La Liga ponders legal challenge to Clasico date

Spain’s top division is considering taking legal action after the Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid was rescheduled for December 18. The decision we taken to postpone the original match, scheduled for this Saturday at the Nou Camp, due to unrest caused by the political situation in the region.
The jailing of nine Catalan separatist leaders for their role in an illegal 2017 referendum on independence sparked unrest on the streets, with it deemed too risky to play such a high-profile match at the weekend as it could have been targeted by protesters.
There was talk the contest would be switched to Real’s Bernabeu Stadium, with the return fixture then played at Barca’s ground when the situation should have calmed down.
That was rejected out of hand and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Wednesday announced the game would be played the week before Christmas.
La Liga is unhappy about the new date and has announced they are thinking about their legal options.
Their statement read: “La Liga doesn’t agree with the Competition Committee’s decision to stipulate Dec. 18 as the date in which the postponed Clasico should be played. “We are studying the documentation that we have recently received regarding the process in which the decision was taken. This is in order to evaluate taking possible legal action and against whom it should be tabled, before the relevant and opportune public organisations or legal organisms.”
The clubs will have a free weekend as the match will definitely not take place on Saturday and Granada will move to the top of the table if they beat Real Betis.