Topics: La Liga, Javier Tebas, Luis Rubiales, TV Schedules, TV Listings, Barcelona, Real Madrid
A judge's ruling on the length of each matchday would take a heavy toll on all teams, which could see Week 1 being postponed.

Football fans around the world should be worried, since Real Madrid and Barcelona could be missing their first match of the season due to a problem between La Liga and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF

La Liga and the RFEF have not reached an agreement on how each Matchday should be played. La Liga states that, since they are in charge of scheduling all games, they should have a right to decide when and where each team will perform. La Liga wanted each Matchday to start on Friday with one game, followed by four games on Saturday and Sunday. Each weekend of action would conclude with a Monday-night match, as it has been played for the past few years.

The problem for La Liga started when Luis Rubiales was elected as the RFEF's president. Rubiales urged La Liga to play all games during the weekend, since it would make it easier for fans to watch the games live in all stadiums. This battle between La Liga president Javier Tebas and Luis Rubiales has been going on since the end of the 2018-19 season, and there does not seem to be any solution to the matter.

To make matters worse, La Liga has a contractual obligation to those who bought TV rights to broadcast or stream their games, since the contract specifically statest that all matchdays will begin on Friday and will conclude on Monday -with a few exceptions-. La Liga's TV rights deal is one of the most lucrative in the world, and many teams benefit from that agreement by allowing La Liga to program them as they please, even if that means they will not have a massive attendance to their stadiums.

Today, a Spanish court determined that games can -and will- be scheduled on Friday, but Monday night games will not be allowed. Reactions were mixed, to say the least, as RFEF president Luis Rubiales took it to Twitter to share his happiness on the ruling.

"Really happy! Our fans' wishes have been heard, honoring my compromise and the RFEF's stand. Last month I said NOT ON MONDAYS, FRIDAYS OK (with an agreement). Today, the judge said NO TO MONDAYS, YES TO FRIDAYS (with a €15M payment). Thanks to all Spanish Football!"

On the other hand, La Liga's president has summoned all clubs to have their voices heard on Monday at noon. According to sources consulted by Spanish newspaper As, the league will try to overturn this ruling, and if they are not heard, the possibility of a strike will not be thrown out of the table. 

La Liga's contract with TV rights' owners goes on for the next three years, which would force all teams to forfeit €15M (around $17M) from that deal.

The first Friday night game will see Athletic Club hosting Barcelona next week, but with both parties defending their stance and with no disposition to negotiate, Matchday 1 in La Liga could end up being postponed.