The La Liga match between Barcelona and Osasuna has been postponed due to the death of the Catalan club's doctor, Carles Minarro Garcia. Following Garcia's death earlier on Saturday, the postponement was announced just minutes before the match was scheduled to begin at Olympic Stadium. Both teams had announced their lineups, and the players had entered to warm up before Barcelona announced the game's postponement over the stadium's speakers. According to La Liga, the competition committee will set a new date in the coming days. "FC Barcelona is deeply saddened to announce the passing of first-team doctor Carles Minarro Garcia this evening," the club said in a statement. "For this reason, the match between FC Barcelona and CA Osasuna has been rescheduled for 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 leads the La Lig...
Ahead of the match, Real Madrid TV released another of their infamous referee scrutiny videos, this time highlighting Sanchez Martinez's "errors" in Los Blancos encounters.
Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick, who will be in charge of his first competitive El Clasico, was asked about it during his pre-match press conference, according to MD.
"I had no idea about the Real Madrid TV videos; it is not appropriate that this is done.
"The referees work really hard, and my duty is to prepare the players. I have extensive experience and have never had issues with referees. I told the team at the start of the season that the emphasis should be on performance, not referees. We can't be with these things; we have to focus on our performance and use all of our energy."
Real Madrid has been repeatedly chastised for filming these videos, and they are unlikely to stop anytime soon. Barcelona won't be too concerned as they seek a six-point lead over their fierce rivals.
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