LaLiga eyeing June 12 restart: League president Javier Tebas

All clubs in Spain’s top two divisions began testing players for the virus last week and many including LaLiga champion Barcelona and Real Madrid have started individual training, the second step of the league’s fourphase protocol for returning to action.

“I would like to restart on June 12 but we have to be prudent. It’s not just up to football, it’s also up to the society, we all need to focus on complying with measures to protect health,” Tebas told Spanish television network Movistar.

Tebas confirmed all matches would take place without spectators, as will be the case when Germany’s Bundesliga restarts this weekend. He said the league is working on ways to add to the atmosphere although he did not give details. He also said fixtures would be spread out so that there are matches every day.

“Now that we are not going to have fans in the stadiums, we are going to have some innovative ideas for broadcasting the games,” added Tebas. “There is going to be football every day once LaLiga returns.”

The league reported last Sunday that five players across the two divisions had tested positive for the virus. Those infected will not be able to return to training grounds until they have tested negative. Tebas added three staff members had also tested positive for the virus, but said the number of cases was far lower than expected, insisting there would be no increase in the risk of players getting infected once matches start.