Five players in Spain’s top two divisions have tested positive for COVID-19, La Liga has confirmed.
The league has stepped up the testing of players and staff as the likes of champions and La Liga leaders Barcelona returned to their club’s facilities last week.
La Liga did not reveal the identity of the players or their clubs.
It said the players would remain at their homes where they would continue individual training before being tested again “in the next few days” to determine whether they can return to their club’s training ground.
Many clubs have returned to individual training as part of the second stage of La Liga’s four-phase protocol for getting back to activity after Spain’s top two tiers were suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Real Madrid is due to resume training for the first time in two months on Monday, while La Liga has said it hopes matches will resume, without spectators, by June.