Barca Atletic forced to postpone Real Sociedad clash due to lack of players

Barcelona Atletic have been caught in a bizarre situation that has forced them to postponed a clash against Real Sociedad II.

The match, that was scheduled for Saturday (12 October) had to be called off because the Blaugrana’s reserve team does not even have 11 players to field.

In an official statement, the club stated: “The Barça Atlètic – Real Sociedad B match of matchday 8 of group 1 of the Primera Federación , scheduled for this Saturday, October 12 at the Johan Cruyff Stadium, has been postponed.

“The call-ups of the lower national teams, in a week of break in the First Division competitions, and the injuries accumulated by the Barça reserve team have left the team with less than 11 available players, so the match has been postponed.”

Barca Athletic coach Albert Sanchez has witnessed 11 players from the under-18 and under-19 teams called up for international duty. To make thigns worse, seven of his players are also currently out of action with injuries, which has forced them to postpone this clash.

Barca Athletic are currently in ninth place in the Group I of the Primera Federacion, with Real Sociedad sitting five places above them in the table.