They threatened them with a loss of points if they didn't play, that was kinda harsh.
Yeah, I'm not sure why there even is speculation about it. It would make most sense for them (and other Catalan clubs) to stay in La Liga. All the talk about them going to the French or Italian leagues, or the Premier League seems ludicrous.
(And I suppose no one's interested in a Catalan league.)
It would be weird but they haven't been playing well at all, they've been subpar througout their campaign. It's still theoretically possible for them to make it, we'll see on Tuesday. But they'll have to improve a lot (and it depends on how the other South American teams do, too).
Of course it would be the best to have the biggest stars featured in the biggest sports event of the world.
