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Barcelona provisionally admitted to the Champions League this season as UEFA probe claims the Spanish giants paid £6m to referee's chief

Related Topics: UEFA, UEFA Champions League

Barcelona have been provisionally admitted to the Champions League for the coming season amid a UEFA investigation into allegations the Spanish club made payments to a referees' chief.

European football's governing body announced in March that it was opening an investigation into Barca after it was reported they had paid €7million (£6m) to companies owned by Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, the former vice-president of Spain's referees committee, between 2001 and 2018.

UEFA's appeals body confirmed the club had been granted provisional access to the 2023-24 Champions League but acknowledged: 'A future decision on admission/exclusion from the UEFA club competitions is reserved.