(10-02-2017 08:10 AM)VA49er Wrote:  Apparently all hell broke lose in Catalonia as Madrid sent in military police to try and squash the Catalan independence vote. Barca tried to postpone the match, which was refused by La Liga. So, in protest, Barca closed the gates and the game was played in an empty stadium. I watched the entire match. It was surreal to watch and listen to the entire match played in an empty 99,000 seat stadium. It was interesting; however, in that you could hear all the players during the match. After the match, Pique offered to step aside from the Spanish national team and not play in next year's World Cup. Sad situation all around.

Barca put themselves in this situation though because they were so vocal about allowing the referendum to go through. You can't expect La Liga to have any sympathy for them.