FC Barcelona News: The match of day 5 of the 2022-23 League of FC Barcelona against Cádiz FC was stopped due to a fan suffering a heart attack in the stands.
FC Barcelona came into the game with four consecutive wins by a wide margin. With Bayern Munich’s important game approaching in a few days, Barça coach Xavi rotated the team.
In the first half, Barça clearly dominated the Cadiz team but could not tie the tie. Cádiz, meanwhile, threatened Barça on the counter but could not create anything.
In the second half, Barça finally scored the opening goal of the match. Dangerously perforated center by Gavi that the Cádiz goalkeeper Ladesma did not clear correctly and fell into the hands of an unmarked Frenkie De Jong who did not fail to convert it. Then Barca’s new talisman Robert Lewandowski doubled his lead after coming on as a substitute.
FC Barcelona News: Spanish League clash stopped amid emergency
The league match between Barcelona and Cádiz was suddenly stopped when a fan in the stands of the Nuevo Mirandilla Stadium suffered a heart attack.
After understanding the seriousness of the situation, referee Carlos Del Cerro Grande stopped the game to give the doctors a better environment to do their job.
Meanwhile, Argentine goalkeeper Jeremías Ladesma was seen looking for a defibrillator and ran to the stands so that the fan could be attended to. Barça’s medical staff also lent their defibrillator.
Cádiz player José María was then seen helping a member of staff carry the stretcher into the stands.
The rest of the players remained on the pitch and many of them, including Araujo and Ter Stegan, were seen praying for the supporter’s recovery.
The players were then ordered to return to the locker room. After receiving initial treatment, the fan was evacuated from the stadium and hospitalized.
The players then returned after a thirty-minute interval and played out the remainder of the match.
Ansu Fati and Ousmane Dembele scored two more goals and gave Barcelona a great 4-0 win.
Commenting on the incident, the Barcelona coach Xavi wished that “the fan recovers as soon as possible”.
Whats Next?
With the win, Barca have now picked up thirteen points from their first five La Liga games. At the moment, Barcelona remains at the top ahead of Real Madrid. The Blaugrana face Bayern Munich in their next game.
Meanwhile, the ills of Cadiz continued. Now he has lost all his games in La Liga this season. Cádiz will face Real Valladolid in the next match.
