Spain: "Barcelona" match was postponed

La Liga leaders Barcelona were due to host Osasuna in the 27th round of the Spanish Championship, but the match was postponed due to tragedy about half an hour before kick-off. The decision was made after the death of a person close to the Catalan club's dressing room.

By this time, Barcelona players had arrived at the stadium and even went out onto the pitch to prepare for their warm-up. Osasuna goalkeepers had even managed to do their warm-up, but were asked to leave the pitch at that point. It soon became clear that the match would most likely be cancelled, and La Cadena SER radio station reported that the initiative came from the blue-and-purple players.

The reasons for this soon became clear: the players were not ready to take to the field due to the death of Carles Miñarro Garcia, a member of the team's medical staff. Moreover, this news was announced to them by president Joan Laporta, who entered the dressing room. The match was indeed canceled and the players began to leave the stadium. The fans in the stands were informed that the match would not be played due to the death of Miñarro Garcia. Official statements soon followed.

"La Liga regrets the death of Carles Miñarro, the doctor of the first team of Barcelona, ​​and therefore announces that the match has been postponed. La Liga expresses its sincere condolences to the family, friends, the club and the fans, and expresses its solidarity with them in their grief. The time and date of the postponed match will be announced in the coming days," La Liga said in a statement.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the doctor was only 40 years old: he joined the first team's medical staff this season, and before that he worked for the Barcelona mini-football team. He had been working in the Catalans' system since 2017. The cause of death is still unknown.

It is likely that this transfer will temporarily deprive Barcelona of first place in La Liga. Currently, Hansi Flick's team is 1 point ahead of Atletico, and Real Madrid is 3 points ahead. The Madrid clubs will play their matches on Sunday. Now the "blue and purple" will play in the return match against Benfica in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League on March 11 - in the first leg the Catalans won by a narrow margin (1:0). Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”