Tebas: Article 155 should be applied if the national anthem is whistled Copa del Rey - Barcelona vs Sevilla LaLiga president discussed possible sanctions

Barcelona have become Copa del Rey final regulars, having reached the showpiece even in each of the past four seasons, and this means there has been regular whistling of the national anthem.

With some Barcelona fans so against the idea of the Spanish anthem being played before the match, they have taken to whistling it and LaLiga president Javier Tebas is one of many who has been angered by this.

Speaking about what the response should be if this happens again when the Catalan club face Sevilla at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano in this year's final, Tebas stated that drastic measures should be applied, even that of enforcing the controversial Article 155 which recently saw Spain seize back Catalonia's political autonomy.

"I don't know if there are economic sanctions," Tebas told Eldebatedehoy.es.

"It's the Copa del Rey, not LaLiga.

"I have always stated that there should be sanctions, even to the point of suspending a match.

"But there's no legislation on that and I cannot change it, it is what it is.

"I wouldn't say that it's predictable that there will be whistles, because to say it's predictable makes an act one of good will.

"It will have to change soon.

"Article 115 will have to be applied on the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano."

The Copa del Rey final takes place on April 21.