What beats me about Barca's situation is that they are in exactly the same boat as Leeds and Portsmouth. Two cases they cite as examples of why we needed FFP.
All three clubs have over-extended their finance to maintain a level of success to the point where they can't afford to pay their players. The only thing missing is formalisation of their insolvency.This despite Barca having the advantage over the other two of ring fenced CL income, illegal tax breaks, an effective monopoly on Spanish talent and extended use of the greatest player in the world.
They are a case-study in how not to run a football club but the world's media are politely coughing and looking the other way.