June 1 – Barcelona will resume their bid to defend the Spanish title on Saturday June 13 at Real Mallorca when La Liga gets under way again after a three-month pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Initial fixture dates have now been announced with Real Madrid hosting Eibar on June 14 and all games played behind closed doors. The actual opening game is the local derby between Sevilla and Real Betis on June 11 to be followed by seven successive days of action.
Interestingly Real Madrid will play their remaining six home games not at the Bernabeu but at the 6,000-capacity Estadio Alfredo di Stefano based at their training ground.
Barca were leading Real by two points after 27 matches when the campaign was postponed in March. Only the first two rounds of fixtures have been made public although La Liga chief Javier Tebas confirmed that there will be matches every day of the week until the season is completed on July 19.
Tebas also gave details of a planned tribute to those who have died from the pandemic.
“Fans make football so special and as they cannot be in the stadiums we have created this initiative so they can play a part in the return of the competition and show their support for the heroes of Covid-19,” Tebas told television network Movistar.
“We want them to feel close to their clubs even though they will be in the stadiums making noise. This way, the players will also be able to hear the support of their fans.”
Contact the writer of this story at moc.l1714101897labto1714101897ofdlr1714101897owedi1714101897sni@w1714101897ahsra1714101897w.wer1714101897dna1714101897