This is sad news that FC Barcelona announced a few hours ago. While the Catalan training should face Osasuna for the 27th day of Liga, the meeting was canceled at the last minute. This was what the Spanish press raised that evoked a case of force majeure. Very quickly, the information was revealed: the players learned the death on the evening of the doctor of the club Carles Miñarro Garcia (40) who officiated with the first team since 2017.
“FC Barcelona is deeply saddened to announce the death of the doctor from the first Carles Miñarro Garcia team tonight. For this reason, the match between FC Barcelona and CA Osasuna was postponed to a later date. The Board of Directors of FC Barcelona and all the staff present our sincere condolences to his family and friends during this difficult period ”explained the club in a press release. The players, shocked, asked for a postponement of the meeting that La Liga and Osasuna accepted without hesitation. Emblematic character of the Barça staff, Carles Miñarro Garcia would have died at the hotel, during the nap just after the meal with the first team according to the information of the ser.
Players pay a vibrant tribute
This Saturday evening, several players from the team wanted to pay tribute to a man who was appreciated for his outspokenness and his professionalism. “I'm short of words … I send all my strength and support for your family and friends. Rest in peace. We will miss you a lot and we will always carry you in our hearts, Carles ”wrote Ter Stegen on his Instagram account. “Incredible 😭💔. Rest in peace doctor. Lots of strength to family and friends. May God strengthen your hearts in this difficult period »wrote Araujo. The midfielder Gavi also wanted to send a message to pay tribute to him.“Rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️The will always be in our hearts, we will miss you so much”. As a reminder, a sequence between the two men had toured social networks a few months ago when Gavi, just after a head trauma, wanted to resume the meeting. Doctor Carles Miñarro Garcia had refused to show him that he no longer even knew the date of the day. For his part, Lamine Yamal shared the Barça press release on her social networks to pay tribute to the club doctor.
President Joan Laporta also spoke this Saturday evening on the Barça TV channel. “A man loved by everyone. He died this afternoon at the hotel this afternoon. The staff, the coach, the players, everyone is sad. He came to all the trips to take care of all the players and he said no to anyone. He was a great doctor and a great professional. It is an abnormal situation, of sadness, everyone loved him enormously. You have to be united in a complicated moment. In these moments of great pain, we considered that the best thing to do was to ask for the postponement of the match, this is what we considered and we communicated it to the president of the Liga to explain the situation to him and what happened. Osasuna was understanding, their coach, their president, the referees … I want to thank them ”launched the Barcelona leader. Catalan football is in mourning this Saturday evening.
