No Clasico next week. One of the most popular matches on the football world between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid has been postponed due to unrest in Catalonia, the Spanish federation said on Friday.
The two clubs "will have to agree on the new date of the match," the federation added in a statement, setting a deadline of Monday 10 am (0800 GMT). If no agreement is reached between the clubs on that date, the federation will make the decision itself.
Wednesday, the Professional Football League had asked the Federation that the next Clasico scheduled for Barcelona on Saturday, October 26 can be played in Madrid, "due to exceptional circumstances beyond (his) control". According to the press, both clubs refused.
At this date, the separatist parties and associations, mobilized since the beginning of the week against the condemnation of separatist leaders, are planning to call a big demonstration in Barcelona.
Five days after the heavy prison sentences imposed on nine pro-independence leaders on Monday for their role in the secession attempt in 2017, the situation remains very tense in Catalonia where separatist mobilization has been marked by four nights of violence.
Friday, day of "general strike", "freedom marches" parts of the entire region must converge in Barcelona for a major event scheduled for 15:00 GMT.
An extraordinary match between two of the biggest clubs on the planet, the Clasico of the Spanish league between Barça and Real is a match followed around the world.
With AFP