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Berlin
With the delayed domestic seasons now over in the major leagues, the Champions League and Europa League resume this week with the completion of the last 16 round before their finals tournaments in Portugal and Germany, respectively.
Also up for grabs is the last place in next season’s English Premier League, and Germans clubs have another assembly with the possible return of fans top of the agenda.
RESTART I: European football restarts after almost five months on Wednesday and Thursday with the completion of the Europa League last 16 behind closed doors. Six ties will see the second leg in the respective stadiums of the home teams. But two Italian-Spanish ties which couldn’t start at all due to COVID-19 are being played as single leg fixtures in western Germany where the finals tournament will then also take place: Inter Milan v Getafe in Gelsenkirchen and Sevilla v Roma in Duisburg.
RESTART II: Right after the Europa League, the Champions League also resumes on Friday and Saturday to decide its last four quarter-finalists. The winners will join Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, RB Leipzig and Atalanta at the finals tournament in Lisbon. The matches are Juventus v Lyon (0-1), Manchester City v Real Madrid (2-1), Bayern Munich v Chelsea (3-0) and Barcelona v Napoli (1-1). However, there are concerns over whether Barca can play at home at the Nou Camp because of rising coronavirus numbers in Catalonia.
PLAY-OFF: Brentford are one win away from playing in England’s top flight for the first time in 73 years when they take on long-time London rivals Fulham in the Championship play-off final on Tuesday.
“We want to achieve something big and we are going to the final to win,” said Brentford coach Thomas Frank, whose team won both regular season games against Fulham, 1-0 and 2-0. Already promoted are Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion.
ASSEMBLY: The 36 Bundesliga and second division clubs of the German Football League (DFL) have another assembly on Tuesday, with one key agenda item being whether to allow fans back into the stadiums for the new season starting in mid-September. The DFL wants clubs to agree on temporary measures such as bans on away fans, the use of standing areas and the sale of alcohol at games as part of its safety and hygiene concept. However, the final decision on allowing fans back lies with the clubs’ local health authorities.
Berlin
With the delayed domestic seasons now over in the major leagues, the Champions League and Europa League resume this week with the completion of the last 16 round before their finals tournaments in Portugal and Germany, respectively.
Also up for grabs is the last place in next season’s English Premier League, and Germans clubs have another assembly with the possible return of fans top of the agenda.
RESTART I: European football restarts after almost five months on Wednesday and Thursday with the completion of the Europa League last 16 behind closed doors. Six ties will see the second leg in the respective stadiums of the home teams. But two Italian-Spanish ties which couldn’t start at all due to COVID-19 are being played as single leg fixtures in western Germany where the finals tournament will then also take place: Inter Milan v Getafe in Gelsenkirchen and Sevilla v Roma in Duisburg.
RESTART II: Right after the Europa League, the Champions League also resumes on Friday and Saturday to decide its last four quarter-finalists. The winners will join Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, RB Leipzig and Atalanta at the finals tournament in Lisbon. The matches are Juventus v Lyon (0-1), Manchester City v Real Madrid (2-1), Bayern Munich v Chelsea (3-0) and Barcelona v Napoli (1-1). However, there are concerns over whether Barca can play at home at the Nou Camp because of rising coronavirus numbers in Catalonia.
PLAY-OFF: Brentford are one win away from playing in England’s top flight for the first time in 73 years when they take on long-time London rivals Fulham in the Championship play-off final on Tuesday.
“We want to achieve something big and we are going to the final to win,” said Brentford coach Thomas Frank, whose team won both regular season games against Fulham, 1-0 and 2-0. Already promoted are Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion.
ASSEMBLY: The 36 Bundesliga and second division clubs of the German Football League (DFL) have another assembly on Tuesday, with one key agenda item being whether to allow fans back into the stadiums for the new season starting in mid-September. The DFL wants clubs to agree on temporary measures such as bans on away fans, the use of standing areas and the sale of alcohol at games as part of its safety and hygiene concept. However, the final decision on allowing fans back lies with the clubs’ local health authorities.
