Former Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde is not enamoured with the prospect of La Liga having to play the remainder of the season behind closed doors.
He once took charge of Barca’s behind-closed-doors encounter with Las Palmas, which they won 3-0 thanks to a hat-trick of second-half strikes, and described the experience as “horrible”, though he accepts the extenuating circumstances may change the attitude of players.
Professional football in Spain has been shut down for more than two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen more than 280,000 people in the country test positive, with close to 27,000 losing their lives according to latest figures.