By: EMMANUEL R. MARROQUÍN
The Round of 32 match between Benfica Y Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League it is the third to change venue due to sanitary restrictions in the countries where they are played due to COVID-19.
The game will not be played in Lisbon, as scheduled, and must take place at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on February 18 at 2:00 PM Central Mexico time, the official announced UEFA this Tuesday.
The other games that were modified their venues are Real Sociedad vs. Manchester United, which will not be played at La Rosaleda because Spain restricted entry to flights from Great Britain, and will be played at Juventus Stadium.
In Norway they also do not allow arrivals from Germany, so the match between the Molde and Hoffenheim It must be played at the Estadio de la Cerámica, home of Villarreal, in Spain.
THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ALSO SEEN VENUES DUE TO COVID-19.
As in the Europa League, days ago the changes of the venue of two meetings of the maximum European competition at club level were announced due to the sanitary restrictions of some countries derived from the pandemic of coronavirus.
The game between Borussia Monchengladbach y Manchester City It must be held at the Puskás Arena in Budapest and not on German territory, as originally planned on February 24.
Meanwhile, Leipzig vs. Liverpool will not be played in Germany either and must take place in Budapest, also at the Puskás Arena, on February 16. Both matches correspond to the Round of 16 phase, first leg games.
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