Liverpool’s troubles this season are not over. Tonight (Thursday) the German Interior Minister announced that the Mighty Reds have not received permission to enter the country, as they are due to meet Leipzig in the last 16 of the Champions League final on February 16 (the rematch on March 10).
This is because of the strict corona laws in the country following the illness, and now both groups will try to find a solution to sustain the deal. Among the options: replacing the home and also moving the game from Germany to another country. In any case, the responsibility for this is on Leipzig and if it does not find an alternative pitch it will suffer a technical loss.
It should be noted that not only Liverpool and Leipzig are facing this predicament. It currently appears that the match between Benfica and Arsenal in the Europa League, which is scheduled to take place in Lisbon next Thursday, will be held on a neutral pitch and will be decided by a single match. This is because the protocol in Portugal stipulates that the gunners will be forced into 10 days of isolation in the country and land in the country, while in the UK flights from Portugal are prevented from landing due to an acute outbreak of the mutation.
Also the eighth game of the Champions League final between Mönchengladbach and Manchester is City on the spotlight. Last night it was reported that the “foals” wanted to host the first meeting in Denmark (24.2), at Meatland’s stadium due to the restrictions in Germany, which do not allow the English to arrive.
Breaking: Liverpool have been denied entry to Leipzig for the CL round of 16 first leg due to Covid rules. Onus now on Leipzig to find a neutral venue.
– Derek Rae (@RaeComm) February 4, 2021