Appeal confirms the postponed Barça-Osasuna for March 27

The National Second Instance Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has resolved this Thursday that the LaLiga EA Sports party between FC Barcelona and Ca Osasuna, postponed in its day by the sudden death of Dr. Blaugrana Carles Miñarro, played on March 27 as the competition committee set and thus dismissing the resources presented by both clubs, which did not want to play the day 27 On this date.

“Disient the resources filed by the FC Barcelona and CA Osasuna clubs, fully confirming the resolution issued by the Single Professional Competition Judge dated March 17, which set the dispute of the postponed party for March 27, 2025,” said second instance in its resolution, to which Europa Press has had access.

In addition, this resolution, in accordance with article 46.7 of the RFEF Statutes, “exhausts the federative route” for what Barça and Osasuna, unless they go to another judicial route, must play the game, postponed hours before their dispute on March 8 for the death of Dr. Miñarro, on Thursday, March 27 in an hour still confirm and determined Washer From here to a week.

FC Barcelona, ​​in its letter of allegations, ensures that the date of March 27 coincides with the return of some of its players of their commitments with their respective national teams “without material time to rest”, with at least six affected players.

Instead of the date indicated, the Blaugrana Club propuses as a new date of celebration of the meeting any of the following days: May 21, 21 or 22, 2025; or alternatively and subsidiarily any of the following days: April 27, 29 or 30, 2025.

Appeal responds to FC Barcelona that the call for players with their national selections is not, by itself, sufficient cause to modify the programming of a game, “as long as the affected team has enough players to face the match in the regulation planned terms”, as is the case.

For their part, Osasuna Alega to play the match on March 27 would not allow them to rest or 72 hours in relation to the next match against Athletic Club; reason why they requested that it be determined as a new date on April 26 or 27; second, on May 7 or 8; And finally, thirdly, between May 18 and 25.

However, LaLiga-in response to an information requirement of the RFEF Committee-replied that, in the case of maintaining the date on Thursday, March 27, 2025 for Barça-Osasuna, the match of day 29 between Athletic Club and Osasuna would be delayed to Sunday, March 30, 2025 in the afternoon, in the object of not harming the club ‘Red’.

Thus, and following the criteria of the Single Judge of Professional Competitions of the RFEF, the National Second Instance Committee recalls that, in the event that the situation that prevented a party to be held, this will take place “on the first date on which the two contestants can materially dispute it”; Thursday, March 27.