Barcelona are said to be 'confident' that they will avoid a ban from the UEFA Champions League amid their ongoing corruption case.

Barça have been charged with 'continuous sporting corruption' by Spanish courts, with it alleged that they made several payments to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira – the former vice-president of Spain's refereeing committee – over information and analysis of match officials which could benefit them.

It had previously been speculated that any wrongdoing could result in Barcelona being barred from entering the Champions League, with UEFA confirming on Thursday they are launching their own investigation into the scandal.