The Spanish league FA have announced that the season will resume after a three-month break, due to the novel coronavirus. The first match to be played on June 11^th 2020, with the Real Betis vs Seville derby, and the 2020-2021 season will start on September 12.

A statement released by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and La Liga, both parties have agreed on the playing format for the 11 remaining rounds in the top two Spanish divisions.

It said the season should be completed by July 19, "depending on the evolution of the pandemic."

Competition will kick off on Thursday, June 11 when Betis play Sevilla. The rest of the league return to action on the weekend of June 13 and 14.

Spanish league president ; “Javier Tebas” revealed to a media platform : "The important thing will be to know the end date of the 2019-20 season. The next one will start on September 12."

The Spanish government last week gave La Liga the green light to resume from the week beginning June 8.

"More than 130 people are currently working so that everything can be done in a new format: the travel, the organisation, everything," said Tebas.

Currently , Bacelona sits at the top of the Spanish league table, leading Real Madrid with just two points.