Juventus to host Man United clash with Sociedad in Europa League

Manchester United’s first-leg round-of-32 Europa League match towards Actual Sociedad has been switched to Juventus’ Allianz Area because of the ongoing troubles attributable to the coronavirus pandemic.

The UK has strict quarantine guidelines amid the pandemic for worldwide journey, whereas Spain has additionally barred arrivals from the UK, and UEFA introduced a change of venue on Tuesday. The date of the match is unchanged from Feb. 18, whereas the second leg on Feb. 25 continues to be scheduled to be at Outdated Trafford.

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A press release mentioned: “UEFA can verify that the UEFA Europa League Spherical of 32 first leg match between Actual Sociedad and Manchester United FC will now happen on the Juventus Stadium in Turin.

“The date of the match (18 February 2021) and kick-off time (18:55 CET) will stay the identical. UEFA wish to thank Actual Sociedad and Manchester United FC for his or her shut cooperation and help find an answer to the problem at hand, in addition to the Italian Soccer Federation and Juventus for his or her assist and agreeing to host the match in query.”

The sport was moved on account of Spain’s ban on arrivals from Britain, excluding passengers who’re residents or residents of Spain or Andorra.

The ban was prolonged on Tuesday till March 2, jeopardising Atletico Madrid’s Champions League round-of-16 first leg at dwelling to Chelsea, which was on account of happen on the Wanda Metropolitano stadium on Feb. 23 however can now not be held in Spain.

Atletico Madrid didn’t want to touch upon how the ban affected the match, whereas Spanish newspaper Marca mentioned the sport might be moved to Bucharest, greater than 3,000 kilometres from Madrid.

The fixture can’t happen in France, Germany, Belgium or Portugal as these international locations are additionally limiting journey to and from Britain.

In the Champions League, Manchester Metropolis’s first leg round-of-16 tie towards Borussia Monchengladbach has been moved from Germany to Budapest on account of COVID-19 protocols, UEFA have introduced. The date of the match will stay the identical with Pep Guardiola’s facet set to fulfill the Bundesliga membership on Feb. 24.

The announcement comes after Liverpool’s Champions League tie towards RB Leipzig subsequent week was moved on Sunday from Germany to impartial Budapest.

Data from Reuters was used on this report.