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European leagues may play league game on mid-week, Champions League on weekend

Following UEFA decision to postpone European Championships to the next summer 2021 due to coronavirus outbreak, all European leagues have committed to end the current season by June 30.

Most leagues has been suspended since last week but without a definite date on when is the best time to resume.

But UEFA in a statement said there maybe possible limitations or drops of current exclusive calendar slots.

It means domestic league matches could be held in mid-week while UEFA club competitions matches will be held on weekends.

It also mentions possible adaptations to the next season Champions League and Europa League qualifying rounds, which usually begin in July for many teams.

This means the leagues might resume in April or the latest would be early May.