Barcelona was hit by tragedy on Saturday evening, while team Doctor Carles Minarro Garcia unfortunately died in the afternoon of the game. Only 40 years old was postponed their Saturday evening collision against Osasuna at Barcelona's request, just a few minutes before they would start at Montjuic.
However, the Blaugrana will be back in action against Benfica on Tuesday evening for their return leg of their Champions League round of 16 draw. Barcelona asked a minute of silence before the game and has also reached an agreement with UEFA to prevent all their players from being needed for Mediapllingen today before the game.
According to MD, the most affected players were because of the death of Minarro Dani Olmo and Gavi, who worked closely with him. Minarro took care of Gavi after a concussion last month, while Olmo Minarro has known for a number of years because he was his doctor. In the meantime, manager Hansi Flick was also deeply affected by the news, just like understandably his closest colleague, chief doctor Ricard Pruna.
Part of the Barcelona team can also be present on Tuesday morning, because Minarro is buried on Tuesday morning in a funeral in the city, only a few hours before they start against Benfica. The club will send a delegation to the ceremony, but Sport says that various members of the first team team can also be present.
Barcelona must also find a new date for their collision with Osasuna – the only available date before the end of the season is the midweek between the penultimate and last competition days of the Liga season. Unless Barcelona is eliminated in advance from the Copa del Rey or the Champions League, that will probably be the case. Osasuna has made it clear that there will be no problems from their part an agreement when the Blaugrana contact us to arrange a new date.
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