La Liga: Champions Barcelona to start title defence against Getafe behind closed doors
La Liga: Champions Barcelona to start title defence against Getafe behind closed doors
Getafewill face championsBarcelonawithout supporters at home in the first match of the new La Liga season after being punished for a pitch invasion in 2017. Spain's Supreme Court, the country's highest judicial body, overturned a decision from the National Court to annul the sanction, in a document seen by AFP on Tuesday.
Getafesupporters invaded the pitch at the Madrid club's Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium after beating Tenerife to earn promotion to La Liga six years ago, provoking opposition supporters and forcing the match officials to run to their dressing room.
The visit ofBarcelonais one of the most lucrative fixtures of the season forGetafe, but President Angel Torres said he was sad for the supporters. "If what they want is to punish our fans, we will have no choice but to accept it," Torres told AS on Monday. "I feel more sorry for our fans than for the club's finances."
GetafehostBarcelonaon August 13, on the opening weekend of La Liga.
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The Supreme Court decidedGetafewere not being punished twice for the same incident after the Madrid government had fined the club. This dispute contributed to the long delay in fulfilling the sanction and was the reason the National Court decided to cancel it.
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