stay out of football, it is not the case for Barcelona though. Most of their management staff and the fans themselves actually consider the rivalry between the Madridistas as a political statement. Although that ruins football for other people, it is just so ingrained in the people that they cannot just easily break away from it.