The Spanish league is resuming in less than two weeks with Real Madrid playing their games at the club’s training centre. Madrid will host Eibar on June 14 at the 6,000-capacity Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium, a venue used mostly by the club’s “B” team at the Ciudad Real Madrid centre on the city’s outskirts. Madrid are not stopping renovation work at the Santiago Bernabeu as all remaining league games are likely to be played without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league on Sunday confirmed the dates and times of the first two rounds of matches to be played after the competition was stopped mid-March because of the pandemic. The first game will be the Seville derby between Sevilla and Real Betis on June 11. Spain’s La Liga eyes June 12 return despite five coronavirus positive tests Defending champions Barcelona, who have a two-point lead over Real Madrid after 27 rounds, will resume at Mallorca on June 13, while Atletico Madrid visit Athletic Bilbao the following day. The league has announced that every game will include an “applause to infinity” tribute to the “heroes who are fighting to overcome” the pandemic. Pre-recorded applause uploaded in videos by fans will be played in the 20th minute of matches. “We have created this initiative to help fans be a part of La Liga’s return and also as an opportunity for them to show their support for the heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said league president Javier Tebas on Sunday. “We want them to feel close to their team, even if they cannot be in the stadiums cheering them on, and for players to feel the support of their fans.” Most games will be played late in the day to take into account high temperatures in Spain, but some will be brought forward based on favourable weather forecasts. There will be a couple of matches at 1pm local time in the first weekend. Can European and Chinese football clubs both win in China? The second division will resume June 11 with the second half of the game between Rayo Vallecano and Albacete, which was suspended at half-time in December after Ukrainian Roman Zozulia of Albacete was subjected to Nazi taunts by opposing fans. The match was tied 0-0. Clubs in the first and second divisions are scheduled to begin full squad training on Monday.