Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, was present this Thursday at the presentation of the championship cards Panini. And he defined, among other things, the chaos that exists in Atlético de Madrid because of schedules, both because they almost always play at the last minute and because of the fact that the real Madrid will come with two more days off for the Metropolitan derby where the previous day the two teams could have played on the same day or, at least, a day apart.
Thebes spoke about it, although the explanations of the president of the employers’ association not only did not convince the colchoneros, but predictably angered them, considering that there is enough rest (Atlético plays on Thursday in Vigo and arrive in Madrid in the early morning, where there will be only one day to prepare for the meeting). He also made sure they didn’t care if it was a derby (one of the great matches in LaLiga, something that will not happen in the Clásico) and that in the second leg at the Bernabéu, the schedule will not be too late.
“During the season, there are many days of the week. It is what it is up to. This is considered a sufficient rest. Now you don’t want the opponent to rest more or less. We can’t tell if it’s a derby or not. This will happen many times and vice versa. Many cases and parties. We cannot show two games at the same time, this is due to audiovisual rights issues. They called me from Atlético and complained... It is played at nine o’clock because it has great attraction. Certainly the return is not at that time,” said Javier Tebas.
Source: La Verdad
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