World Cup semifinals delay Barcelona’s, Real Madrid’s La Liga starts
Summary
La Liga has delayed the first matches of Barcelona and Real Madrid for the new season because many players from these teams are playing in the FIFA World Cup semifinals. As a result, Barcelona and Real Madrid will start their league games later than planned in August.Key Facts
- Barcelona and Real Madrid have many players in the World Cup semifinals involving France, Spain, England, and Argentina.
- The World Cup semifinals are France vs. Spain and England vs. Argentina.
- Barcelona’s new season start was moved from August 15-16 to August 23.
- Barcelona’s original first match against Athletic Bilbao is now on August 27.
- Real Madrid’s game against Real Sociedad is postponed to August 26.
- Real Madrid will instead play away against Espanyol on August 22.
- Atletico Madrid will begin their season as planned on August 19.
- Several key players involved include Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo, Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham, and Atletico’s Julian Alvarez and Nahuel Molina.
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