It has been a long time since there was a professional game in the Spanish top-flight, but the waiting will be over this weekend when La Liga returns to action for Matchday 28.
There are some things that have changed since the last time we were able to see the best teams in Spain on the pitch, and with eleven games left, the closure of the 2019-20 season promises to be electrifying, even there will be no fans in the stadiums as a precautionary measure to prevent another coronavirus outbreak in Spain, one of the countries where the disease hit the hardest.
Barcelona returns to the pitch as the top team in the league, with Real Madrid trailing by a mere two points. If that was not enough reason to keep your head in the game, the two-point gap between the third place (Sevilla) and the sixth (Atlético) should keep things interesting before the end of the campaign.
All the weekend's action will begin on Thursday with Sevilla hosting their bitter rivals, Real Betis. Los Hispalenses are third in the competition and their inner city opponents are just eight points away from relegation spots, which means it will be a crucial match for both teams involved.
Matchday 28 will carry on Friday with two games, but all fans will be waiting to watch Messi and Co. on Saturday evening when they visit Mallorca. The league leaders will try to make the most out of this visit in a season where they have struggled to win games away from home.
The first matchday after the coronavirus pause will end with three games being played on Sunday, and Real Madrid will be one of the teams involved in those matches. Los Blancos will not be playing at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium due to the restrictions to have fans inside the stadiums, and watching them play at threir training center will surely be interesting to watch.
There will be more to watch this weekend in the Spanish top-flight, but before we get to that, we need to consider some facts ahead of the 28th matchday of the 2019-20 season.
Coach's quotes ahead of Matchday 28
Barcelona's coach Quique Setién admitted that it will be interesting to see how players will react to a sort of pre-season, considering that all footballers were not able to play or train under regular conditions for over three months.
"There will be a couple of things we will figure out once the games begin. You can never bee fit to play when you have not been playing. The players were unable to go on holidays, but they were able to relieve themselves from the stress caused by La Liga, and now they will be able to do what they like doing the most, which is playing. Maybe that will make things go even better than initially planned," Setién said.
Key historical stats ahead of La Liga's Matchday 28
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Barcelona has won four games in a row at Mallorca's stadium.
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Real Madrid has only conceded twice in their last six games hosting Eibar in all comps.
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Real Betis has only won one of their last four Andalucian derbies played at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.
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Valencia are undefeated in their last 15 home games in La Liga.
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Real Betis is currently on a six-game winless streak in La Liga.
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Athletic has only been able to keep a clean sheet against Atlético in their last six games at San Mamés. Curiously, that clean sheet gave them the win last year.
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