Cádiz v Barcelona game stopped due to medical emergency in the crowd

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Dan Burke·10 September 2022

Cádiz v Barcelona game stopped due to medical emergency in the crowd

Saturday’s LaLiga match between Cádiz and Barcelona had to be stopped for a long period while a Cádiz supporter received urgent medical attention in the stands.

The game has been stopped due to a medical emergency with a fan in the stands. The players are going to the locker rooms.
– Saturday, 10 September 2022

Barcelona were leading 2-0 heading into the closing stages when the players and match officials were alerted to an incident in the crowd.

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Cádiz goalkeeper Conan Ledesma was seen running towards the incident and passing some kind of medical equipment over the barrier.

86' Cádiz 0-2 Barcelona Game stopped. Images of Conan Ledesma, Cadiz's goalkeeper, running across the pitch with medical equipment and throwing it into the stands. Somebody in the crowd appears to be having problems. Concerned faces from the players.
– Saturday, 10 September 2022

The players remained on the pitch throughout, and some were seen praying, until they were eventually taken into the dressing rooms after around 15 minutes of waiting.

Ronald Araújo praying for a fan who's fighting for his life in the stands during Cadiz vs Barcelona. Hope everything going to be ok with the socio...
– Saturday, 10 September 2022

❗️Cádiz on TW: "The players are leaving the pitch until the situation is resolved, but the match is not suspended yet."
– Saturday, 10 September 2022

At 20:55 local time, the players then came back out onto the pitch to finish the match.

The supporter is now stable and on the way to the hospital according to Cádiz president Manuel Vizcaino
– Saturday, 10 September 2022

The supporter was reportedly taken to hospital in a stable condition.