Why will matchday 36 of LaLiga be played during the week?

We are entering the end of the Spanish league competition with only three games left to play. With the match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad, matchday 35 closes and just one day later matchday 36 begins, which is equivalent to the penultimate matchday of the league championship.

After the schedules for this new matchday 36 were announced, it was seen that it would be held during the week between Tuesday, May 14 and Thursday, May 16. This is because the last two days will have a unified schedule in the games where there is something at stake, and both will be played on the weekend. In addition, LaLiga has to end on the weekend of May 25 since the next one is the Champions League final and the domestic competitions must end before that date.

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In this way, the 37th day will be held on Sunday, May 19 at 7:00 p.m. and the 38th on Saturday, May 25 at 9:00 p.m. However, some matches in which there is nothing at stake may be moved from that schedule, although for this we must still wait for the results of matchday 36.

This day will open with the match between Osasuna vs. Mallorca and will close with Real Sociedad vs. Valencia.

On Tuesday, May 14, Osasuna vs. Mallorca would be played, which opens the day along with Real Madrid vs. Alavés and Girona vs. Villarreal. On Wednesday the 15th it would be the turn of Sevilla vs Cádiz, Rayo Vallecano vs Granada, Celta vs Athletic Club and Getafe vs Atlético de Madrid. On Thursday the 16th it would end with the matches Las Palmas vs Real Betis, Almería vs FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad vs Valencia.

With two teams already mathematically relegated, Real Madrid crowned champion and Girona with the Champions League assured, in these last three days there is still a lot at stake such as defining who will be the third team to be relegated or the places in European competitions.