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Cadiz vs. Barcelona paused after fan suffers heart attack

Barcelona players stand as a supporter is attended by a medical team at the stand during Spanish la Liga soccer match between Cadiz FC and FC Barcelona at the Nuevo Mirandilla stadium in Cadiz, southern Spain, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

Barcelona's game at Cadiz was temporarily halted in the final minutes when a fan suffered a heart attack in the stands on Saturday.

Cadiz said in a statement that the man was successfully treated with a defibrillator by a medical team. He was evacuated on a stretcher and admitted to a local hospital. Cadiz said that Barcelona's players also lent the medics their defibrillator in case it was needed.

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