You may change your settings at any time but this may impact on the functionality of the site. La Liga begins on Saturday without its top teams and still without fans but with hope that an unusual summer could lead to a season of surprises.Lionel Messi has stayed but will be playing a friendly against Segunda B’s Gimnastic Tarragona on Saturday because Barcelona do not start their league campaign under new coach Ronald Koeman until the third round.Barca, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla have been granted extra time off, meaning the top four from last term will all be absent on the first weekend, when only seven fixtures are taking place.Yet more than the heavyweights, who will take to the field later this month, the league will miss the fans, whose absence might be felt even more keenly at the start of a new season than during the desperate attempt to finish the last one.After 90 seasons the excitement is still intact... ✨.At Cadiz, who are back in the top flight after 14 years away, the stands at the Carranza would have been bouncing, revelling in a new beginning against Osasuna.Instead, they will be empty, and there will also be silence at the league’s curtain-raiser at Ipurua, where Eibar are continuing their own miracle by embarking on their seventh consecutive year in the top flight, at home to Celta Vigo.La Liga’s plan had been to stagger the return of supporters through the autumn, building up stadium capacities from, at first, 30 per cent through to full grounds sometime in the new year.But a worrying rise in coronavirus cases in Spain means those plans have been shelved, with the league awaiting better news from the government before taking any steps forward.“I believe that to see stadiums like before it can only happen with a vaccine,” said La Liga president Javier Tebas on Monday. The home side, who finished sixth in the last campaign, opened their season with a 1-1 draw at Real Valladolid last weekend, but have now won only twice in their 12 league matches after lockdown. Covid-19 has made them harder for Indians,Why the pandemic and life in lockdown feels like a never-ending Haruki Murakami novel,Delhi violence: BJP’s Kapil Mishra claimed he did not deliver any speech, says chargesheet,Why Vivekananda would have opposed any Ramakrishna Mission collaboration with the BJP,Ever wondered if there is life beyond Earth? ".Real spent their brief close season moving on a number of unwanted players such as Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez, Achraf Hakimi and Sergio Reguilon but the only new additions were returning loanees Martin Odegaard and defender Alvaro Odriozola.Odegaard started against Sociedad, where he had a highly successful spell last season, but Real were unable to properly command the middle of the park without Casemiro, who started on the bench before coming on in the second half.Substitute Marvin, 20, could have had a dream Madrid debut when a chance fell his way after coming on but failed to keep his composure.Sociedad's David Silva made his first La Liga appearance in a decade when he came on as a substitute in the second half.It looks like the email address you entered is not valid.Copyright© Mediacorp 2020. Le premier match officiel de la saison a mis en exergue un problème qui ne date pas d’hier. Le goleador uruguayen semblait être tenté par le fait de signer chez les Rojiblancos. Access exclusive podcasts, interviews and analysis with a.REAL MADRID DROPPED points at Real Sociedad as they kicked off their La Liga title defence with a goalless draw at the Anoeta Stadium.At the end of the 2019-20 season, Zinedine Zidane’s men produced 10 successive victories to claim the trophy in the penultimate round of matches, however they struggled to break down a resolute Sociedad.Karim Benzema had one of the best chances of the match to break the deadlock in the first half.The French forward forced goalkeeper Alex Remiro into a mistake before rounding him, but he ended up firing wide from just six yards out.Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was forced into a save with his leg to keep his side level when Alexander Isak ran through the visiting defence before taking a shot.David Silva, who joined Sociedad this summer after a decade at Manchester City, almost enjoyed an ideal debut after coming off the bench in the 63rd minute, but his strike from the edge of the box was blocked by Raphael Varane.Access exclusive podcasts, interviews and analysis with a monthly or annual membership.The draw stretches Los Blancos’ unbeaten run in opening league fixtures to 11, with eight wins and three draws.To embed this post, copy the code below on your site,Access to the comments facility has been disabled for this user,Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising.

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