Espanyol - Valencia and Tenerife - Levante postponed this weekend
The matches correspond to matchday 13 in the First Division and matchday 14 in the silver category.
Following a request from LaLiga and at the request of the clubs involved, the RFEF's Judge for Professional Competitions agreed on Wednesday to postpone one match in the First Division and another in the Second Division which were to be played next weekend by teams from the Valencia region. The decision was taken in response to the situation caused by recent storms, which has left a death toll still to be determined and extensive material damage.
Specifically, the match RCD Espanyol de Barcelona - Valencia CF, from matchday 13 of the First Division, and CD Tenerife - Levante UD, corresponding to matchday 14 of the Second Division and initially scheduled for this Sunday, have been postponed.
SEE RESOLUTION OF JUDGE FOR PROFESSIONAL COMPETITIONS
These matches are in addition to the top women's football match, the derby between Levante UD and Valencia Féminas, which was scheduled for 16:15 on Sunday and which has been postponed at the request of Liga F following a request from the clubs.
The RFEF, LaLiga and Liga F have also agreed that a minute's silence in memory of the victims of the Dana storm will be observed in all professional matches played this weekend, an initiative that the RFEF is also extending to non-professional competitions throughout Spanish football.
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The postponement of matches due to be played in professional and non-professional competitions, both in 11-a-side and futsal has been agreed.
El Juez Único de Competiciones Profesionales ha resuelto que el Levante UD - Valencia Féminas de la jornada 9 se aplace a la espera de un nuevo señalamiento
- The objective is to assess the damage to sports facilities where football is played and to collaborate in their reconstruction, once the urgent work being carried out to restore normality to these areas has been completed. Material and personal support will be offered to clubs and sports structures.
- The RFEF, the presidents of the football federations in the Valencian Community and Castilla La Mancha, LALIGA and Liga F will form part of this body.
- The social function of football means the priority is to restore hope to the teams and players in the affected regions.
A minute's silence will be observed at all matches over the coming days in competitions run by the RFEF.