Barcelona’s defeat to PSG in the Champions League is hugely disappointing for any number of reasons but also means the club will miss out on next year’s expanded Club World Cup.
Next year will see 32 teams take part in the inaugural month-long tournament in the United States that will take place between June 15 and July 13. This new format of the competition will take place every four years rather than on an annual basis.
Barcelona had been able to qualify but this week’s round of results in the Champions League means it’s Atletico Madrid who progress instead to the lucrative tournament.