BarcelonaтАЩs game at C├бdiz was temporarily halted in the final minutes when a fan suffered a heart attack in the stands on Saturday. C├бdiz said in a statement that the man was successfully treated with a defibrillator by a medical team. He was evacuated on a stretcher and admitted to a local hospital. Cadiz said that BarcelonaтАЩs players also lent the medics their defibrillator in case it was needed.
C├бdiz goalkeeper Jerem├нas Ledesma helped carry medical equipment, while Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo prayed in the silent Nuevo Mirandilla stadium in southern Spain.
After more than a 10-minute pause with players waiting on the field, the referee ordered them to retire to the locker rooms with Barcelona 2-0 ahead at the time in the Spanish league game. The game resumed for its final eight minutes after more than a half-hour stoppage. Barcelona went on to win 4-0.
“We hope that he gets better as soon as possible,тАЭ Barcelona coach Xavi Hern├бndez said. C├бdiz thanked fans for their cooperation.