Argentine coach Diego Simeone of Atletico Madrid considered, on Saturday, that there was “no point” in playing the Spanish football championship matches this week, after the devastating floods that struck the east of the country.
The Valencia region was hit by flash and devastating floods that killed at least 211 people this week.
Two La Liga matches were postponed in the affected areas, between Valencia and Real Madrid, and Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano.
Simeone believed that all matches in Week 12 were supposed to be postponed.
“It is clear that this does not make sense, what is happening is very difficult,” he told reporters on the eve of hosting Las Palmas.
He added, “There are people who are experiencing horrific moments, and this is very sad, and we are in a place where we are asked to continue and continue.”
The opinion of German Hansi Flick, Barcelona’s leading coach, was not different, as he also believed that perhaps all matches should have been postponed.
“It is not easy to make a decision,” he said before Barcelona’s derby with Espanyol on Sunday. “We started (this stage) on Friday.”
He continued, “For me, it is a tragedy, and we also lived through this in Germany three years ago, and it is painful to see this. If we can support the region, we will certainly do so, but the decision is up to the League.”
The former German national team coach expressed his support for the idea of postponing all weekend matches, saying, “It is a tragedy for this region and for Spain, so perhaps yes.”
Alaves opened the stage on Friday by defeating Real Mallorca 1-0.
