La Liga has asked for El Clasico on 26 October to be switched from Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium to Real Madrid's Bernabeu over fears of civil unrest.

There have been days of protest in Barcelona after nine Catalan separatist leaders were jailed on Monday.

La Liga made the request to the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), and both clubs will be asked for their opinion.

But BBC Sport understands Barcelona will refuse the request as the club feel the switch is unnecessary.

More protests are expected in the city on the day of the match and La Liga said the request comes due to "exceptional circumstances beyond our control".

The RFEF competitions committee is expected to make its decision by Thursday 24 October.

Barcelona and Real Madrid were not involved in La Liga's initial request and there has been no official response from either club.

It means the fixture scheduled for March will now take place in Barcelona.

The Catalan Football Federation suspended all matches in the region on Monday, although that ruling does not affect La Liga matches or the Spanish national team.

Catalonia is a semi-autonomous region in north-east Spain and in a referendum on 1 October 2017, declared illegal by Spain's Constitutional Court, about 90% of Catalan votes cast backed independence. Turnout was 43%.

The nine separatists were convicted of sedition over their role in the referendum and handed jail sentences of between nine and 13 years by Spain's Supreme Court.

Following the sentencing, Barcelona said: "Prison is not the solution."

The Spanish champions added: "Now more than ever, the club asks all political leaders to lead a process of dialogue and negotiation to resolve this conflict, which should also allow for the release of convicted civic and political leaders.

"FC Barcelona also expresses all its support and solidarity to the families of those who are deprived of their freedom."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50071532

El Clasico to Bernabeu
What a rhyme for the finest football.

The jailing for what exactly? Asking for separate country - na by force to be Spaniard? Methinks however that Barcelona should not meddle in politics at all. They should shift from Camp Nou to Bernabeu so Messi can prove to critics he can still perform wonders outside camp Nou

We have the golden boot already .

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E no concern me... make una just gimme on that day

The fixture has been moved to the bernabeu already

So Aluta Continua exists in Spain.

Hope is not Nnamdi Kanu ?

Is bernabeu not the same thing as you camp?

Too much comfort is their problem

logon599:
Catalonia- the 'country' within a country.

Can it work in Nigeria? Question for another day

Yes, like Biafra.
A country within a country.

FC Barcelona should try to distance itself from the Catalonia political struggle. Football and politics don’t mix.
The Spanish authorities will not hesitate to crush anything that promotes the separatists agenda.

POLITICS SHOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH SPORTS

Not bad after all...



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Ipob wahala.

Just launch operation Python dance and see how they would flee.

RichDad1:
FC Barcelona should try to distance itself from the Catalonia political struggle. Football and politics don’t mix.
The Spanish authorities will not hesitate to crush anything that promotes the separatists agenda.

why? Just as you want SE leaders to distance themselves from ipob or be denied presidency

Power belongs to the people not you or Buhari

And so?

Yankiss:
The jailing for what exactly? Asking for separate country - na by force to be Spaniard? Methinks however that Barcelona should not meddle in politics at all. They should shift from Camp Nou to Bernabeu so Messi can prove to critics he can still perform wonders outside camp Nou

Messi already has more goals in Santiago than he has at camp nou , Santiago is like Barca's training ground . In fact it has been always easier for Barcelona to beat Madrid at their home ground than at camp nou .

Yankiss:
The jailing for what exactly? Asking for separate country - na by force to be Spaniard? Methinks however that Barcelona should not meddle in politics at all. They should shift from Camp Nou to Bernabeu so Messi can prove to critics he can still perform wonders outside camp Nou

They’ve held a referendum and the outcome was abysmal, which tentatively defeated the Catalonia struggle. They should rest for now at least.

Bede2u:
why? Just as you want SE leaders to distance themselves from ipob or be denied presidency

Power belongs to the people not you or Buhari

What is wrong with this empty end?
How does this related to ipob, Buhari or anyone ?
I am talking about football and politics. You’re here yearning dusts.

You all can see that even in Spain people are being jail for protesting for freedom. No nation wants to be broken into small bits.

So don't come here and call Nigeria a zoo for doing likeswise. Igbos you are staying. Una Don come Una Don come. All hail lord lugard.

RichDad1:
FC Barcelona should try to distance itself from the Catalonia political struggle. Football and politics don’t mix.
The Spanish authorities will not hesitate to crush anything that promotes the separatists agenda.

Barcelona is in Catalonia and Catalonians own Barcelona FC.

izzou:


Spanish version of IPOB wants to scatter our El Classico

Don't do that... Don't insult your elders.

IPOB is an average Aba-made version/imitation of Catalonia.

RichDad1:

They’ve held a referendum and the outcome was abysmal, which tentatively defeated the Catalonia struggle. They should rest for now at least.

Nope read again, they won the referendum 90%.

Isinweke:


Here is a picture of Arewa people from a Muslim community in Borno State waving at and hailing Boko Haram terrorists

Those people are in their own country because they see Boko Haram as heroes

Very funny.