[Reuters]FootballBarcelona could suffer from the new rule that allows teams to make five substitutions in a match instead of three, their coach Quique Setien has said. Barcelona could suffer from the new rule that allows teams to make five substitutions in a match instead of three, their coach Quique Setien has said. The law could favour the bigger clubs like Barcelona, who have deeper squads and better players ready to come off the bench. But Setien believes Barca, who are two points clear at the top of La Liga, will also find opponents are now fresher towards the end of games. But Madrid’s defeat by Real Betis the following weekend allowed Barca, who beat Real Sociedad, to regain top spot with 11 games left to play.

Source: Standard Digital May 30, 2020 20:37 UTC