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Barça will hold a minute's silence for Jesús de Miguel
Joan Laporta has expressed his condolences over the death of the Tenerife player. Before tonight's Barça-Aston Villa match, Camp Nou will also hold a minute's silence for the victims of Toledo.
Camp Nou has an appointment with the Champions League tonight: Barça and Aston Villa face each other from 9 pm on matchday four. Before the match, the stadium will observe a minute of silence.
The tribute will take place before the Barça-Aston Villa match.
The Barça president, Joan Laporta, confirmed that the gesture will honour Jesús de Miguel, a Tenerife player, and the victims from Toledo. He announced this before the lunch between the Barça and Aston Villa boards.
Laporta offered his condolences to the people of Tenerife and to De Miguel's family. He also extended them to his teammates.
Laporta: “aquesta notícia ens ha commocionat profundament”
The Barça president expressed his sadness at the footballer's death and summed up the impact of the news with these words: “aquesta notícia ens ha commocionat profundament”.
Barça's current affairs also include other competitions: the handball team reaches the main round with four points, as covered in this review of the main round.