La Liga to EPL: When will top European football leagues return to action?

It has been over 60 days now since the live on-field football was put on hold after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Football fans around the world are waiting for the action to return, but there's still a lack of clarity on when most of the leagues will resume playing.
 
A lot is at stake for the world of football.
 
Champions of various leagues, the Uefa qualifications, relegation, and promotion, remain undecided. Clubs are uncertain about sponsorships, broadcast revenues, and player wages.
 
The Uefa has given leagues the deadline of May 25, in order to finalise plans to resume matches.
 
As cases of coronavirus stabilise and some countries ease restrictions, we take a look at prospective plans of the top-5 major European leagues:
 
Germany’s Bundesliga
 
Germany’s Bundesliga resumed playing on May 16, and became the first major league in Europe to do so in the post-lockdown period. All the matches are being played behind closed doors and shall continue to remain that way. Stadiums will remain empty. This has been done to prevent the spread of the virus, and the clubs are also hoping to receive $300 million in television contracts if they complete the tournament.

 
German Football Association has issued strict guidelines for the teams to follow. No handshakes, no team photographs, and players wearing masks have made the visual experience totally different.
 
The next round of matches will be played on May 23, 2020.
 
Bundesliga live streaming in India
 
The fans can catch live telecast on Star Sports Select 2 and Star Sports Select HD 2. The fans can also live stream the matches on Disney+ Hotstar.
 
Bundesliga Points table

Bundesliga Points table
Rank	Clubs	Matches	Won	Draw	Lost	Goal for	Goal against	Goal difference	Points
1	Bayern	26	18	4	4	75	26	49	58
2	Dortmund	26	16	6	4	72	33	39	54
3	Monchenglad	26	16	4	6	52	31	21	52
4	RB Leipzig	26	14	9	3	63	27	36	51
5	Leverkusen	26	15	5	6	49	31	18	50
6	Wolfsburg	26	10	9	7	36	31	5	39
7	SC Freiburg	26	10	7	9	35	36	-1	37
8	Schalke	26	9	10	7	33	40	-7	37
9	Hoffenheim	26	10	5	11	35	46	-11	35
10	FC Koln	26	10	3	13	41	47	-6	33

 
English Premier League
 
The world’s most-watched football league moved a step closer on Monday to resume matches after shareholders of the premier league voted unanimously to return to small-group training from Tuesday.
 
The Premier League, in a statement, said the decision has been made after consulting with players, managers, club doctors, independent experts, and the government.
 
Strict guidelines have been issued to ensure a safe training environment.
 
The Premier league was suspended on March 13.
 
It is being reported that the league can resume in the second or third week of June, and will be played behind closed doors.

 
Premier League live streaming in India
 
The fans can catch live telecast on Star Sports Select 2 and Star Sports Select HD 2. The fans can also live stream the matches on Disney+ Hotstar.
 
EPL Points table

EPL Points table
Clubs	Matches	Won	Draw	Lost	Goal for	Goal against	Goal difference	Points
Liverpool	29	27	1	1	66	21	45	82
Manchester City	28	18	3	7	68	31	37	57
Leicester City	29	16	5	8	58	28	30	53
Chelsea	29	14	6	9	51	39	12	48
Manchester United	29	12	9	8	44	30	14	45
Wolverhampton Wanderers	29	10	13	6	41	34	7	43
Sheffield United	28	11	10	7	30	25	5	43
Tottenham Hotspur	29	11	8	10	47	40	7	41
Arsenal	28	9	13	6	40	36	4	40
Burnley	29	11	6	12	34	40	-6	39

 
Spain’s La Liga

La Liga is aiming to resume the league from June 12.  Reports said that clubs such as Barcelona and Real Madrid have already started individual training, following the league’s four-phase protocols to resume. Five La Liga players tested positive and are under quarantine.
 
The matches, once the league begins, will be played behind closed doors.


 
La Liga live streaming in India
 
You can watch all the matches live on Facebook
 
La Liga Points table

La Liga Points table
Clubs	Points	Matches played	Won	Draw	Lost
FC Barcelona	58	27	18	4	5
Real Madrid	56	27	16	8	3
Sevilla FC	47	27	13	8	6
Real Sociedad	46	27	14	4	9
Getafe CF	46	27	13	7	7
Atletico de Madrid	45	27	11	12	4
Valencia CF	42	27	11	9	7
Villarreal CF	38	27	11	5	11
Granada CF	38	27	11	5	11
Athletic club	37	27	9	10	8

 
Italian Serie A
 
The Italian Football Federation announced on Monday that the league will remain suspended till June 14.
 
It was previously expected that Serie A might restart from June 13, after 16 clubs voted in favour of it. Some media reports suggest the league might resume after June 13 but all depends on the Italian government.
 
The league was awaiting approval from the Italian government.
 
The Italian government had allowed clubs to resume training from May 18.

 
Serie A live streaming in India
 
Sony network will broadcast the matches in India
 
Serie A points table
 

Serie A points table
Clubs	Points	Matches played	Won	Draw	Lost
Juventus	63	26	20	3	3
Lazio	62	26	19	5	2
Inter Milan	54	25	16	6	3
Atalanta	48	25	14	6	5
Roma	45	26	13	6	7
Napoli	39	26	11	6	9
Milan	36	26	10	6	10
Hellas Verona	35	25	9	8	8
Parma	35	25	10	5	10
Bologna	34	26	9	7	10

 
France’s Ligue 1
 
Paris Saint-Germain was awarded the Ligue 1 title after the league abruptly ended because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
 
PSG had a 12-point lead over second-placed Marseille, when the season ended in March.
 
Champions league and Europa League

Uefa Champions league final could be held at Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on 29 August while the Europa League final could be held at Gdansk, Poland on 26 August.
 
Other leagues in Europe
 
The Dutch Eredivisie has also been terminated and the league will not have any champion, relegation or promotion. Belgium has banned all sporting activities till July 31. But teams have been allowed to practice on training grounds with strict guidelines to be followed. Belgium’s league declared leaders Club Brugge the winners but the decision is yet to be ratified. The league might resume after UEFA threatened expulsion from tournaments for nations that failed to complete their leagues. But no date has been set yet.  Denmark’s Superliga is set to begin from May 28. Turkey Football Federation announced it will resume the league from June 12. Portuguese government said the top-flight football will resume from May 30. Scottish Premier League has been terminated and Dundee United has been declared champions.

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