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Real Madrid Liga Match Against Valencia Postponed Due To Deadly Floods

The federation had already postponed several midweek Copa del Rey first round matches including Valencia's game against Parla Escuela.


A flooded slum area is pictured in Picanya, near Valencia, eastern Spain, on October 30, 2024. (Photo by Jose Jordan / AFP)

 

 

Real Madrid’s away match at Valencia in La Liga this weekend was postponed on Thursday by the Spanish football federation due to floods that have killed more than 95 people.

Villarreal’s home match against Rayo Vallecano was also suspended after the devastating flash floods in eastern Spain.

La Liga asked the Spanish football federation (RFEF) to postpone Valencia and Villarreal’s matches on Saturday, as well as three second division games involving teams from affected areas.

“It has been agreed to postpone matches that were to be played in professional and non-professional competitions, both in 11-a-side football and in indoor football (in the Valencia region),” the RFEF said in a statement.

The federation had already postponed several midweek Copa del Rey first round matches including Valencia’s game against Parla Escuela.

A moment of silence for the flood victims will be held at matches this weekend in Spain, including league leaders Barcelona’s Catalan derby against Espanyol on Sunday.

 

 

Residents try to clean their houses as the street is covered in mud on October 31, 2024 after flash floods affected La Torre, in Valencia, eastern Spain. . (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)

 

People try to clean a house as the street is covered in mud on October 31, 2024 after flash floods affected La Torre, in Valencia, eastern Spain. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)

 

Wreckage of cars pile up on the on the railway on October 31, 2024 after flash floods ravaged the town of Alfafar, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain.  (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)

 

Residents gather in the street next to a pile of cars on October 31, 2024 after flash floods affected the town of Massanassa, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain.  (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)

 

People try to clean a street covered in mud on October 31, 2024 after flash floods affected Paiporta, in Valencia, eastern Spain.  (Photo by Manaure Quintero / AFP)

 

Residents try to clean their houses as the street is covered in mud on October 31, 2024 after flash floods affected La Torre, in Valencia, eastern Spain.  (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)

 

Residents try to clean their houses as the street is covered in mud on October 31, 2024 after flash floods affected the town of Alfafar, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain.  (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)