The Spanish football league, La Liga, has announced that its matches will be played behind closed doors amid rising Covid-19 concerns.

According to BBC, the move will take effect for at least the next two weeks, starting from Tuesday (Mar. 10).

Fans banned from entering stadium

The match between Eibar and Real Sociedad on Mar. 11 (Singapore time) will be the first game affected by this new change.

Fans will be banned from entering the stadium to support their teams.

In addition, the long awaited Real Madrid and Valencia game on Mar. 21 (Singapore time) will be played in an empty Santiago Bernabéu.

La Liga had acted on guidance from Spain's Ministry of Health and its sports council.

Catalunya government's health chief, Joan Guix, stated via BBC:

"The decision has been made strictly for health reasons."

Champions League and Europa League also affected

Besides La Liga, other international leagues with competing Spanish teams will also be affected, according to The Guardian.

Barcelona's Champions League match against Italy's Napoli on Mar. 19 (Singapore time) will see 99,354 empty seats at Camp Nou.

This is the second Spanish-Italian Champions League game that will have no supporters in the stadium.

Fans have also been barred from Valencia and Atalanta's match on Mar. 11 (Singapore time).

Sevilla's match against Roma, and Getafe's game against Inter Milan in the Europa League on Mar. 13 (Singapore time) will suffer the same fate too.

Italian league suspended all matches till Apr. 3

Spain is not the only country to take extra precautionary measures with its football league.

The Italian government has officially suspended Serie A matches and all sporting events until Apr. 3.

On Mar. 8, the defending Serie A champions, Juventus, faced Inter Milan in an empty stadium.

Top images via Real Madrid/IG & Barcelona/IG.