LaLiga confirmed this Thursday the postponement of two First Division matches and three others in the Second Division, due to the havoc caused by DANA, a natural phenomenon that left more than a hundred fatalities after it passed through the Valencian Community, Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia. and Aragon.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) heeded the call of the employers' association, which is why the duels Villarreal-Rayo Vallecano and Valencia-Real Madrid, both scheduled for Saturday in El Madrigal and Mestalla, respectively, will have to be played later. to the extent that the calendar allows.
For the 'merengues', the visit to the 'ché' team was key to turning the page on the tough win in the Classic against FC Barcelona (0-4), in addition to putting pressure on the culés, putting themselves within three points again, waiting for what would happen in the Catalan derby.
Matches postponed by LaLiga after the DANA tragedy
- First Division: Villarreal-Ray Vallecano and Valencia-Real Madrid.
- Second Division: Castellón-RC Ferrol, Eldense-Huesca and Raise-Málaga.
Minute of silence at all weekend matches for the DANA victims
In addition, the employers' association ordered a minute of silence to be observed in all matches on matchday 12 of LaLiga EA Sports and matchday 13 of LaLiga Hypermotion, in memory of the fatalities caused by DANA's passage through Spain.
The measure responds to the announcement by the Generalitat Valenciana on Wednesday, which establishes three days of mourning in the country, from Thursday, October 31 to Saturday, November 2, and urges all sports competitions at stake to show respect on their respective days. .
Finally, LaLiga asked the ten clubs whose matches will be postponed this weekend to present their proposals for the new dates of these matches before next Tuesday, November 5, at 2:00 p.m.
In the case of Real Madrid, the complex 'merengue' calendar, which includes the Intercontinental Cup dispute in December, will probably force the duel at Mestalla to be postponed until the first week of January.