LA LIGA IS GIVEN GREEN LIGHT TO KICK OFF AGAIN

LA LIGA will restart behind closed doors on June 12 after the Spanish Government yesterday gave clubs the go-ahead to resume the campaign again.

Barcelona and Real Madrid can now continue their title race and the league should avoid financial penalties from TV companies.

Forfeitures were due to come into effect if football stayed off screen for more than three months. With La Liga inactive since March 12, that deadline is looming.

La Liga president Javier Tebas Tweeted: ‘We are very pleased with this decision.’

Players moved from individual training to group training last Monday and face another round of coronavirus tests this week.

Teams will be allowed to hold full-squad training from tomorrow week. Sevilla play Betis on Friday, June 12 in the first game.

There are 11 rounds of matches remaining and the season will be completed in a 35-day period with games played every day.