Barca take on Rayo amid Super Cup controversy

FC Barcelona play Rayo Vallecano later on Sunday in the only La Liga match this weekend. The game dates back to the 21st round of matches, which Barca couldn't play because of their commitments in the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.

That competition has been in the headlines all week in Spain after revelations in the Spanish press of the agreement between the company which helps organise the tournament (Kosmos Holdings) and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

The fact that Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is one of the owners of Kosmos and the RFEF stands to earn around 10 million euros more if Barca and Real Madrid play in the Super Cup, has led to obvious allegations of a major conflict of interest for the body that runs Spanish football. This is without even mentioning that Real Madrid and Barca could earn up to eight times more than the other two teams in the Super Cup.