Barcelona to Begin Coronavirus Testing For Players ahead of Return to Training

As the Spanish La Liga aims to resume the 2019-20 season, players of FC Barcelona will be at the club’s training ground on Wednesday to take a coronavirus test ahead of the planned resumption of the league later in June.

It will be the first time the players will be at the training ground since March when the season was suspended indefinitely.

Barcelona are on top of the La Liga table with two points ahead of rivals Real Madrid after winning their last game, which was played on the 7th of March against real Sociedad in a 1-0 victory.

There are still eleven round of matches to be played in the La Liga, and La Liga president Javier Tebas has stated that he is ready to sanction any team that fails to prosecute its games once the season restarts although all the teams In the La Liga have shown a commitment to completing the season.

However, it is agreed that teams would test their players before they can return to training in the first phase of a four-stage protocol to resuming the league.

Barcelona stated in a statement that the test would go ahead on Wednesday after La Liga had checked and inspected the training facilities and given the green light to test players, albeit individual training will start days after before group and team training.

“The first team will return to the training ground on Wednesday to do the necessary tests before starting individual training in the next few days,” the Spanish champions statement said.

When the league resumes in June, the games are expected to be played behind closed doors. Meanwhile, Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad have requested that the Spanish Football Federation shifts the Spanish Cup finals till a period when fans can be allowed to be in the stadium and watch the match.

Written by: Daniel Ademiju Idowu