La Liga gets its wish for season return but not without compromiseLionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann take part in a Barcelona training sessionMADRID - La Liga president Javier Tebas said the games would have to go on and from Thursday they will, with stadiums full of virtual fans, crowd noise from a computer game and fewer than 300 people allowed to attend. As Ligue 1 in France was called off and the Premier League, still the benchmark for Spanish football, tied itself in knots, La Liga has been steadfast in its pursuit of completion. Among the governing bodies, the players' union (AFE) was sidelined and even the conflict between La Liga and the Spanish football federation (RFEF) was largely put on hold. Instead, La Liga has answered to the health authorities, who have always had the power to scrap even the most advanced plans at any given moment. Home team players will arrive in their own cars.

Source: Bangkok Post June 09, 2020 01:18 UTC