The Spanish Football Federation has become active in the case of allegations that Barcelona paid money to the former head of Spanish Referee's Technical Committee. They will seek explanation from Barcelona for allegedly having paid 1.4 million Euros to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira three years ago.Negreira was the vice president of Referees Technical Committee from 1994 to 2018. The country's prosecutor office has learned that Barcelona paid money to his company 'DASNIL Ninety Five' between 2016 and 2018.The RFEF said on Thursday it had requested information from Barcelona and the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA). An investigation has been initiated against the company following the complaint. Negreira and his son have already testified at the prosecutor's office. Negreira, however, defended himself and said he did not favor Barcelona during his tenure. The club paid him only for consultancy work. Barcelona issued a statement on Wednesday denying the allegations against them. It said the club had in the past employed an external technical consultant, who provided videos of youth players from other teams, which is common for professional clubs.However Barcelona saved defeat against Manchester United with a 2-2 draw on Thursday night in the first leg of Europa League.