Spain’s La Liga became the third major league this week to announce plans to restart its season. Previously we had heard from the Premier League and Serie A and all eyes turned to Spain where La Liga announced football will resume on June 11 after a three-month pause due to the coronavirus pandemic with the local derby between Sevilla and Real Betis, the government’s department for sport (CSD) said in a statement on Friday.
“At a meeting of the contact group they form alongside the CSD, the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) and La Liga have agreed to the format of the final 11 rounds of fixtures of La Liga and the second division,” said the CSD’s statement.
The statement added that the season would finish by July 18, “depending on the evolution of the virus”.
There will be 32 consecutive days of football, going from June 11 to July 12, before the two final matchdays on July 15 and July 19 decide the champion, the European places and which teams will be relegated.
Where did we leave off in La Liga?
Once again Barcelona and Real Madrid are battling for the title, with Barca leading their bitter rivals by two points with 11 matches to go.
Former Barcelona president Joan Gaspart claims that La Liga would have been cancelled if Real Madrid were top of the table when the season was suspended.
“If Madrid had finished as leader before the confinement, La Liga would have ended,” he told Tertulia del 10 del Barca, via AS, on Wednesday.
Elsewhere, there is also a great battle for the other two Champions League places with Sevilla, Real Sociedad, Getafe, Atletico Madrid and Valencia separated by only five points.
Possible dates for remaining La Liga matchdays:
Matchday 28: 12-14 June
Matchday 29: 19-21 June
Matchhay 30: 23-25 June (midweek)
Matchday 31: 26-28 June
Matchday 32: 30 June – 2 July (midweek)
Matchday 33:3-5 July
Matchday 34: 7-9 July (midweek)
Matchday 35: 10-12 July
Matchday 36: 14-16 July (midweek)
Matchday 37: 17-19 July
Matchday 38: 24-26 July
Proposed La Liga Fixtures
Matchweek 28
Athletic Bilbao v Atletico Madrid
Celta Vigo v Villarreal
Espanyol v Deportivo Alaves
Granada v Getafe
Leganes v Real Valladolid
Real Mallorca v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Eibar
Real Sociedad v Osasuna
Sevilla v Real Betis
Valencia v Levante
Matchweek 29
Deportivo Alaves v Real Sociedad
Barcelona v Leganes
Real Betis v Granada
Eibar v Athletic Bilbao
Getafe v Espanyol
Levante v Sevilla
Osasuna v Atletico Madrid
Real Madrid v Valencia
Villarreal v Real Mallorca
Real Valladolid v Celta Vigo
Matchweek 30
Athletic Bilbao v Real Betis
Atletico Madrid v Real Valladolid
Celta Vigo v Deportivo Alaves
Espanyol v Levante
Getafe v Eibar
Granada v Villarreal
Real Mallorca v Leganes
Real Sociedad v Real Madrid
Sevilla v Barcelona
Valencia v Osasuna
Matchweek 31
Deportivo Alaves v Osasuna
Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao
Real Betis v Espanyol
Eibar v Valencia
Leganes v Granada
Levante v Atletico Madrid
Real Madrid v Real Mallorca
Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo
Villarreal v Sevilla
Real Valladolid v Getafe
Matchweek 32
Athletic Bilbao v Real Mallorca
Atletico Madrid v Deportivo Alaves
Celta Vigo v Barcelona
Espanyol v Real Madrid
Getafe v Real Sociedad
Granada v Eibar
Levante v Real Betis
Osasuna v Leganes
Sevilla v Real Valladolid
Villarreal v Valencia
Matchweek 33
Deportivo Alaves v Granada
Barcelona v Atletico Madrid
Real Betis v Villarreal
Eibar v Osasuna
Leganes v Sevilla
Real Mallorca v Celta Vigo
Real Madrid v Getafe
Real Sociedad v Espanyol
Valencia v Athletic Bilbao
Real Valladolid v Levante
Matchweek 34
Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid
Atletico Madrid v Real Mallorca
Celta Vigo v Real Betis
Espanyol v Leganes
Granada v Valencia
Levante v Real Sociedad
Osasuna v Getafe
Sevilla v Eibar
Villarreal v Barcelona
Real Valladolid v Deportivo Alaves
Matchweek 35
Athletic Bilbao v Sevilla
Barcelona v Espanyol
Real Betis v Osasuna
Celta Vigo v Atletico Madrid
Eibar v Leganes
Getafe v Villarreal
Real Mallorca v Levante
Real Madrid v Deportivo Alaves
Real Sociedad v Granada
Valencia v Real Valladolid
Matchweek 36
Deportivo Alaves v Getafe
Atletico de Madrid v Real Betis
Espanyol v Eibar
Granada v Real Madrid
Leganes v Valencia
Levante v Athletic Bilbao
Osasuna v Celta Vigo
Sevilla v Real Mallorca
Villarreal v Real Sociedad
Real Valladolid v Barcelona
Matchweek 37
Athletic Bilbao v Leganes
Barcelona v Osasuna
Real Betis v Deportivo Alaves
Celta Vigo v Levante
Eibar v Real Valladolid
Getafe v Atletico Madrid
Real Mallorca v Granada
Real Madrid v Villarreal
Real Sociedad v Sevilla
Valencia v Espanyol
Matchweek 38
Deportivo Alaves v Barcelona
Atletico Madrid v Real Sociedad
Espanyol v Celta Vigo
Granada v Athletic Bilbao
Leganes v Real Madrid
Levante v Getafe
Osasuna v Real Mallorca
Sevilla v Valencia
Villarreal v Eibar
Real Valladolid v Real Betis
