Guess who's coming back.
That is how La Liga president Javier Tebas describes the return of the top division of Spanish soccer.Spain has recorded a total of over 240,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including over 27,000 deaths, but with new daily cases of the virus now below 50, and after just over three months without football, La Liga resumes Thursday.Following on from the Bundesliga's example, games will be played with fans absent.Since the Bundesliga resumed, home advantage appears to have disappeared.
"Of the two teams, Barcelona arguably has a slightly more difficult run-in.Both El Clasico games have already taken place, but Barcelona still has to face 2013-14 La Liga champions Atletico Madrid, who are in a battle themselves to secure one of the four Champions League qualification spots. Diego Simeone's team is sixth in the table.
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