Real Madrid s first round of La Liga application was rejected, and the match against Osasuna was held as scheduled

Hupu July 31st The independent judge of the Spanish Football Association for non-professional competitions has rejected Real Madrid's appeal. Real Madrid's first round of La Liga matches with Osasuna will not be postponed and will still be held as scheduled on August 19th. In this way, Xavi Alonso will have 15 days to prepare for the league opening match.

Reason for the ruling

Independent judge from the non-Spanish Football Association system pointed out: "From the timing, professional players' vacations have been fully respected. Real Madrid's participation in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup was July 9, and the team returned to Spain the next day and officially took leave on July 11. Therefore, this requirement has been met under Article 10.1 of the "Professional Football Collective Agreement".

Real Madrid's appeal was rejected

Real Madrid mentioned in the complaint that in order to ensure a "reasonable physical and tactical preparation period (usually not less than three weeks)", the game should be postponed. However, the judge pointed out that the requirement was not clearly stipulated in the collective agreement, and the agreement only mentioned the obligation to rest for 21 days, and this condition has been met in this case. The ruling also emphasized that according to relevant regulations, it is prohibited to change the schedule at will as a basic principle unless there is a "force majeure incident", and this case obviously does not meet this condition. As for Real Madrid's point of view, Osasuna "has agreed to the extension", the judge said that Osasuna did not formally respond to the court's verification request, so the claim is not legally effective.

Finally ruled

Therefore, the independent judge of the competition made the following ruling: "Real Madrid's application for postponement of the first round of La Liga in 2024/25 against Osasuna is rejected, and the game will be held as planned."