Barcelona has officially announced its final withdrawal from the Super League competition, leaving Real Madrid alone in the project that President Florentino Pérez had envisioned.
Barça is one of the founding clubs of the Super League concept, which faced a fierce backlash from UEFA and local governments, leading to the withdrawal of all clubs except Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus.
Two years ago, Juventus also withdrew from the project, while Barcelona remained committed due to the good relationship between President Joan Laporta and Pérez.
Ultimately, Barcelona returned to UEFA, and relations between the two entities improved significantly. Meanwhile, relations between the Catalan club and Real Madrid deteriorated following Pérez’s stance on the Barça bribery case involving former Vice-President of the Referees Committee, Luis Negrera.
On Saturday, Barcelona announced that it had informed the Super League company and the participating clubs (except Real Madrid) of its final withdrawal.
Barcelona did not provide further details regarding the reasons for this decision, simply confirming that the official notification had already been sent to all relevant parties.
With this move, Barcelona and its president, Laporta, definitively align themselves with the current competitive framework of European football, represented by UEFA-organized competitions, thus closing a chapter that has generated much internal and external controversy over the past few years.
