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Barcelona’s storm-hit return from Seville disrupts plans before PSG match
Barcelona’s team stayed overnight in Seville after playing Real Betis because storms over Barcelona disrupted its return flight.
The team had planned to fly back after the match, but heavy rain and thunderstorms made landing at El Prat airport difficult.
Accounts differed on the flight’s status during the night: one said it was cancelled, while another said the team was still waiting for permission to depart.
The delay puts the team’s training schedule in doubt, including a planned session in Barcelona on Sunday.
Coach Hansi Flick has little time to prepare the team for its Champions League match against PSG.
The club may hold training in Barcelona or Paris, depending on when the team arrives and whether weather allows travel.
Flick is also waiting for medical tests to establish the extent of Eric García’s thigh injury.
Barcelona had to stay overnight in Seville after storms over Barcelona disrupted its planned return flight.
The charter flight was canceled because it could not land at Barcelona’s El Prat airport during the thunderstorm.
The delay is expected to disrupt the team’s training plans ahead of its Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain.
Barcelona had initially planned to train on Sunday at 11 a.m. at its Ciutat Esportiva training ground.
- Who
- FC Barcelona and coach Hansi Flick.
- What
- The team’s return flight from Seville was disrupted, forcing it to stay overnight.
- When
- Overnight from Saturday into Sunday, October 17–18, 2026.
- Where
- The team was in Seville; storms over Barcelona prevented the flight from landing at El Prat airport.
- Why
- Heavy storms and rain over Barcelona made it impossible for the charter flight to land.
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Barcelona planned to depart Seville by charter flight two and a half hours after the match ended.
The team was still on its plane at Seville airport, waiting for clearance to depart for Barcelona.
The flight was canceled because storms prevented a landing at El Prat, and Barcelona decided to stay in Seville.
Barcelona’s planned 11 a.m. training session was subject to change depending on when the team reached the city.
- Departure airport
- Seville
- Destination airport
- El Prat, Barcelona
- Planned training
- Sunday at 11 a.m. at Ciutat Esportiva
- Next Champions League opponent
- Paris Saint-Germain