In the final phase of the game between Barcelona and Cadiz, the referee stops the game. The reason is a medical emergency in the stands. Cadiz-Towart Ledesma acts as first responder and sprints to the crowd with a defibrillator.
A medical emergency in the stands overshadowed FC Barcelona's fourth win of the season at FC Cadiz in the evening. With the score of 2-0 for the Catalans, the dress rehearsal three days before Barcelona's Champions League duel at Bayern Munich had to be interrupted for a long time, in the end the team around striker Robert Lewandowski won 4-0 (0-0).
The emergency happened in the 82nd minute. FC Cadiz goalkeeper Jeremias Ledesma ran to the stands with a defibrillator and threw it on the stands. A stretcher was later fetched from the cabin aisle and brought across the square to the grandstand. The players of both teams stayed on the pitch for a total of almost 20 minutes before they were sent to the cabins by the referee. After an hour break, the game resumed. What exactly happened was not initially known.
World footballer Robert Lewandowski scored his sixth goal of the season in five games in the 65th minute. The Pole was only substituted on in the 57th minute. Frenkie de Jong (55') had put the visitors ahead before Ansu Fati (86') and Ousmane Dembele (90') increased after the break.
With 13 points, Barca initially took the lead from Real Madrid (12). The record champions only played against Real Mallorca on Sunday. Cadiz have now lost their five opening games, conceding 13 goals. From the starting formation of Barca in the 5-1 win over Viktoria Pilsen in the Champions League opener last Wednesday, only goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen and de Jong were called up by coach Xavi in the starting eleven.
(This article was first published on Saturday, September 10, 2022.)
