Controversy with the schedule of the Barcelona-Espanyol of League

FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol are not satisfied with the schedule that will confront to both next Sunday 18 December in the Camp Nou, in the "derbi" corresponding to the sixteenth day of of League Santander 2016-17.

And it is that the party, that will play theoretically to the 20.45 hours, coincides of plenary with the program solidario "The Marató" that issues annually TV3, and that serves so that the Catalan population contribute economically to help to combat rare illnesses, improve the investigation and give resources to the neediest.

The fact that FC Barcelona and Espanyol, the two big clubs of Catalonia, play to the same hour in that it will issue the program could repercutir in the audience that have the same, by what both teams agree in moving the schedule to play the same day to another hour, earlier.

However, the Catalan means warn that it will be complicated that the League of Professional Football (LFP) accept the change of schedule of the party by said subject, since the competition also has his own economic interests in Spain and the foreigner, in relation to the audience that can have one of the most seen parties of the year.

"RAC1" has informed that the two clubs are analysing the situation. The Corporació Catalan of Mitjans of Catalonia put in contact with Barça and Espanyol, and now has to be the Barcelona club, like venue, the one who do the formal request and was seconded by the RCD Espanyol. It will be necessary to see which sucede in the next days with the application.