The Valencia-Real Madrid match, scheduled for January 2, is still up in the air pending agreement from the players.
The scheduling chaos for postponed games continues. On Thursday, the Competition Judge ruled that the postponed match between Valencia and Real Madrid, postponed due to the DANA storm disaster, will be played on January 2.
However, this date is problematic because the agreement states that the players are on vacation and the players' union must first approve it, which they have not yet done.
According to the agreement signed just over a year ago between players' union AFE and LaLiga, there will be no professional football in Spain from December 23 to January 2.
Players' union consults with players
The Competition Committee, after hearing arguments from LaLiga and the clubs involved, decided to schedule the match on this date. However, without approval from AFE, the date will not be officially confirmed.
The union has always understood the complexity of the schedule and is likely to agree to this new date. But their approval is still pending as they are in discussions with Real Madrid and Valencia players to ensure they agree to shorten their Christmas holidays.
The situation is complicated, especially considering Real Madrid's upcoming schedule. There are no dates available until well into the new year. It is almost impossible to reschedule even a day later (January 3, a weekday) because they have to play the Copa del Rey Round of 32 on the weekend of January 4-5 and go to Saudi on Monday January 6 -Arabia travel for the Spanish Super Cup. They then face a grueling calendar of double matchweeks between LaLiga, Copa del Rey and Champions League matches.
Original article written by Ruby Arés, translated with the help of AI and edited by Joe Brennan.
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