La Liga chief wants matches daily at 'practically zero' risk to players

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La Liga president Javier Tebas hopes the season can resume on June 12 with matches set to take place "every day" behind closed doors and at "practically zero" risk to players.

Testing started last week ahead of the resumption of individual training sessions, and on Sunday, La Liga announced there were five new positive cases of COVID-19 for players across the top two divisions of Spanish football.

"The risk during games will be zero, or practically zero, because the players will be tested - with only a 5% possible failure rate - 24 hours before," Tebas told Movistar, as translated by BBC Sport.

Tebas said he anticipated "between 25-30 positive cases" from the last checks so a return of only five positive tests is "good news for the football industry."

Players who test positive are forced to self-isolate and will only be permitted to join their teammates for first-team duties when they test negative twice in a 72-hour span.

Atletico Madrid and Barcelona were among those who resumed individual training sessions late last week, and Real Madrid returned to their Valdebebas base on Monday.

La Liga aims to complete the 2019-20 campaign by July 31, with European competitions set to take place in August.

"There would be league games daily for 35 days, 24 hours before the game the players will be tested," Tebas said, according to the Independent's Ben Burrows.

"I don't know when football will return. I don't know if the most probable date is June 19, I would like it to be June 12. It will depend on spikes and contagions," Tebas added.

Spain has been one of Europe's hardest-hit nations, with 26,621 confirmed deaths and 264,663 infections as of May 11.