LA LIGA RETURNS

In times of pandemic like we all are In now, some communities resort to barter. Now Spanish football teams might too.

La Liga football returns in June after a number of months without action due to the lockdown measures imposed in Spain in response to the global coronavirus pandemic.

Barcelona, Real Madrid , Atletico Madrid and more will all take to the pitch again to complete the 2019-20 campaign, following the successful behind-closed-doors model pioneered by the Bundesliga in Germany .

La Liga President Javier Tebas says he expects the country’s clubs to consider more direct swaps of players instead of big transfer payments, as they try to cope with the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis.

The transfer market will be subdued. It is clear that there will be fewer direct cash transactions. There will be more player swaps," Tebas told reporters in a videoconference on Thursday.

He said he did not expect the Spanish league's transfer market to move more than €800 million, compared to €3 billion last summer.

And he ruled out blockbuster moves such as the world record €222 million Paris Saint-Germain spent to pry Neymar from Barcelona in 2017.

La Liga fixtures

Sevilla beat Real Betis in the Seville derby 2-0 Thursday 11th June 2020 to kick start the full return of la liga.

More games are to be seen as the weekend unfold with:

Fri June 12

Granada vs Getafe   (6:30pm)

Valencia vs Levante  (9pm)

Sat June 13

Espanyol vs Alaves  (12 noon)

Celta Vigo vs Villarreal  (4pm)

Leganes vs Real Valladolid  (6:30pm)

Mallorca vs Barcelona (9pm)

Sun June 14

 Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid  (12 noon)

 Real Madrid vs Eibar  (6:30pm)

 Real Sociedad vs Osasuna  (9pm)

LaLiga Table and Standings

#		Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P	Last 5 matches	H2H
1		Barcelona	27	18	4	5	63	31	+32	58	WLWWW
2		Real Madrid	27	16	8	3	49	19	+30	56	LWLDW
3		Sevilla	28	14	8	6	41	29	+12	50	DWWDL
4		Real Sociedad	27	14	4	9	45	33	+12	46	WLWWW
5		Getafe	27	13	7	7	37	25	+12	46	DWLLW
6		Atletico Madrid	27	11	12	4	31	21	+10	45	DDWDW
7		Valencia	27	11	9	7	38	39	-1	42	DWLDL
8		Villarreal	27	11	5	11	44	38	+6	38	LLLWD
9		Granada	27	11	5	11	33	32	+1	38	DDWWL
10		Athletic Club	27	9	10	8	29	23	+6	37	WWLLL
11		Osasuna	27	8	10	9	34	38	-4	34	WLLWL
12		Real Betis	27	8	9	10	38	43	-5	33	WLDDL
13		Levante	27	10	3	14	32	40	-8	33	DLWLW
14		Deportivo Alavés	27	8	8	11	29	37	-8	32	DDWLW
15		Real Valladolid	27	6	11	10	23	33	-10	29	LLWLD
16		Eibar	27	7	6	14	27	41	-14	27	LLWLL
17		Celta Vigo	27	5	11	11	22	34	-12	26	DDWDW
18		Mallorca	27	7	4	16	28	44	-16	25	WLDWL
19		Leganes	27	5	8	14	21	39	-18	23	WDLDL
20		Espanyol	27	4	8	15	23	46	-23	20

 

What it is going to be like for fans?

All football games in Spain will be played without fans for Now as it was for Seville match , and authorities will try to stop supporters from gathering outside stadiums. Only a few journalists will be allowed inside to cover the matches.

Joris Evers, Chief Communications Officer at La Liga, explained to Euronews how canned cheering will be used to give the games more oomph.

"On the international broadcast, anybody who's watching La Liga outside of Spain, you will have a virtual stand. There'll be an audio a soundtrack that is actually based on the EA Sports FIFA product, which uses real sound from real fans from real matches," he said in a TV interview.

In Spain, viewers will be able to choose whether they prefer to listen to the original sound from the empty stadium, or watch the virtual experience with virtual supporters.

What about for players?

Players will continue to undergo regular tests and maintain strict safety and hygiene measures.

La Liga has been taking care of all of the travel arrangements for the different clubs, to try to limit the risk of infection.

"During normal circumstances, all the clubs arrange their own travel when they go from one city to another to play another team.

More league also to follow ..