The sole judge of professional competitions, José Alberto Peláez, made his decision this Thursday following proposals from the two clubs. According to his resolution, Valencia proposed January 2 and Real Madrid suggested January 5. Both dates were considered reasonable by LaLiga, which favored the first.
“After carefully analyzing the respective proposals, it seems appropriate to decide that the match will be held on January 2, mainly because January 5, 2025 is scheduled for the round of 32 of the Copa de SM el Rey, in which both clubs participate Valencia has passed the third round elimination round of this competition, and Real Madrid CF will begin its participation in the Copa del Rey precisely in this round of 32, which will take place between January 5 and 7. 2025,” the judge said.
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In this regard, he pointed out that if the match was set for January 5, the dates of the cup matches would have to be modified, “with possible additional harm to their competitors, considering that the Reyes festivities are the most conducive to a strong large number of spectators.”
“On the other hand, there is another equally important reason, because if the match were to be held on January 5, it would coincide with the celebration of the Reyes Magos parade, an event of great significance, whose organization could affect significantly the environment of the Mestalla stadium, with traffic disruptions and security deployments that could interfere with the smooth running of the match and its security, or vice versa, the celebration of the football match, to the detriment of security at the surroundings of parade,” he said.
“On this subject, Valencia CF provided a statement from the local police headquarters indicating that if the match took place on January 5, it would represent a ‘damage difficult to reconcile with the Reyes parade and other Christmas events requiring significant police resources.’ Accordingly, it appears that the decision to set the date of the match for January 2, 2025 would minimize security risks and facilitate access to the sporting venue,” added the single judge in his resolution.
Thus, after the Christmas break, Real Madrid will have to play the postponed match against Valencia on January 2, which is the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey, with the date and opponent remaining pending until the draw. comes out on Monday, and on Thursday 9, the semi-final of the Supercopa de España against Mallorca in the city of Jeddah.
