THE League leaves his teams without much rest Champions League. Of the four Spanish teams participating in the maximum competition, only the Barcelona plays Saturday, while Atletico, Real Madrid And Girona They do it on Sunday. In fact, of the 36 participating in the Champions League, only four teams will play their championship match on Sunday before the second day. Three of them are Spanish.
Usually, other European leagues try to encourage the rest of their teams that compete in Europe, by having them play on Friday or Saturday when they have continental competitions during the week. Something that does not happen in the Thebes competition. Without going any further, the PSG He played his Ligue 1 match against Rennes on Friday. They did the same Milan And Dortmund in Serie A and the Bundesliga.
In the League, the match chosen for Friday was Valladolid-Mallorca, two teams that have no games during the week. He Barcelona They play their match on Saturday at 9:00 p.m., against Osasuna in El Sadar, and play the Champions League against Swiss Young Boys on Tuesday. For their part, the three other teams competing in the premier competition will play on Sunday.
Such Girona as the real Madrid And Athletic They play in the league on Sunday then in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Catalans will play against Feyernoord in Montilivi at 6:45 p.m. For their part, at 9:00 p.m., the madridistas will do it against Lille and the Rojiblancos against Benfica, both at home.
The decision of League It has generated a lot of controversy, because it does not take into account the rest of the teams that participate in the European competition. Instead of giving them an extra day of rest, as other European teams will, the three will have less time than their rivals to prepare for each match.
Tebas hurts Champions teams
He Girona plays Sunday against Celta de Vigo in Balaídos. The match will be played at 2:00 p.m. For his part, the Feyenoord Play a day before. He does it this Saturday, during the Eredivisie duel which will take place against NEC Nijmegen at 6:45 p.m.
Atletico Madrid And the real Madrid They meet during the Madrid Metropolitano derby. To do this, the League chose the last presence on Sunday, at 9:00 p.m. For his part, the rival of the rojiblancos, Benfica, plays at 9:30 p.m. Saturday against Gil Vicente, while the Lille – which will host Real Madrid – has scheduled its Ligue 1 match for Saturday at 7:00 p.m., against Le Havre.
Everyone will therefore have one day more than their Spanish rivals to prepare for the match on the second day of the Champions. Something that once again calls into question Tebas’ commitment to ensuring the good of Spanish football. Without going any further, when the threat of a strike by footballers arose, due to the workload of matches, the President of the League publicly came out in their favor. However, once again, the facts show the opposite, since this once again harms clubs and players.
