Euro League
EuroLeague: Barcelona won’t travel to Russia because of the war in Ukraine
As has been officially announced, Barcelona have decided not to play against Zenit St. Petersburg due to the war situation in Ukraine.
On Thursday afternoon, February 24, Barcelona announced the decision not to travel to Russia for the two away games in a row at Zenit (25/2) and CSKA Moscow (27/2) due to the war situation in Ukraine.
The Blaugrana had a scheduled flight at midday, but due to developments and events in Ukraine (after the Russian invasion of the country) the club decided to postpone the trip to St. Petersburg and Moscow until recently. “Regarding the game against Xavi Pascual’s team, Barcelona said in the announcement that they published it”Various meetings between those involved are scheduled for the afternoon, and the decision will be made in the coming hours“.
Earlier, Alex Abrines had expressed his desire not to board the mission’s plane given the situation and while a EuroLeague teams conference call takes place on Friday 25 February to decide how the event will go in the near future.
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