Soccer-La Liga moves fixtures to avoid clash with Eurovision Song Contest


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid - San Mames, Bilbao, Spain - May 16, 2021 Athletic Bilbao's Inaki Williams in action REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish fans of both football and music breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after La Liga announced a third set of fixture changes in 12 hours to ensure no matches overlap with Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest.

La Liga has now moved all games involved in the title race, the relegation struggle and the battle for places in next season's European competitions to 6:00 p.m. (1600 GMT) on Saturday.

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