Over the past years, one of the most titled football clubs in the world - "Barcelona" - differently manifested itself in the issue of independence of Catalonia. But the club's position can not be called indifferent, BBC reports..

On the emblem of the club, the Catalan flag was imprinted, which became one of the main referendums on the independence of the autonomous region, due on October 1.

The authorities of Spain called it illegal and promised to prevent a vote. Police detained several Catalan officials and seized documents intended for holding a referendum.

All this puts before the club a few fundamental questions.

First, will the Spanish Premier League remain without one of the most famous clubs in the event that Catalonia does gain independence?.

Secondly, what about El-Classico, the famous confrontation between Madrid "Real" and "Barcelona"? While the Catalans are only slightly ahead of the main rival, having in their assets 95 wins against 91.

The leadership of the club insists that it does not engage in politics. The club has no position either on the issue of independence of Catalonia, nor about what league to play, if the region still separates from Spain.

Nevertheless, in 2014, "Barcelona" signed the National Pact of the movement "For the right choice". It unites political parties and non-political organizations that support a referendum on independence.

On Wednesday, after the detention of members of the regional government, the club made a frankly political statement, in which he stood up for "democracy, freedom of speech and the right to self-determination".

No matter how things develop in the next few days or months, judging by the behavior of "Barcelona", the team is confident that they will always be able to choose a league in which they will continue to play. Even if Catalonia achieves independence, Spain simply will not want to lose "Barcelona", believe in the club.

"We will play in the same league as Espanyol," Carles Vilarroubi, the vice-president of Barcelona,. He had in mind another football club in the Catalan capital, whose fans prefer Spain.

In response, Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish professional football league, which organizes the matches of the national Premier League, said that "Barcelona will not be able to choose where to play if Catalonia begins to secede".

A source at the club told the BBC that there would be no clearer official statement from Barcelona, ??because so far it was a "hypothetical development".

According to the source, "if the separation of Catalonia becomes real, the club will have to take into account the opinion of players and fans before making a final decision".

"In addition," he continued. - With all due respect, "Barcelona" is one of the strongest brands in world football. And any league will be honored to receive us, including the Spanish ".

A member of the Spanish parliament, Gabriel Rufan, representing the Catalan Republican Left Party, noted that the presence of Barca in the Spanish league is just as inappropriate as Monaco playing in the French league.

It seems very few are ready to accept the fact that one of the best world clubs will play in the Catalan league. It is quite difficult to imagine a Sunday match where Lionel Messi and semi-professional defenders of the Catalan clubs meet.

"As a fan of football and sports in general, I can not imagine the Spanish league without the" Barcelona ", - said the coach of the" Real "Zinedine Zidane.