‘It doesn’t make any sense,’ says Atlético Madrid managerBarcelona counterpart Hansi Flick also voices concerns
The Atlético Madrid manager, Diego Simeone, said on Saturday it made no sense to play this weekend after catastrophic floods swept through parts of Spain.
The deadliest flash floods in Spain’s modern history – and the second-deadliest European floods of the century – have killed at least 211 people and dozens are unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the region of Valencia, the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said on Saturday. The matches between Valencia and Real Madrid, along with Villarreal versus Rayo Vallecano, are among several postponed after the floods.
This article will update with news of Saturday’s European club action
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