Clasico: Neymar is not summoned by FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona, ​​who had filed a final appeal to lift the suspension of Neymar, announced on Sunday that he was finally giving up the Brazilian for the Spanish Championship clasico against Real Madrid in the evening, accusing the Spanish authorities of ‘Maintaining’ legal uncertainty “.

Neymar was suspended from three matches in the Spanish Championship for being excluded in Malaga (2-0) on 8 April and out of the field by applauding ironically the fourth referee.

The Brazilian has served the first of three matches last weekend against Real Sociedad (3-2) but Barça filed a last resort appeal on Friday afternoon with the Spanish Administrative Court of Sport (TAD), which , Having met earlier Friday, was unable to study the case in time.

” Given the legal uncertainty of the lack of a decision by the Administrative Court of Sports (TAD) within 12 hours of the game tonight, and to focus all attention on the sporting aspect, the club Has decided not to convene Neymar, “Barça wrote in a statement.

” Nevertheless, FC Barcelona expressed its amazement at the enormous legal vacuum implied by the refusal of the TAD to exercise its judicial functions, a fact that is detrimental to both the club and the competition ,” added the club.

This decision puts an end to a vast legal imbroglio that animated the last hours before the clasico, decisive match for the title in La Liga.

According to the websites of the Madrid daily newspapers Marca and As, Barça apparently wanted to benefit from legal uncertainty around the effective application of sanctions, supposedly according to certain interpretations do not intervene until all remedies are exhausted, such as Before the ordinary courts.

As it was, if Barça had nevertheless aligned Neymar on Sunday, the club could fall under the discipline rules of the Spanish federation (RFEF), which gives 3-0 loss on green carpet in case of ” tenure ” Of an ineligible player “.

Without Neymar, coach Luis Enrique could choose to muscle his midfielder, for example with Portuguese André Gomes, or to align the young Paco Alcacer to occupy the tip of the attack with Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.