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Barcelona, ​​to make an appeal after a new date for Osasuna game, means that Raphinha, Araujo, cannot play

The La League game of Barcelona against Osasuna was postponed on Thursday, March 27, what does the Catalan club be without important players in the first team due to its international obligations.

The match was to be played on March 8, but was postponed after the death of Barcelona's first team doctor Carles Minarro Garcia.

The Spanish Football Association (RFEF) announced on Monday that the game should be played on March 27, three days ahead of Barcelonas La Liga game against Girona. Osasuna's game in this round of games against the Athletic Club is to be played on Friday, March 28th. This game is not mentioned in the RFEF declaration, but La Liga stated that it will be moved to another day this weekend.

Barcelona sources that speak on the condition of anonymity have expressed their misfortune with the decision when the proximity of the newly planned game for international games will not be available: Raphhinhas Brazil and Ronald Araujo's Uruguay to Urgentina or Bolivien in the qualifications of the vacation of Argentina and Bolivia on Tuesday, March 25th.

These sources say that the association will make an appeal against the decision with the RFEF.

Isn't the new date too close to international games?

Although the international break is usually seen as a two-week event, the official FIFA game calendar lists the upcoming international window on the period in which confederations for their national teams can be executed from March 17th to 25th.

Technically speaking, domestic games can be planned outside of this window at any time.

Why couldn't the game be played in another week?

Barcelona's progress in Cup competitions sie have achieved the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey that they are less available to play games and less if they make progress in the former.

Although the decision was confirmed by the RFEF, an explanation of the body La Liga on March 27 was “the only date” for the postponed game.

The RFEF declaration adds that Osasuna proposed the game on the weekend of April 26th to 27th (Copa del Rey final) when Barcelona from Atletico Madrid was eliminated in her semi-finals, 7th to 8th of May 8th, when Barcelona reached the final, but between the Borussia Dortmund in her Champions quarter Penulator. When Barcelona was advanced in both Cup competitions.

Barcelona, ​​the explanation says, agreed to the proposal. However, the RFEF said that the “protection of the integrity of the competition” must come first and that the game of Barcelona Osasuna should “take place in the next possible date of the actual calendar”.


Barcelona praised Minarro before her home game against Benfica in the early this month (Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images).

The RFEF points out that all games take place at the same time in the penultimate and last days of match in La Liga to avoid that one page achieves a competitive advantage by knowing the results of other teams.

“This agreement with the penultimate matchday could undoubtedly create a disadvantage and competitive uncertainty and be harmful for all teams and thus the principles and values ​​of the competition itself,” the explanation said.

The RFEF admits that “we are not aware of the inherent inconveniences of the date of March 27,” especially for players who play international games that have to withstand big distances for their return (from international service) “. This affects two Barcelona players and two Osasuna players, but such difficulties are “inherent in the density of the sports calendar” and the death of Dr. Minarro was another “extraordinary situation”.

Which players cannot be available?

Raphhinha and Araujo seem almost impossible to play in the game in Barcelona Osasuna, even if they are also available for their countries, although Brazil and Uruguay have six and eight points on six and eight points in the qualification table of the CONMEBOL World Championship. Osasunas Enzo Boyomo is also in the Cameroon squad, which will play a qualification of the World Cup against Libya on March 25.

In addition, Barcelona have several players who can be seen on March 23 on March 23 in the quarter-finals of the Spain-Nations-nation-nation-nations nations: Pau Moatarsi, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres and Frenkie de Jong.

The Jules Counds of Barcelona and Osasunas Ante Budimir are similar in France and Croatia, with the countries facing each other on March 23 in the quarter -finals of the quarter -finals in a quarter -finals of the nations.

The Poland of Robert Lewandowski will be confronted against Malta on March 24 on March 24th before a qualification game of the World Cup.

Fermin Lopez, Gerard Martin and Pablo Torre are also part of the Spanish U21 squad, which has a friendly against Germany on March 25, although Barcelona has the right to pull out these players because they do not play in a senior competition.

Barcelona's potential remaining fittings

  • Osasuna, Heim (La Liga), March 27th
  • Girona, Heim (La Liga), March 30th
  • Atletico Madrid, away (Copa del Rey semi -finals on the second leg), April 2
  • Real Betis, Heim (La Liga), April 5th
  • Borussia Dortmund, Heim (Champions League quarter -finals in the first leg), April 9th
  • Leganes, Away (La Liga), April 13 (TBC)
  • Borussia Dortmund, Away (Champions League quarter -finals in the second leg), April 15
  • Celta Vigo, Home (La Liga), April 20 (TBC)
  • Mallorca, Home (La Liga), April 23 (TBC)
  • Copa del Rey Finale, April 26th
  • The semi -finals of the Champions League, April 29,
  • Real Valladolid, Away (La Liga), May 4th (TBC)
  • Semi -final of the Champions League, May 6th May, May 6th
  • Real Madrid, Home (La Liga), May 11th (TBC)
  • Espanyol, Away (La Liga), May 14th (TBC)
  • Villarreal, Home (La Liga), May 18 (TBC)
  • Athletic Club, Away (La Liga), May 25th (TBC)
  • Champions League Finale, May 31

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