MADRID, Aug 10 — Spanish side Atletico Madrid yesterday reported two positive coronavirus tests, just four days before they face Leipzig in Portugal for a place in the Champions League semi-finals. “On Saturday, all members of the first team and the club’s party to Lisbon underwent tests as...
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“On Saturday, all members of the first team and the club’s party to Lisbon underwent tests as required by Uefa protocols to participate in the quarter-finals of the Champions League,” said a club statement. “The club will coordinate the new schedules with Uefa and as soon as there is a new plan it will be made public,” added the statement.The team were due to travel to Portugal today for the closing stages of the Champions League which is being held in Lisbon as a precaution against Covid-19 rather than risk having teams travelling across Europe for home-and-away ties.
In recent days, Spain has seen local quarantines imposed in the Basque Country, Catalonia and Aragon.
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