The team "Barcelona" will meet with the Portuguese "Benfica" on Tuesday in the Round of 16 of the Champions League in memory of their late great doctor Karles Minyaro.
As noted by the club's trainer Hansi Flick, the match between "Barcelona" and "Benfica" will take place on Tuesday at 21:45 local time (UTC). At this moment, the Catalan giant has the advantage in terms of victories away, having won 1-0 in Lisbon last week. However, the match for "Barcelona" on Saturday in the Spanish La Liga against "Osasuna" was delayed by 30 minutes after the death of the team's most senior doctor at the age of 53.
Flick stated at a press conference: "This is a huge loss. Karles was a magnificent person, but also a magnificent doctor, and his collaboration with Ricardo (Bruna, another team doctor) was excellent for the club and the team. He was one of the parts of the great puzzle because they do amazing work, and we will miss him."
Minyaro worked with various Barcelona teams since 2017 and joined the first team just a few months ago. "Barcelona" defeated "Benfica" 5-4 in Lisbon in the group stage, and later lost another player last week after the dismissal of defender Pau Cuberci. Flick explained that "Benfica," having defeated "Juventus" and "Atletico Madrid," will not be an easy opponent, and none from our team thinks that the job is done, which is the most important thing.
