UEFA President Announces Plans To Play The Season Until August

The current season of the Champions League and the Europa League should be completed no later than August 3, said Alexander Cheferin, President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), in an interview with ZDF.

“We must complete the season by August 3. This applies to the Champions League and the Europa League. We are in an extraordinary situation, so we take a flexible approach in determining the dates and time of the start of matches. If the crisis starts to decline earlier, we will be able to start faster, ”Mr. Cheferin said. He admitted that instead of two-round confrontations, one match could be held on a neutral field.

Recall that in the Champions League, at the stage of the 1/8 finals, 12 matches out of 16 were played, and only six in the Europa League. Alexander Cheferin said that the current football season, suspended in most countries due to the coronavirus pandemic, “may be lost” . According to Mr. Cheferin, this will happen if the national championships cannot be resumed before the end of June.

UEFA threatened to prevent clubs from those countries where the winners of national championships will be announced ahead of schedule without holding rounds left undefeated for the next European Cup draws.

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