La Liga can resume in the week of June 8, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday.

“The resumption of major professional sporting competitions and in particular La Liga will be allowed from the week of June 8,” Sanchez told a news conference.

More than two months after the Covid-19 pandemic halted the season in Spain, players have begun training in small groups as they aim to be as ready as possible for the planned reboot next month.

La Liga president Javier Tebas has said the preferred date for resumption is Friday, June 12, and Sanchez’s announcement means that the plan has the government’s nod.

Clubs have 11 games left to play to finish the season, with the proposed final round to be completed by the end of July.