Barcelona vs Osasuna La Liga fixture postponed after death of club doctor

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·8 de marzo de 2025

Barcelona vs Osasuna La Liga fixture postponed after death of club doctor

The La Liga fixture was postponed minutes before the scheduled kick-off time

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Saturday's LaLiga game between Barcelona and Osasuna at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium has been postponed due to the death of the Catalan club's doctor Carles Minarro Garcia, the home side said minutes before the match was scheduled to start.

Both teams announced the line-up, and the players went in to warm up, before Barcelona declared that the game was postponed via the stadium speakers.

According to LaLiga, a new date will be set in the coming days by its competition committee.

"FC Barcelona is deeply saddened to announce the passing of first-team doctor Carles Minarro Garcia this evening," Barcelona said in a statement.

"For this reason, the match between FC Barcelona and CA Osasuna has been postponed to a later date.

"The FC Barcelona Board of Directors and all staff extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends during this difficult time."

Barcelona top the LaLiga standings with 57 points, one ahead of Atletico Madrid with Real in third on 54 points.

An Osasuna statement added: "Osasuna wishes to convey its deepest condolences to the family of Dr Carles Minarro Garcia and would like to send a warm hug to all the staff of FC Barcelona, as well as to its fans, at this difficult time. May he rest in peace."