Goodbye La Liga, Hello Ligue 1
It is no secret that if Catalonia becomes independent from Spain, FC Barcelona would be kicked out of La Liga, so this must mean the end of the Catalan independence push. Not quite. In an article that talks about a scenario just crazy enough to work, Prime Minister of France, Manual Valls has publicly stated that if FC Barcelona are ever forced out of La Liga, then they could just join the French league by slotting them into Ligue 1, there top division. Could this ever happen?
As it just so happens, PM Valls was actually born in Barcelona. The fact that FC Barcelona seems to be invited into Ligue 1 puts more pressure on the Spanish league to keep Catalonia from becoming independent. Besides Real Madrid, FC Barcelona brings in the most amount of money for any football club in the world. With FC Barcelona gone, the Spanish league would be at a huge loss.
French Club PSG
If this scenario were to ever happen and FC Barcelona found themselves in the French League, this might not be all that bad for them. They would lose the yearly El Clasico rivalry, but instead would gain the new rivalry against current giants of Ligue 1, PSG. Even better, if and when FC Barcelona plays Real Madrid in any European match, I believe the rivalry would be bigger than ever. The amount of hate between the clubs would be huge and it would no doubt be the match of the year. At first thought, this kind of dramatic change sounds crazy, even stupid, and I would agree! But if Catalonia ever does become independent from Spain and FC Barcelona gets booted out, where else would they go? They could either fall apart, or, in spite of the Spanish league, they could join another. Thoughts? Opinions?
For more information: https://www.rt.com/sport/319932-barcelona-independence-football-valls/
If FC Barcelona found themselves in the French League, this would create a huge rivalry between FC Barcelona and PSG. I think this would be great because France and Spain would be a huge rivalry. I also agree that the match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid would be even bigger. Although the Spanish league would suffer greatly, I believe that the French league would be huge and you could still have the Spanish rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
ResponderEliminar- Justin Conway
If FC Barcelona found themselves in the French League, this would create a huge rivalry between FC Barcelona and PSG. I think this would be great because France and Spain would be a huge rivalry. I also agree that the match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid would be even bigger. Although the Spanish league would suffer greatly, I believe that the French league would be huge and you could still have the Spanish rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
ResponderEliminar- Justin Conway
Justin, I completely agree with your comment on how the rivalry between Spain and France would be huge. I do fear that if Barcelona left La Liga, it would become a one team league, just like what is currently happening in the French League with PSG dominating the competition.
EliminarAlthough La Liga executives are saying FC Barca would be kicked out if Catalonia gained independence, I really doubt that would actually be the case. I think La Liga would be forced to make an exception. Without Barca, La Liga would lose millions of dollars and inevitably be forced to break apart.
ResponderEliminarHaving said that, I do think this is a great move by the French PM. The French league is so one-sided right now and could benefit greatly from having another top tier club. The rivalry between PSG and Barca would be huge, but I still think this idea of FCB joining the French league is extremely unlikely.