MADRID, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish Football League (La Liga) has demanded a minute's silence at the opening weekend match-ups of the 2017 Spanish Super Cup, which will go as planned following the terrorist attacks in Barcelona.
The website of La Liga said the league has asked the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to hold a minute's silence for all games during the first weekend of competition.
Liga Santander and the Liga 123, the top two professional football divisions will "render homage to the victims and their families after the tragedy which happened in the city of Barcelona," La Liga also said.
FC Barcelona, a professional football club based in Barcelona, will open their season at home against Betis at the football stadium of Camp Nou at 8:15 p.m. (1915 GMT) on Sunday and the game will kick off under strict security measures.
Moreover, the club has announced it will fly any flag at half-mast and the players will wear black armbands to mourn the victims.8 Thursday's terror attack in Barcelona has left 13 people dead with its key suspect still on the run, shocking the country and the entire world. Later in the nearby town of Cambrils, five terrorists were killed by police in their own assault attempt.
