Before Thursday’s match of the 3rd round of the basic group of the European League in Hoffenheim, the Liberec players have big problems with coronavirus, which affected a large part of the staff. The exact names and number of infected clubs were not given, the team was completed by B-team players. One of the patients is the number one goalkeeper Filip Nguyen. The match should take place despite the problems.
“Although we test regularly, yesterday’s UEFA covid tests showed us several positive players, including several members of the implementation team. These are mainly asymptomatic cases. So we will travel to Hoffenheim in a very weak line-up and go there, assembling the line-up on the spot. , “ said coach Pavel Hoftych for the club website.
“Now we are counting the fallen and assembling the players who have joined us from the B-team. Since UEFA is of course interested in the match to take place, the parameters of the number of players for this match are being intensively addressed and we should probably leave tomorrow. and we’ll see how we put the line-up together, “ added Hoftych.
The North Bohemians did not want to specify the number of infected. Goalkeeper Nguyen stated on the social network Facebook that he was affected by the disease. “The match I was looking forward to the most in the group, on the grounds of Hoffenheim. Nominated for the Czech national team. Unfortunately, the positive test for covid-19 thwarted everything for me. But everything happens for a reason.” said Nguyen.
The North Bohemians experienced the opposite situation in the 3rd preliminary round on the FCSB field. The Romanian club had 15 infected players and hastily added some new players to the staff.
“In the match with the FCSB, it was we who had a team with problems against each other. Now we have a top German team against us and we have problems. It’s an atypical situation and we will see how it turns out. The situation is just like that and we take it that way. how it is. With a view, “ said Hoftych.
“Even though we tried to follow the set rules, we were probably caught up in the time we spent together when we traveled to the European League matches. On the other hand, I say again that practically all players are asymptomatic. This is the time.” added Hoftych.
After two rounds of the group, Liberec has three points on its account for winning 1: 0 with Ghent. Last week, he suffered a 1: 5 debacle on the Crvené zvezdy Belgrade field.
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