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BARCELONA (Reuters) - Levante have appealed
to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over
the "ineligible" line-up Barcelona fielded in their
Copa del Rey round of 16 clash.
Reigning cup champions Barcelona beat Levante
4-2 on aggregate but played defender Chumi in
their 2-1 first leg defeat, despite the player being
suspended for Barcelona B at the time.
The Spanish football federation (RFEF) rejected
Levante's complaint, however, because it arrived
after the 48-hour deadline following the first leg
match on Jan. 10.
Levante appealed the decision and after that was
rejected on Monday the club turned to CAS,
asking for the suspension of the tournament until
the issue is resolved.
"Levante will present their case to the Court of
Arbitration for Sport after the RFEF appeal
committee rejected the complaint over an
ineligible line up from Barcelona," Levante said
on Twitter late on Monday, with Spanish reports
confirming they had filed the paperwork on
Tuesday.
Getafe are due to host Valencia on Tuesday in
the first quarter-final - which is set to go ahead -
with Barcelona travelling to face Sevilla on
Wednesday.
Barcelona believe they were able to play Chumi
as minor suspensions are usually served in the
division in which they are picked up.
(Reporting by Rik Sharma; Editing by Hugh
Lawson)
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