Osasuna has filed a complaint with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), claiming that defender Inigo Martinez was not eligible on Thursday to face them in Laliga.
Martinez, who withdrew from the Spain Squad for their Nations League games after they had suffered a swollen right knee, played the full 90 minutes in the 3-0 win of Barcelona, who moved them three points of the second Real Madrid placed.
But Osasuna has now appealed to the RFEF on the availability of Martinez and claims that his selection has violated FIFA instructions.
Referring to those instructions in a club statement, Osasuna said: “FIFA indicates that a player who does not become a member or leaves his national team for medical reasons may not play matches for his club during the five calendar days after the end of the international period.
“Osasuna believes that Inigo Martinez, whose absence of the Spain team was due to medical leave, was not eligible to play in yesterday's game in accordance with FIFA regulations.”
The result left Osasuna 14th in the rankings, six points free of the relegation zone.
Comunicado oficial | El Club Atlético Osasuna Presenta un recurso por alineación indebida del Fútbol Club Barcelona and El Partido de Ayer.
– Ca Osasuna (@osasuna) 28 March 2025
Barcelona was originally intended to play Osasuna on March 8, but the death of their club doctor forced the game to be planned again until March 27.
With Barca because of Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-final next Wednesday and Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals of the Champions League about the next two midweek slots, no other dates were available.
Both clubs had an appeal to the rejected of the fixture, where Barca was unable to make Brazil -wing player Raphinha in Veldvelden because of the rapid reversal after the luminaires of his country.
Goals from Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski handed Barca Victory – their eighth in a row in Laliga.
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