Top Battle

The fight for the league title is like so many times before about two clubs: FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. With eleven rounds left, Barça has 58 points and is thus two points ahead of "Los Blancos". The team has already met in the season's two "El Clásico" and Real Madrid have taken over in mutual meetings, should the team end on the same score after 38 rounds.

audiences

Is ported until further notice. But according to the Marca magazine, there are plans to release 30 percent of capacity as soon as possible, perhaps already this summer. Football fans at home on the TV sofas can so far choose to watch the matches with a new form of virtual experience, where it should look like there are fans on the stands. Artificial audience sound, taken from the computer game Fifa, can also be added to the experience for those who wish.

security

Players are tested for covid-19 less than a day before kick off. The temperature is also measured when the players come to the arena, when they are to wear mouthguards and gloves. There are also restrictions on how away teams travel and live in connection with the matches. A maximum of 270 people will be allowed inside the stadiums - including players, leaders, doctors, security personnel, judges, press and other personnel needed on match day.

tributes

Both heroes and victims during the corona pandemic should be celebrated with a silent minute before the matches and with an applause - which should sound inside the arenas - in the 20th match minute. More than 27,000 people have died in Spain after being infected by the coronavirus.

The Swedish star

Alexander Isak was a redhead in the Real Sociedad sweater last winter. The 20-year-old Stockholmer has so far made seven league goals and as many in the cup this season. In the league, Real Sociedad are four and fight for the Champions League places and in the cup the team is ready for the final against Athletic Bilbao. When the final is played is not clear - the Basque rivals agree that they want to wait until the spectators at the stands are allowed again.

whining

There are hot feelings between the two big clubs at the top of the table. The magazine As reports before the restart about dissatisfaction with Real Madrid about how the game program looks. In the next four rounds, Barcelona always play ahead of Real Madrid and have the opportunity to put additional pressure on the capital club in victories.

Return were

Barcelona's Luis Suárez and Real Madrid's Eden Hazard were both long-term injured when the corona pandemic struck with full force and stopped the game in March. Now they are back to help their clubs in the title hunt.

The move

This weekend, Lionel Messi posted photos on Instagram, standing alone on the grass at an empty Camp Nou. There, in the mighty pot of capacity for 99,000 spectators, the lack of audience may be extra noticeable. Real Madrid, on the other hand, is moving from its home temple Santiago Bernabéu, which is being renovated. Instead, the team plays in the club's training arena bearing the name of Alfredo di Stefanos.

First round

Thursday: Sevilla-Real Betis (22.00), Friday: Granada-Getafe (19.30), Valencia-Levante (22.00), Saturday: Espanyol-Alavés (14.00), Celta Vigo-Villarreal (17.00), Leganés-Valladolid (19.30), Mallorca-Barcelona (22.00), Sunday: Athletic Bilbao – Atlético Madrid (14.00), Real Madrid-Eibar (19.30), Real Sociedad – Osasuna (22.00).

Tight game schedule

On July 19, the league will be completed, which means a packed program. The basic idea is that teams should get at least 72 hours between the matches, which has been widely spread in a flirtation with the TV viewers. The kick-off times have also been adapted to the Spanish summer heat. Until June 25, La Liga football will be played every day and the pattern will continue as the match times are nailed after that date. Only the last two rounds should be decided more collectively, for sporting reasons.

The ladies

While the men resume the game in the two high school divisions, it is finished in the women's league. Just over a month ago, Kosovare Asllani and Sofia Jakobsson in FC Tacón were told that the game would not resume. The Swedish club, which this summer changes its name to Real Madrid, ended ten. Barcelona became league champions.