Covid-19 has advanced to the next round of the Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. In fact, if we look at the Spanish teams, the most affected will be the Atlético de Madrid. The Cholo Simeone team could not play the first leg of the round of 16 against the Chelsea at the Wanda Metroplitano. The restrictions imposed by the Spanish Government on travelers coming from the United Kingdom make it impossible for the blue box to travel to Madrid.
Faced with this scenario of Covid-19 throughout Europe, Atleti must find a stage to play the first leg of the round of 16 of the highest continental competition. According to several media at the beginning of the week, two cities were rising strongly to host Atleti – Chelsea. The first is the capital of Romania, Bucharest. Great memories are those that bring back both players and fans to the Romanian capital where Atlético de Madrid beat Athletic Club. The second city that is talked about to dispute the match would be better placed for both contenders: Monaco.
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RB Leipzig – Liverpool, the other match transferred by Covid
The German authorities have forced RB Leipzig to reposition its match against Liverpool for fear that a rival player or coach is asymptomatic and carries the British variant of the virus. UEFA announced last week that this match would be played at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.
The Hungarian borders are also currently closed, but exceptions are often made for professional sports as was the case in the European Super Cup between Bayern Munich and Sevilla FC. Tottenham Hotspur had also offered its stadium as a venue, but finally Budapest will be the city that will host the duel between Leipzig and Liverpool.
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The UEFA Europa League also suffers from the upheavals of the pandemic
The Real society should receive at Manchester United but, as has happened in other qualifying rounds, the Donostiarras will be obliged to find another venue to play the game as has happened to Atlético de Madrid. As confirmed by the journalist Mikel Rekalde from Noticias de Guipúzcoa on Tuesday, Real Sociedad – Manchester United will be played in Turin.
Initially, this agreement will be studied by the Italian Government. The game that does not seem to be in danger is the second leg, which will be played safely at Old Trafford, which certainly does not seem the most fair. La Real will travel without press and with the minimum possible expeditions on the charter flight.
Two matches of this competition will be played in Vila – Real. The La Cerámica stadium will host two Europa League round of 32 matches. Apart from Villarreal-Salzburg, the Submarine field will host the first leg between Molde and Hoffenheim.
The scene of the duel has had to change due to the access restrictions of the Nordic country due to the pandemic. The match between Germans and Norwegians will be played at La Cerámica on February 18, starting at 9:00 p.m. That same day, Villarreal has its stadium available because it will be playing the 1/16 first leg against Salzburg.
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