Barcelona will face Athletic Club in the semi-finals of the Supercopa de España on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 (08/01/25).
King Abdullah Sport City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Here’s what you need to know:

What: Semifinals of the Supercopa de España

WHO: Athletic Club vs FC Barcelona

When: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 (08.01.25)

Time: 2 p.m. ET

Where: King Abdullah Sports City

TV: ESPN Sports

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AP Football History:

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona’s request to register Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor for the rest of the season was again rejected by the Spanish league and federation on Saturday.

The players were only registered until the end of 2024 and Barcelona failed to comply with the league’s financial fair play rules by the end of the year.

The league and federation said in a joint statement that while Barcelona would ultimately be able to comply with salary cap rules, players would not be able to re-register after they had already been canceled due to the missed deadline.

Coach Hansi Flick said before the 4-0 win over fourth-tier side Barbastro in the Copa del Rey that he had spoken to Olmo and the player had reiterated his desire to continue playing for Barcelona.

“Dani wants to play for Barça,” said Flick. “We need him and Pau Víctor too, they are very good players, we need them both.” We have to wait. That’s the only thing we can do right now.”

Barcelona were expected to appeal to the courts again, despite all previous attempts being rejected.

Barcelona argued that the deadline for registering new players should be the end of January, when the transfer window closes, rather than the end of December as the league requires.

Barcelona could finally increase their salary cap after reportedly receiving a 100 million euro ($103 million) payment for VIP seats at the renovated Camp Nou stadium on Friday.

Every La Liga club has a salary cap, which is calculated based on factors such as revenue, costs and debts. It corresponds to around 70% of a club’s income.

Due to their financial difficulties, Barcelona have had difficulty registering players recently. It has resorted to financial leverage in recent years, including selling future television rights. The club’s financial difficulties led to the departure of Lionel Messi in 2021.