It’s planned that Villarreal players will train alone from Friday at the Villarreal CF Training Ground (Ciudad Deportiva)
It is planned for Villarreal CF first-team players to return to the Villarreal CF Training Ground (Ciudad Deportiva) this Friday for lone training sessions after approval from the Health Ministry. On Tuesday and Wednesday, medical tests will take place after a month and half without competing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Training Ground will continue to be closed to the public and to the media
Due to prevention and security reasons, the Villarreal CF Training Ground (Ciudad Deportiva) will continue to be closed to the public and the media. The only people who can go into the training ground will be Villarreal CF and LaLiga officials, who will provide the material.
This return to training has been planned from LaLiga with measures that have been agreed with sporting and health authorities with the aim of guaranteeing as much safety as possible for the health of all of those involved.
These measures cover a period of approximately four weeks with different phases that, in any case, will be subject to the de-escalation process established by the government. Thus, together with the medical tests carried out by clubs, a staggered return to training has been implemented that will start with players training alone and end with group activities prior to the return to competition, scheduled for June.
Professional footballers returning to work will go hand in hand with the recovery of a very significant economic sector that accounts for 1.37% of Spain’s GDP and creates 185,000 jobs. This is at a time when the country’s economic situation is now the main concern, precipitated by the health crisis.
“This crisis has had a profound impact on all of us. The return of football is a sign that society is progressing towards the new normal. It will also bring back an element of life that people in Spain and around the world know and love,” said Javier Tebas, the president of LaLiga. “People’s health is paramount, so we have a comprehensive protocol to safeguard the health of everyone involved as we work to restart LaLiga. Circumstances are unprecedented, but we hope to start playing again in June and finish our 2019/20 season this summer.”
