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Barcelona and Spain star Aitana Bonmati has been quizzed on the [Club World Cup](https://www.barcablaugranes.com/2025/6/11/24447558/are-barcelona-better-off-not-playing-in-the-club-world-cup) which is currently taking place in the United States.
There’s no Barca at the tournament - despite the fact they won the double last season - and also no room for Premier League champions Liverpool or Scudetto winners Napoli.
Aitana is currently preparing for Euro 2025 with Spain but was asked if she had been watching the tournament and offered up a plenty blunt response.
“I know the Club World Cup is going on, but I haven’t watched a single game. Barça isn’t playing, so why watch it?” she told reporters.
It’s a feeling shared by many around the world, particularly given the make-up of the expanded competition and the teams involved.
Cramming another competition into an already crowded fixture list has also attracted criticism and means teams that are not involved - such as Barcelona - may be pretty happy they are not playing despite the financial rewards on offer.