Raphinha and Araujo will be unable to play on the new date as their national teams have World Cup qualifiers only two days before.

The brass at La Liga giants are readying an appeal to those in a position of power in Spanish football.That’s according to El Chiringuito TV, amongst other sources, who point towards as much as

Barcelona game against Osasuna has been rescheduled for March 27, the RFEF confirmed in a statement on Monday. The match was postponed at the last minute in the wake of the tragic passing of Barcelona’s first-team doctor Carles Miñarro Garcia and a new date has now been found.

Barcelona struck a potentially decisive blow in La Liga’s title race with a 4-2 win against Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano. Diego Simeone’s home team went ahead through Julian Alvarez in the 45th minute — with the Argentina forward banishing memories of his ‘two-touch’ penalty in Atletico’s Champions League round-of-16 exit to Real Madrid in midweek.

First it was a penalty shootout loss to Real Madrid in the round of 16 in the Champions League last Wednesday, and four days later a 4-2 defeat against Barcelona in the Spanish league after Diego Simeone's team had led 2-0 midway through the second half.