BARCELONA were owed to look Osasuna successful a LaLiga clash astatine 8pm connected Saturday evening.
But the lucifer was postponed aft it was announced a subordinate of Barca‘s aesculapian squad had tragically passed away.
X/BARCELONAWhy has Barcelona vs Osasuna been postponed?
Barcelona vs Osasuna was postponed aft it was announced connected Saturday evening that archetypal squad doc Carles Minarro Garcia had passed away.
The LaLiga leaders confirmed the tragic passing with an authoritative connection minutes earlier the lucifer was owed to footwear off, it read: “FC Barcelona is profoundly saddened to denote the passing of first-team doc Carles Minarro Garcia this evening.
“For this reason, the lucifer betwixt FC Barcelona and CA Osasuna has been postponed to a aboriginal date.
“The FC Barcelona committee of directors and each unit widen our heartfelt condolences to his household and friends during this hard time.”
ReutersOsasuna besides released a connection sending their condolences to Carles Minarro Garcia’s family.
The connection read: “Club Atlético Osasuna wishes to convey its deepest condolences to the household of Dr. Carles Miñarro Garcia and would similar to nonstop a lukewarm hug to each the unit of FC Barcelona, as good arsenic to its fans, astatine this hard time.
“May helium remainder successful peace. Goian bego.”
Laporta connected Garcia's death
Barcelona president Joan Laporta made a heartfelt code pursuing the decease of Carlos Minarro Garcia.
He said: “I would similar to denote connected behalf of FC Barcelona the decease of the archetypal squad doctor Carles Minarro, a antheral overmuch loved by everyone who passed distant this day astatine the team’s grooming camp.
“As you tin imagine, the players, the staff, the coach… were each precise bittersweet and determination was a immense sadness. We each loved him precise much.
“He came to each the distant games to look aft each the players and helium ne'er said nary to anyone. He was a large doc and a large professional.
“In these moments of truthful overmuch symptom we person considered that the champion happening was to inquire for the postponement of the match, truthful we person considered it and we person communicated it to the president of LaLiga to explicate the concern and what happened.
“He has understood it and has initiated each the procedures for the suspension. We person had the maximum knowing connected the portion of Osasuna, its president and its absorption team.
“They person behaved successful an bonzer way. The refereeing squad has besides understood it perfectly. It is precise achy quality for FC Barcelona.
“We are successful daze due to the fact that everything happened truthful suddenly. We person contacted his family, his parent and his wife. We connection them our condolences astatine this precise achy time, particularly for them.
“We wanted them to cognize instantly due to the fact that it is quality of large value and adjacent much truthful erstwhile it progressive the suspension of the match.
“Carles leaves down 2 children, Gerard and Anna, arsenic good arsenic his wife, who was precise affected, arsenic is logical and normal.
“We person to beryllium by her side. We person asked for the knowing of the members and Barça fans who were readying to ticker the lucifer and I saw large knowing erstwhile we announced it implicit the loudspeakers.
“There was applause and a tiny tribute.
“The players were precise affected and retired of respect for Carles Minarro, his family, the full staff, manager and chap committee members, we thought that the champion happening was to postpone the match.
“The knowing of each those who had work successful this determination due to the fact that I deliberation we person done the champion and we person made the determination that we had to. Thank you precise much.”
When volition Barcelona vs Osasuna beryllium played?
At the clip of writing, determination has been nary confirmed day for the fixture to beryllium played.
LaLiga person confirmed that the caller day and clip of the lucifer volition beryllium acceptable successful the coming days by its contention committee.
Barcelona players wage tribute
Barcelona players took to societal media aft the crippled was suspended to wage tribute to the doctor...
Pablo Gavi wrote: “Always successful our hearts, we volition miss you precise much.”
Pedri posted: “I inactive can’t judge it. A large hug to Carles’ household and friends.”
Gerard Martin said: “Rest successful bid Carles, ever with us.”
Hector Fort shared: “Rest successful bid doctor, convey you for everything you person done for us. My deepest condolences to household and friends.”
Alejandro Balde commented: “RIP Carles my deepest condolences to the household and loved ones.”
Ronald Araujo added: “It’s unbelievable, remainder successful peace, Doc. Much spot to the household and friends.
“May God fortify their hearts successful this hard time.”
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