Optimism in Spain: The Championship could resume on May 28

The competition in the strongest Spanish football league, the Primeira Division, could at best continue as early as May 28, according to Javier Tebas, the first man of the competition, in recent statements.

The last match of one of the Spanish clubs was played by Madrid’s Atletico in the eighth Champions League final at Liverpool’s Anfield on 11 March, and then, due to the coronavirus pandemic, all the most powerful European and national competitions were interrupted.

Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, which watches over Spain’s strongest competition, said in talks with some of the world’s media that teams will only be able to resume training when a state of emergency is declared in the country, which is expected to last after 26. April. In the event of a complete cancellation of the season, it is estimated that clubs will lose more than one billion euros in total.

May 28, June 6 and June 28 ‘most likely scenarios’

“Of the different scenarios we have reviewed with Uefa (European Football Federation, Op. “We cannot predict the exact date. It will depend on the Spanish authorities. But we will still have time to get back to training by then.”

By the end of the season, there are 11 more rounds, but Tebas claims that they are not thinking about finishing the season on the field. Despite continuing the season with fans in the stands, which he admits is unlikely in the short term, the losses will still be considerable, he added.

“If we look at the effect on finances, including the money we would get from European competitions, the loss of revenue for the Spanish clubs would be 1 billion euros if we did not continue the season. But if we start playing, but without the spectators, we will have 300 million Even if we were to play in front of spectators again, the damage would result in € 150 million, ”Tebas estimates.