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The league told clubs that on Monday, all players can start small group sessions, regardless of the blocking phase in their area. Players had only been allowed to exercise throughout Spain until now.
The Spanish government has at its disposal the lockout restrictions that had been imposing since mid-March due to the pandemic, with other degrees of liberation from one region to another. Theoretically, the Madrid and Barcelona teams would not be allowed to start education as an organization if the government had not created exceptions.
“It’s a smart thing to do because it allows all groups to exercise the same way,” Spanish league president Javier Tebas told the Television network Movistar on Sunday. “It’s just that all groups can start on an equivalent basis.”
Teams in regions with stricter restrictions can exercise with 10 players in the same session, while clubs in less restricted spaces can use up to 14 players. Teams in these latter regions can also make greater use of their facilities, reaching up to 50% of their capacity. Other clubs can use 30% of the facilities.
Group meetings between players and exercise are also now allowed in some regions if estrangement regulations are maintained, and referees can now exercise in sports facilities.
The next phase of education will allow clubs to begin full education sessions.
Barcelona showed on Sunday that the team’s educational centre was disinfected, with staff in protective clothing spraying the locker room and even what gave the impression of being the players’ football boots.
Clubs and players have been asked to adhere to strict education on fitness protection rules. Players, club workers and all others involved in educational sessions should be evaluated daily to detect COVID-19. Five players from the first and fore department groups tested positive before the resumption of individual practice sessions.
Thebes had said he expected the league to resume on June 12, with games in empty stadiums, but on Sunday he was under pressure that it would be up to local government when the league can actually restart.
“I need it to be as soon as possible, but the date will be decided by the fitness authorities,” Thebes said. “We have to wait for what they tell us.”
The government said the media might be in place when the league resumes, but it’s not transparent if it only involves the announcers. The media was unable to attend the educational sessions.
The Bundesliga this weekend is the first primary football league to resume, and Tebas said he hopes the eventual return of the Spanish league to the festival will be very similar.
“Congratulations to the Bundesliga,” Thebes said. “They have worked hard in this area. That’s something to follow.”
More than 27,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the most affected Spain. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Saturday that he would ask Parliament what he expected to be the last extension of the state of emergency.