Barcelona Femeni have been thrown out of this year’s Copa De La Reina after fielding an ineligible player in their round of 16 clash against Osasuna.
The Spanish champions who recently won the Super Coppa de Espana will not get the chance to do a league and cup double this season after the RFEF discoverer that the Catalan side lined up an ineligible player in person of Geyse Ferreira in their win against Osasuna.
Despite the Blaugrana’s 9-0 victory in the round of 16, it is Osasuna that will now qualify for the quarter-final of the Spanish Cup (Copa de la Reina).
Barcelona face elimination from Copa de la Reina for fielding ineligle player
Geyse had received a red card in her previous Copa game with Madrid CFF and shouldn’t have played the match against Osasuna.
However, Barcelona went ahead to play the 24-year-old who also scored a goal during the match.
The club is also fined €1,000 and can still file an appeal in the next 10 days.
Meanwhile, Barcelona are not the only side thrown out of the competition as Sevilla also suffered the same fate for also fielding an ineligible player in their win against Villarreal.
This means the Yellow Subamrines also progress to the next round at the expense of Sevilla. With Barcelona’s exit, Rasheedat Ajibade’s Atletico Madrid is now the favourite to win the competition.
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