For most fans, much of the focus when it comes to La Liga centers around the title race, the relegation battle, and who will clinch the Pichichi prize at the end of the season. And that's to be expected. However, for the past few years, as followers of Spanish football were tracking what stars like Karim Benzema, Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann, and Lionel Messi were all up to, there was another battle taking place in the background.
This battle was between La Liga and Spain's football federation (RFEF). The issue? When matches could be staged. La Liga had hoped to be able to also hold games on Mondays and Fridays in order to increase broadcast revenue opportunities, but RFEF disagreed, feeling that it wasn't in the league's best interest. RFEF also had gained quite a lot of support from fans, who weren't so keen on attending matches at the start and at the end of the business week.
After both sides were unable to come to a compromise, the case eventually ended up going to trial in February 2020, and now, the Provincial Court of Madrid had made a decision. In its ruling, the court decided to side with La Liga, stating that RFEF's attempts to influence the matchday schedule basically represented "act of unfair competition" and that the sole responsibility of deciding when and where matches are staged lies with the competition's organizer - which is La Liga.
As long as La Liga's actions don't cause conflict with other RFEF-sponsored competitions, such as the Copa Del Rey, RFEF cannot interfere with scheduling.
In short, this now means that league games in the two top tiers can be staged on any day of the week, starting from the 2021/2022 season.
