Lionel Messi's Barcelona and the rest of the Spanish league can resume play in June after three months of waiting for the coronavirus pandemic to subside.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Saturday that the nation's wildly popular La Liga and other professional sports competitions will be allowed to resume from June 8, providing Spain keeps its coronavirus outbreak in check.
"Of course, play will resume under conditions that guarantee the maximum health security for all the competitors," Sanchez said.There has been no play in the top tier since March 12 due to the coronavirus crisis. Barcelona tops the table at two points above Real Madrid after 27 of 38 rounds. Messi recently said that he thinks the hiatus could "end up benefiting us."
Earlier this month, the league said five players had tested positive for the virus and were confined until they recover. They were all without symptoms and recovering from the disease, according to the league. They were to be allowed to resume practicing after testing negative in two consecutive tests.
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