Diego Siméone © Getty Images

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone said on Saturday it made “no sense” to play La Liga matches this weekend after deadly floods in eastern Spain.

The Valencia region was hit by devastating flash floods that killed at least 211 people this week.

Champions Real Madrid’s visit to Valencia and Villarreal’s match against Rayo Vallecano were postponed, but Simeone said all matches should have been called off.

“It’s clear that it doesn’t make any sense, what’s happening is something very hard,” Simeone told reporters ahead of Atletico’s match in Las Palmas on Sunday.

“It’s moving to see all the people taking to the streets to help…with whatever they can…

“There are people going through terrible times, it’s very sad, and we’re in a place where they’re telling us to keep going and here we are, moving on.”

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick also suggested that canceling all matches might have been appropriate.

“It’s not easy to make a decision (on) what to do, we started this (round) yesterday,” Flick told reporters ahead of Barcelona’s derby against Espanyol on Sunday.

“For me it’s a tragedy, we also had this in Germany three years ago, it’s also horrible to see this.

“If we can support the region we will of course, the other things the league has to decide.”

When asked if he would have postponed all La Liga matches, Flick said he would lean that way.

“If I could make this decision, maybe I would. It’s a tragedy for this region and also for Spain, so maybe yes,” said the German coach.