Death appears every day in the news, but there are deaths that get a special echo, like that of the doctor Carles Miñarro, who will be remembered this Tuesday night with a minute of silence at the Montjuïc Stadium, before the start of the Barça-Benfica Champions League match. The sudden disappearance of a still young man, a father of a family, who was part of a team of even younger boys and regular providers of joy, passion, controversy and noise, is in stark contrast to the silence of an empty stand for a suspended match and the subsequent messages of condolence and disbelief from the players on social media and in the photo.

Death appears every day in the news, but there are deaths that get a special echo, like that of the doctor Carles Miñarro, who will be remembered this Tuesday evening with a minute's silence at the Montjuïc Stadium, before the start of the Barça-Benfica Champions League match. The sudden disappearance of a still young man, a father of a family, who was part of a team of even younger boys and regular providers of joy, passion, controversy and noise, is in stark contrast to the silence of an empty stand for a suspended match, and the subsequent messages of condolence and disbelief from the players on social media and in the photo.

Although shocked by the sudden death of Dr. Carles Miñarro, Barça held their last training session on Monday before the Champions League match against Benfica, where the blaugranas are playing to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition. After the session, Hansi Flick spoke to the media. The coach was the first member of the dressing room to speak publicly after the death. On Saturday, after the suspension of the match against Osasuna, it was president Joan Laporta who issued a small institutional statement of condolences.

Still in shock from the sudden death by Dr. Carlos Miñarro, Barça held their last training session on Monday before the Champions League match against Benfica, where the blaugranas are playing to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition. After the session, Hansi Flick spoke to the media. The coach was the first member of the dressing room to speak publicly after the death. On Saturday, after the match against Osasuna was suspended, it was president Joan Laporta who issued a small institutional statement of condolences.

Football is usually impassive when faced with emotions, but this Saturday was an exception. It showed its most friendly side. with the total understanding and solidarity of Osasuna, LaLiga and RFEF in the face of Barça's pain. No one had any doubt that the only logical decision was to suspend the match. However, the dizzying schedule means that on Tuesday, just 72 hours after the match, of having lost a teammate, Dr. Carles Miñarro, the team has another commitment. Benfica will visit Montjuïc (18.45 h, Movistar) to play the return leg of the Champions League round of 16. The wheel will turn again.

Consternation in the Barça dressing room due to the sudden death, victim of a heart attack this Saturday, a few hours before the league match at Montjuïc against Osasuna, by Dr. Carles Miñarro Garcia. He was 53 years old and had been working at the Barcelona club for seven years. This season he had joined the staff The right-hand man of the team's medical director, Ricard Pruna, replaced Xavier Valle, who was fired last summer after twenty years at the club. The sad news was communicated by the Barça executive president, Joan Laporta, to the players, who asked for the match to be suspended because they were not in a condition to face it. A date for the match to be played remains to be found, but this is not the priority right now for the dressing room, which on Tuesday competes again in the Champions League against Benfica.