Joan Laporta says UEFA wanted to ban Barcelona from the Champions League

“UEFA wanted to punish us by not allowing us to play in the next Champions League. And the fact that Barcelona isn’t a limited company and can’t increase its capital was one of the arguments we used to get UEFA to reduce the fine for breaching financial fair play from 60 million to 15 million,“ he said.

“They also wanted to sanction us by not allowing us to play in the next Champions League.”