Miguel Galán, president of Spain’s National Centre of Football Managers (CENAFE), has strongly rejected reports suggesting that Real Madrid are seeking severe sanctions against Barcelona over the ongoing Negreira case.
According to recent claims, Real Madrid reportedly submitted a dossier to UEFA urging the governing body to strip Barcelona of past titles and exclude the Catalan club from European competitions. The allegations have sparked intense debate across Spanish football, but Galán believes the legal basis for such action is extremely weak.
Galán is a well-known figure in Spanish football administration and has built a reputation for challenging controversial decisions within the sport. Over the years, he has filed numerous complaints against the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), including objections to the Spanish Super Cup’s move to Saudi Arabia and criticism of former federation president Luis Rubiales following his controversial kiss of Jenni Hermoso.
Responding to the latest reports, Galán published a detailed statement on social media, where he argued that Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez is attempting to use UEFA regulations as a political and legal tool to increase pressure on Barcelona.
According to Galán, UEFA’s disciplinary framework can only be applied when there is clear evidence of match manipulation or sporting misconduct that directly affects competition integrity. He stressed that, despite the ongoing investigations surrounding the Negreira case, no criminal court, football authority, or international governing body has concluded that Barcelona manipulated any match.
Because of this, Galán argues that the key condition required to trigger UEFA’s exclusion rules simply does not exist.
He went on to explain that neither domestic disciplinary proceedings nor international investigations have established any proof of fixed matches involving Barcelona. As a result, he believes attempts to remove the club from European competitions would face major legal obstacles.
Galán also dismissed the idea of stripping Barcelona of titles won in previous seasons. In his view, such a measure would be impossible due to legal time limitations, the lack of sporting evidence, and the absence of any proven manipulation of specific matches.
In his concluding remarks, Galán described calls for UEFA to revoke Barcelona’s trophies as both “politically delusional” and “legally impossible,” insisting that the current evidence does not support such drastic punishments.
While the Negreira case continues to generate headlines and divide opinion across Spanish football, Galán’s assessment suggests that any attempt to remove Barcelona’s titles or ban the club from European competition would face a significant legal challenge.
