League is in great difficulty due to the devastating effects DANA which leaves more than 100 dead Valence And Albacete. The bosses sent the RFEF the request for postponement of five matches this weekend, including the Villarreal-Rayo and the Valencia-Real Madrid of First of all. These matches were to be played this Saturday, November 2 at THE Ceramic (6:30 p.m.) and at Mestalla (9:00 p.m.).
Valencia CF, who did not play their match this Wednesday King’s Cup against him Spoke Schoolofficially requested the postponement of Real Madrid’s visit to its stadium. Given the serious damage caused by DANA, at the infrastructure level, but above all vital, the team believes that the right thing to do could be not to play this match.
When Valencia’s request arrives, La Liga will study it as is done in these cases. However, the busy schedule of European football creates a problem with the dates which could leave the Valencia – Real Madrid match on hold for some time.
And Real Madrid won’t rest until the end of the year. The White team still has three championship rounds ahead of them between November and December. Champions League and eight from La Liga – counting on the progress of their match on the 19th day, against the Athleticdue to the presence of both teams in the Spanish Super Cup—.
In the week from November 11 to 17, the first break of Real Madrid will arrive, but it will be due to the international break of that month, which will last until the return of the competition on the 22nd. The next break will be the truce of Christmas planned for December. January 23 and until January 2, a period given as a vacation for the teams and during which, a priori, matches should not be played. On January 5, the King’s Cup day will take place, the round of 16 will already be attended by the Supecopa teams.
From now on, Real Madrid, if it is still alive in the Champions League and the Copa del Rey, will no longer have many consecutive weeks of matches every 3-4 days. The Super Cup will be played Arabia the week of January 6 to 12 and there will be the Cup round of 16 a week later (January 15). The Champions League, on the other hand, will hold its last two days of the championship phase between January 21 and 29, while La Liga will not rest on the weekend.
What would be the hope of La Liga? If Real Madrid finishes among the top eight in the Champions League phase – or is eliminated – they would avoid playing in the preliminary round of the competition before the round of 16, which will be played between February 12 and 19. Without matches on these dates for Valencia, these two weeks would open the door to the postponed match. Of course, this will depend on the role of the white team in the next European rounds.
Very few dates
On the Old Continent, many voices are being raised to warn against the effects of such a busy schedule on footballers. However, a disaster like the one caused by DANA in Community Valencian and other areas of Spaincan leave a La Liga match in suspense. It would have to be played during a holiday period – the Christmas holidays – or remain in suspense to the detriment of the progress of the teams in the other competitions, Copa del Rey (Valencia and Real Madrid) and Champions League (Real Madrid) . .
In the worst case scenario, where Madrid would play the preliminary round of the Champions League and then reach the final (May 31) and the White team or Valencia would reach the final of the Copa del Rey, it was possible that only the days of the week before the last day of the League (May 24-25) to play the postponed match. The DANA disaster highlights the complications of the current football calendar.
