2020 could be basically described as an awful roller-coaster ride for people worldwide, with lives destroyed and turned upside down due to the contagion that has wreaked havoc globally since breaking out in Wuhan, China sometime in 2019. Football has not escaped this, with many leagues in Europe having to abruptly go on pause to avoid COVID-19 from rampaging through their teams and causing harm to players, staff, and fans.
In Portugal, the Primeira Liga was officially put on pause on March 12th as the country's government, like many in Europe and in other parts of the world, decided to suspend sporting activities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. However, despite numerous people being sickened and many losing their lives, lockdown restrictions across Europe are slowly being lifted as many governments are hopeful that their countries have finally turned a corner.
In Germany, the Bundesliga became the first major European league to resume action as things got back up and running on May 16th. All eyes, of course, were on how things panned out, and so far, there does not appear to be any major issues. As such, other leagues, including the Primeira Liga have decided to take a gamble and also re-start play, with teams set to return to live action on June 3rd with a couple of games, including current league leaders Porto on the road against Famalicão, while last season's Primeira Liga winners Benfica are in action at home against Tondela on June 4th.
How has the Primeira Liga changed since the COVID-19 outbreak?
Just like in the Bundesliga, there will be some changes once the Primeira Liga resumes action on June 3rd, with the most notable being the lack of fans in the stadiums. Initially, there were plans to have teams play in as locations as possible, but that didn't go over well with most, so 16 out of the 18 teams will still get to play in their own stadia. The only exceptions are Santa Clara and Belenenses. Players, naturally, will also be tested frequently, and social distancing whenever possible (i.e. while sitting on the bench) will be practicesd as well.
However, unlike the Bundesliga, which has five subs per team for matches, the Primeira Liga has not yet fully agreed on this new modification (not all teams are on board) so matchday 25 will begin with the normal three subs per match.
Broadcast listings as the Primeira Liga returns with matchday 25
Here are the specific broadcasters for the following countries:
USA: GOLTV USA, RTP International, Benfica TV, FuboTV, Fanatiz
Australia: RTP International
Canada: GOLTV Play, RTP International, Benfica TV
France: RTP International, RMC Sport
Portugal: SporTV Portugal, Benfica TV
UK: Premier Media, FreeSports TV UK, Benfica TV
Below are the nine fixtures set to take place on matchday 25:
Wednesday, June 3rd:
11:00 PST/14:00 EST/18:00 GMT/20:00 CET - Portimonense vs Gil Vicente
USA: No channel available for this match
Australia: No channel available for this match
Canada: No channel available for this match
France: No channel available for this match
Portugal: Sport TV LIVE, Sport TV3, Sport TV1
UK: No channel available for this match
13:15 PST/16:15 EST/20:15 GMT/22:15 CET - Famalicão vs Porto
USA: GolTV Espanol, GOLTV, Fanatiz USA
Australia: No channel available for this match
Canada: No channel available for this match
France: RMC Sport 1, RMC Sport en direct
Portugal: Sport TV LIVE, Sport TV1, Sport TV+, Sport TV3
UK: Premier Player HD, FreeSports TV UK, Premier Sports 1
Thursday, June 4th:
11:00 PST/14:00 EST/18:00 GMT/20:00 CET - Marítimo vs Vitória Setúbal
USA: No channel available for this match
Australia: No channel available for this match
Canada: No channel available for this match
France: No channel available for this match
Portugal: Sport TV LIVE, Sport TV3, Sport TV1
UK: No channel available for this match
11:15 PST/14:15 EST/18:15 GMT/20:15 CET - Benfica vs Tondela
USA: GolTV Espanol, Benfica TV INT., GOLTV, Fanatiz USA
Australia: No channel available for this match
Canada: Benfica TV INT.
France: Benfica TV INT., RMC Sport 1, RMC Sport en direct
Portugal: Sport TV+, Sport TV LIVE, Benfica TV
UK: Premier Player HD, Benfica TV INT., Premier Sports 1, FreeSports TV UK
13:15 PST/16:15 EST/20:15 GMT/22:15 CET - Vitória Guimarães vs Sporting CP
USA: GolTV Espanol, Fanatiz USA, GOLTV, RTPi
Australia: RTPi
Canada: RTPi
France: RMC Sport en direct, RTPi, RMC Sport 1
Portugal: Sport TV LIVE, RTP África, Sport TV3, Sport TV+, Sport TV1
UK: FreeSports TV UK, RTPi
Friday, June 5th:
11:00 PST/14:00 EST/18:00 GMT/20:00 CET - Santa Clara vs Sporting Braga
USA: No channel available for this match
Australia: No channel available for this match
Canada: No channel available for this match
France: No channel available for this match
Portugal: Sport TV LIVE, Sport TV3, Sport TV1
UK: No channel available for this match
13:15 PST/16:15 EST/20:15 GMT/22:15 CET - Desportivo Aves vs Belenenses
USA: No channel available for this match
Australia: No channel available for this match
Canada: No channel available for this match
France: No channel available for this match
Portugal: Sport TV LIVE, Sport TV3, Sport TV1
UK: No channel available for this match
Saturday, June 6th:
13:15 PST/16:15 EST/20:15 GMT/22:15 CET - Boavista vs Moreirense
USA: GOLTV Play
Australia: No channel available for this match
Canada: GOLTV Play
France: No channel available for this match
Portugal: Sport TV LIVE, Sport TV3, Sport TV1
UK: No channel available for this match
Sunday, June 7th:
13:00 PST/16:00 EST/20:00 GMT/22:00 CET - Rio Ave vs Paços de Ferreira
USA: GOLTV Play
Australia: No channel available for this match
Canada: GOLTV Play
France: No channel available for this match
Portugal: Sport TV LIVE, Sport TV3, Sport TV1
UK: No channel available for this match
If you do not live in the US, Australia, Canada, Portugal or the UK, or live in a CET/GMT/EST/PST timezone, please check the schedule below for geo-targeted kick-off times and live broadcast listings for each of the nine Primeira Liga matchday 25 fixtures:
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