La Liga president Javier Tebas can not imagine the Spanish Premera Division without Catalonia.

Tebas earlierly confirmed that Barcelona and Espanyol would not be able to compete in La Liga if Catalonia gains independence.

League President Tebas was speaking at La Liga’s General Assembly and the topic of Catalan independence was raised again.

“We all lose [in a League without Catalonia]. If Spain separates, if Catalonia leaves Spain everyone loses,” he said, AS reports.

“These projects are centuries old and will generate a lot of trauma.

“I’ve not imagined a League without the Catalan clubs. The majority of Spaniards have a say about Catalonia. It’s a national League because it’s for the whole of Spain.

“We haven’t discussed the issue of independence because it’s a sensitive issue and we didn’t talk about it at the Assembly.

“I haven’t thought about La Liga without Barca. I don’t think it will happen because Catalonia is part of Spain.

“A Catalan club couldn’t play in La Liga [if independence is achieved] because it would be prohibited by the Sports Act.”

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