PARIS (AFP) - Four months on from the last match in this season's Champions League, the draw for the final eight will be held on Friday (July 10) amid ongoing uncertainty about how safe it will be to play out the competition in Lisbon as planned, and with four last-16 ties still to be completed.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PARIS - Four months on from the last match in this season's Champions League, the draw for the final eight will be held on Friday amid ongoing uncertainty about how safe it will be to play out the competition in Lisbon as planned, and with four last-16 ties still to be completed.
Within days football across Europe was suspended and it was only in mid-June that Uefa was able to unveil a way of finishing its flagship tournament, the main economic driver for European football's governing body - before the pandemic, it estimated gross commercial revenue from its competitions this season would be €3.25 billion .
Benfica's home staged the Champions League final in 2014 when Real Madrid beat Atletico. Then it was filled to its 65,000 capacity, but this time it is expected all matches will be played behind closed doors due to fears an influx of supporters from around Europe could spark a new wave of Covid-19.Last week lockdown restrictions were reimposed on 19 neighbourhoods across the northern periphery of Lisbon, worryingly close to both venues.
"I am confident that with the continued and constant collaboration between all stakeholders, we will conclude the season in a positive way in Lisbon. There is no need for a Plan B," Ceferin said last week. Uefa has kept open the idea of also moving those games to Portugal if necessary, to the northern cities of Porto and Guimaraes.
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