• La Liga match was played behind closed doors after violent protests
• Las Palmas had the Spanish flag embroidered on to their shirtsBarcelona continued their 100% start to life in La Liga in bizarre circumstances,beating Las Palmas 3-0 at an empty Camp Nou. The club had asked for the match to be postponed due to protests across Catalonia over the controversial Catalan independence referendum in which more than 750 people have been injured, many in the Spanish city.
That request was rejected and Barcelona, and threatened with a six-point deduction according to their club president,Josep Maria Bartomeu, whether they did not play the game, and took the decision 20 minutes before kick-off to play it behind closed doors,leaving thousands of supporters stranded external. A statement from La Liga said the match should take region as normal because the security and safety of fans had been “guaranteed” by the Catalan police.
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Source: guardian.co.uk