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The 2019-20 La Liga season will resume on June 11 with the Seville derby between Sevilla and Real Betis, Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD) announced on Thursday.
“The Spanish football federation (RFEF) and La Liga have agreed, as part of the Contact Group formed together with the National Sports Council, the format of the eleven remaining matchdays to complete La Liga Santander and La Liga SmartBank (the first and second divisions),” read a statement from the CSD, according to ESPN FC’s Alex Kirkland.
Fixtures will be played every day of the week until the completion of the campaign on July 19, condensing 11 matchdays into a six-week window. All games will be played behind closed doors.
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) won a legal decision on Wednesday that granted it authority over scheduling. The RFEF promptly announced that it would allow fixtures to be held each day, skirting previous customs that didn’t allow matches on Mondays and Fridays.
The top flight of Spanish football has been suspended since …read more