Barca vs Napoli and Chelsea vs Bayern Munich to be played behind doors due to coronavirus outbreak.
It has been confirmed that the second leg matches of Barcelona vs Napoli and that of Chelsea vs Bayern Munich will be played without funs being present at the respectful matches.
The heavyweight European encounters are the latest in the long line fixtures to be affected by the spread of coronavirus throughout the world.
Matches of Barcelona Vs Napoli and of Bayern Munich vs Chelsea will be played behind closed doors next week in the UEFA Champions League as the spread of coronavirus happens to disrupt football matches.
In order to reduce the spread of Coronavirus, both Spain and Germany have chosen that the next champion's league fixtures will be played without fans present, meaning no supporters will be allowed to be at the Allianz Arena (Germany) or the Nou Camp (Spain) for their club encounters of the 2nd leg in the round of 16 on 18th March, 2020.
The Barcelona officials met in an emergency meeting with the Spanish health and sports ministries and the Catalan public heath body on Tuesday, with it decided that funs shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the stadium for that Champion's league encounter.
While in Germany, the administration of Bavaria have announced that all major sporting events with 1000 or more attendees must take place in empty venues with supporters now banned from watching Bayern Munich defend their 3-0 advantage against Chelsea in the second leg of the UEFA Champions league.
Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw against Napoli in Italy at the Stadio San Paolo back last month and will be hoping to qualify for the quarter finals without home support.
It has also been reported that Napoli attempted for the return fixture to be postponed for a later time but the club insisted that the news was all fake.
The club's official statement reads, " Napoli denies reports stating that the club attempted to postpone the match against Barcelona saying that the news is all but fake." They continued, " We support the decision of the Italian government and also that of UEFA."
All of Italy was put under lockdown as the cases of Coronavirus happen to spread quickly within the country, with Italy being the worst affected in Europe till date. With over 9000 people have been tested positive in Italy, with 463 deaths having been recorded and about 16million people in the Northern region already in quarantine.
Naples is located on the South coast but the Spanish officials don't want to take any risks that will harm the safety of the supporters in Barcelona and instead allow the Italian club play behind closed doors against the Catalan club.
The secretary general of sport for the Generalitat de Catalunya, Gerard Figurus, said that the first match of the week be played in an empty arena to get ready for the match between Paris Saint Germain and Borussia Dortmund.
The second leg between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint Germain will be played behind closed doors at Parc Des Princes on Wednesday, with more disruptions to the football calendar still to coming in the coming weeks.
Whereas Serie A has been suspended indefinitely, with the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte insisting the health of the general population must be put above the continuation of any sporting events. Conte said in an interview that the Italian habits must change by sacrificing something for the betterment of the whole of Italy.
Elsewhere, the Swiss Superleague has been suspended until the 23rd March where as the Premiere League and Bundesliga are gearing up to end the rest of the domestic season behind closed doors.
The heavyweight European encounters are the latest in the long line fixtures to be affected by the spread of coronavirus throughout the world.
Matches of Barcelona Vs Napoli and of Bayern Munich vs Chelsea will be played behind closed doors next week in the UEFA Champions League as the spread of coronavirus happens to disrupt football matches.
In order to reduce the spread of Coronavirus, both Spain and Germany have chosen that the next champion's league fixtures will be played without fans present, meaning no supporters will be allowed to be at the Allianz Arena (Germany) or the Nou Camp (Spain) for their club encounters of the 2nd leg in the round of 16 on 18th March, 2020.
The Barcelona officials met in an emergency meeting with the Spanish health and sports ministries and the Catalan public heath body on Tuesday, with it decided that funs shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the stadium for that Champion's league encounter.
While in Germany, the administration of Bavaria have announced that all major sporting events with 1000 or more attendees must take place in empty venues with supporters now banned from watching Bayern Munich defend their 3-0 advantage against Chelsea in the second leg of the UEFA Champions league.
Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw against Napoli in Italy at the Stadio San Paolo back last month and will be hoping to qualify for the quarter finals without home support.
It has also been reported that Napoli attempted for the return fixture to be postponed for a later time but the club insisted that the news was all fake.
The club's official statement reads, " Napoli denies reports stating that the club attempted to postpone the match against Barcelona saying that the news is all but fake." They continued, " We support the decision of the Italian government and also that of UEFA."
All of Italy was put under lockdown as the cases of Coronavirus happen to spread quickly within the country, with Italy being the worst affected in Europe till date. With over 9000 people have been tested positive in Italy, with 463 deaths having been recorded and about 16million people in the Northern region already in quarantine.
Naples is located on the South coast but the Spanish officials don't want to take any risks that will harm the safety of the supporters in Barcelona and instead allow the Italian club play behind closed doors against the Catalan club.
The secretary general of sport for the Generalitat de Catalunya, Gerard Figurus, said that the first match of the week be played in an empty arena to get ready for the match between Paris Saint Germain and Borussia Dortmund.
The second leg between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint Germain will be played behind closed doors at Parc Des Princes on Wednesday, with more disruptions to the football calendar still to coming in the coming weeks.
Whereas Serie A has been suspended indefinitely, with the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte insisting the health of the general population must be put above the continuation of any sporting events. Conte said in an interview that the Italian habits must change by sacrificing something for the betterment of the whole of Italy.
Elsewhere, the Swiss Superleague has been suspended until the 23rd March where as the Premiere League and Bundesliga are gearing up to end the rest of the domestic season behind closed doors.
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