La Liga asks for Clasico to be moved to Madrid due to protests


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 16 Oct 2019

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - FC Barcelona v Inter Milan - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - October 2, 2019 General view outside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Albert Gea

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's top football division has asked that this month's El Clasico match between Barcelona and Real Madrid be moved from Barcelona to the capital amid growing protests in Catalonia.

Nine Catalan separatist leaders were jailed for between nine and 13 years on Monday for their roles in an illegal referendum and subsequent failed independence bid, sparking protests and clashes across the region. Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia.

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