Altetico Madrid Vs Athletic Bilbao Match Postponed Due To Snow Storms

JAKARTA - The La Liga match between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao which was scheduled for Saturday night WIB was postponed due to snow storm disruption in Spain.

According to a Spanish League statement, heavy snowfall from Hurricane Filomena left thousands of Spanish drivers trapped in their cars on Friday (local time) as roads were blocked and Madrid Airport was closed.

La Liga said it was asking for a postponement "given the extraordinary situation caused by hurricanes over a large part of the peninsula ... and the impossibility of having a pitch in optimal conditions."

New dates for matches will be confirmed later.

Bilbao said Friday that the plane carrying the squad to Atletico Madrid for the match could not land at the airport and had to turn around.

Real Madrid's match against Osasuna also threatened to be postponed after the Spanish champions were stuck on the plane for more than two hours on Friday due to ice on the Barajas airport runway.