The Corona plague continues to affect the world of sports, and today Manchester City announced the away game in the last 16 of the Champions League against Borussia Mönchengladbach, which was scheduled to take place in Germany on February 24, has been moved to the Puskas Arena in Budapest.
This is because of the British variant of the virus, which is causing a great deal of concern in the world, and countries like Germany ban the entry of people from the UK. As you may recall, only yesterday did Liverpool announce that their game against R.B. Leipzig was also moved to Budapest for the same reason.
Chelsea, who meet Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals, are also expected to be affected by the British variant and the English media reported that the match between the two, which is scheduled to take place in Wanda Metropolitano on February 23, may move to Poland or Romania following anti-virus regulations in Spain.
In addition, it appears that the match between Benfica Lisbon and Arsenal in the Europa League, which is supposed to take place in Lisbon, will be played on a neutral field and decided in a single match, because the protocol in Portugal stipulates that the gunners will have 10 days in isolation Acute of the mutation.
UEFA have released the following statement regarding our #UCL last 16 first leg tie against Borussia Monchengladbach.
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– Manchester City (@ManCity) February 8, 2021