Barcelona’s match against Osasuna was called off on Saturday night following the passing of their first-team doctor, Carles Miñarro Garcia. The game, set to begin at 9pm local time, was postponed shortly before kickoff.
The club expressed deep sorrow over Miñarro Garcia’s passing and extended condolences to his family and friends. The 50-year-old doctor had joined Barcelona’s first-team medical staff last season after previously working with their futsal team.
In Serie A, Inter came from behind to secure a 3-2 victory against bottom-placed Monza. Monza took a surprising 2-0 lead in the first half with goals from Samuele Birindelli and Keita Baldé. However, Marko Arnautovic pulled one back before halftime, Hakan Calhanoglu equalized in the 64th minute, and Monza’s Giorgos Kyriakopoulos scored an own goal 13 minutes from time. The win moved Inter to 61 points, four ahead of Napoli, while Monza remained at the bottom with 14 points. Following their Champions League success against Feyenoord and an upcoming Coppa Italia semi-final against Milan, talk of a potential treble continues.
AC Milan also secured a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory at Lecce. Nikola Krstovic opened the scoring for Lecce, who later doubled their advantage before the hour mark. However, an own goal from Antonino Gallo gave Milan hope before Christian Pulisic equalized from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute and then scored the winner shortly after.
In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich suffered a shocking 3-2 home defeat to Bochum after squandering a two-goal lead. Raphaël Guerreiro had put Bayern ahead with two early goals, but Jakov Medic responded quickly for Bochum. The situation worsened when João Palhinha was sent off just before halftime. Bochum took advantage, equalizing through Ibrahima Sissoko in the 51st minute before Matus Bero netted the winner in the 71st. Despite the defeat, Bayern remained top of the table with 61 points, eight ahead of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen.
Leverkusen failed to capitalize on Bayern’s slip, losing 2-0 at home to Werder Bremen. Romano Schmid scored in the seventh minute following a defensive error. Aleix García nearly equalized but struck the bar in first-half stoppage time. Leverkusen’s struggles were compounded when Florian Wirtz suffered an ankle injury in the second half. Werder sealed the win in stoppage time with a goal from Justin Njinmah.
