With everything prepared for the Barça-Osasuna match, the culé team confirmed the suspension of the match, which was to be played at 9 p.m., due to the death of Carles Miñarro García, doctor of the first team. The announcement, which came after the starting line-ups were known, took both teams by surprise.
The Osasuna goalkeepers were warming up on the pitch at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys when they heard the news. It was Barça president Joan Laporta himself who went down to the dressing room to break the news to the players.
Some Barcelona players left the Camp Nou visibly affected, including Jules Koundé, who was seen crying. In fact, different sources claim that it was the players themselves who asked for the postponement as they did not feel able to compete against Osasuna. Carles Miñarro joined Barça in 2017. He was only 40 years old. Dr. Carles Miñarro died this afternoon at the Barça team hotel.
Official statement from Barça
“FC Barcelona regrets to announce the sad news of the death of the first team doctor, Carles Miñarro García, this very afternoon.
For this reason, the match between FC Barcelona and CA Osasuna has been postponed until a later date.
The Board of Directors and all the employees of FC Barcelona would like to extend our sincerest condolences to family and friends, and we are with them in these difficult times”.
LaLiga statement
“LALIGA regrets the death of FC Barcelona’s first team doctor, Dr. Carles Miñarro, and informs that for this reason the Barcelona – Osasuna match scheduled for today has been postponed, pending the decision of the single judge of Competitions. LALIGA would like to express its sincerest condolences to the family, friends, the club and fans and shares in their grief. The new date and time of the match will be announced shortly.