Martinez Punishment Out Of Flicks Hands As Barca Focus On Title

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said Saturday he is focussed on winning games despite the threat of a potential punishment for an ineligible line-up rumbling on in the background.

Flick selected Inigo Martinez in the 3-0 win over Osasuna in La Liga on Thursday, after the Spanish defender had withdrawn injured from the national team squad for their recent Nations League matches.

Osasuna appealed to the Spanish football federation on Friday over Martinez being ineligible, citing FIFA rules regarding players which have not joined up with their national teams when called on.

We won three points and this is my focus, so Im focussing on the next match against Girona, Flick told a news conference Saturday, a day before leaders Barcelona host Girona in La Liga.

The other thing is not in my hands, its not about me.