Levante appeal regarding Barcelona's ineligible line-up is rejected Copa del Rey Controversy came after first leg

Levante have had their appeal rejected by the Appeal Committee of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in relation to Barcelona's ineligible line-up in the first leg of their last 16 Copa del Rey tie.

Chumi had been suspended while playing for Barcelona B and he had not missed any games, with Barcelona believing that the ban only applied to the Segunda B, the division the suspension was picked up in.

That turned out to not be the case, but Levante's appeal far exceeded the 48-hour period where an appeal can be lodged, instead coming just hours after they had lost 3-0 in the second leg, having won 2-1 at home in the first.

The competition's judge that dealing with the case, Carmen Perez, deemed the period for the plea was outside of the set hours to do so.