Hours ahead of the clash between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, which marks the start of the 37th week of La Liga action, the strike has been suspended by a ruling of the Spanish National Court. The decision was supported by the Spanish Federation and now every game scheduled until the end of the season will be played.
The decision will also allow the Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao to be played at the Camp Nou on May 30. Los Cules will now still be able to claim the treble by the end of the season. If they beat Los Colchoneros this weekend, they will have reached their first objective, winning La Liga.
Real Madrid must win both of their games and hope that Barcelona does not earn more than three points since the goal differential also favors the Catalan side. Something that looks complicated as Barcelona is motivated by reaching the UCL final and winning its last five games.
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The strike could regain momentum if the court finds good reasons behind the strike proposed by the players union. Judge Ricardo Botas Matin considered that stopping the action of La Liga could have negative consequences.
"It would provoke a great organisational disorder that would be difficult to resolve," the judge claimed to reporters.
The decision by the court was announced on Thursday and it is under the condition that the league deposits a bond of €5 million ($5.7 million) by 3 p.m. local time. At the time that this article is being published, that has not happened.
