Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has admitted that it is difficult for the reigning Spanish champions to compete with the financial clubs such as Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.

 Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has admitted that it is becoming increasingly difficult for the reigning Spanish champions to compete with the financial might of clubs such as Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.

The Catalan giants have been one of the dominant forces in Europe in the 21st century, while City have struggled to make an impact in the Champions League despite massive investment from their Qatari owners.

However, the Barca chief believes the situation could well change over the coming years as City and PSG continue to draw on their "unlimited resources."

"The emergence of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain has made things more difficult," Bartomeu told BBC.
"In the last few years some clubs appear that are owned by one person that sometimes have unlimited resources and at Barca we don't have unlimited sources.

"Of course we are a very big club. We are the biggest club in the world but when we compete with unlimited resources we have to find other ways, other strategies."

Barcelona defend a 2-0 lead in the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie against Manchester City at Camp Nou on Wednesday.

PSG, meanwhile, are on the verge of booking their ticket for the last eight after their 4-0 first-leg win over Bayer Leverkusen.