Bad news just before the Champions League tournament At Atletico Madrid, a corona test showed two positive results from two Atleti players.
- This year's Champions League takes place in the form of a tournament in Portugal.
- The tournament starts on Wednesday (August 12th) with the game Atalanta Bergamo against Paris Saint Germain.
- RB Leipzig measured against Atletico Madrid a day later.
- At the Spanish top club, a corona test of the club now gave two positive results.
Update from August 10, 2.30 p.m.: After two Atletico Madrid players tested positive for the corona virus three days before the clash in the Champions League quarter-finals against RB Leipzig , a new series of tests was due for the boys from Diego Simeone. This was negative for the players, coaches and supervisors, as the club announced on Monday.
The result of the two players Angel Correa and Sime Vrsaljko , who previously tested positive, was also negative this time , but the two professionals are still in isolation , although they have no symptoms. On Monday afternoon, “Atleti” resumed training and on Thursday will face Bundesliga third RB Leipzig
Corona cases at Leipzig's opponent Atletico - Two players tested positive
Update from August 10, 11.30 a.m.: This Thursday the Champions League quarter-finals between Atletico Madrid and the German representative RB Leipzig * are due, but it is still unclear whether the game can take place as planned. As reported on Sunday, there should have been two confirmed corona cases within the entire staff and team of Atletico Madrid . Now, according to the Spanish newspaper AS, there are new findings.
Champions League: Corona scare for Spaniards before duel with Bundesliga top team - two team members infected
As the Spanish medium has learned, the two corona infected people identified on Sunday afternoon are said to be players from the Atletico squad . The Spanish top club did not disclose the names of the actors . Within the "Rojiblanco" team it is believed that several players are infected, which is why the stars are in quarantine. A total of 93 people were tested by Atletico . All of them had to be tested again on Monday.
As soon as Atletico Madrid have new results, they will have to contact UEFA . The association would then decide on the steps necessary to enable the game against Leipzig on Thursday. As planned, Diego Simeone's team would have flown to Lisbon on Monday evening, now the departure to the Portuguese capital will take place on Tuesday . The two infected players will of course not take part in the final tournament.
On the Leipzig side, RB coach Julian Nagelsmann has now admitted a specific offer from Spain.
The two players will not travel to Portugal for with the rest of Atletico Madrid's #UCL squad 👎
- Goal News (@GoalNews) August 10, 2020Before the German-Spanish CL hit: Two corona infections in the Atletico team
First report from August 9th:
Madrid - Everything is prepared for the Champions League tournament * in Portugal. But now there is bad news from Madrid . As Atletico announced, a test by the club gave two positive results . Next Thursday (August 13th) the quarter-finals against Bundesliga club RB Leipzig * are due - it must now be checked whether the game can take place as planned .
Champions League hammer: Spanish top club with positive corona tests
As the Spanish champion announced in an official letter from 2014, a corona test of the entire staff and team gave two positive results. It is currently not clear whether the two people affected are part of the team .
Officially it says: “Yesterday, on Saturday, August 8th, all members of the first team and the tour group to Lisbon were subjected to PCR tests in the Ciudad Deportiva de Majadahonda, according to the Uefa protocol for participation in the quarter-finals of the Champions League prescribes. Among the results known today, two positive results emerged . "
Shortly before the German-Spanish CL hit: positive corona tests at Atletico
Those affected immediately went into quarantine at home. Actually, the Atletico Madrid team wanted to leave for Portugal on Monday (August 10th). As bild.de reports, the club is said to have had talks with UEFA on Sunday evening - the quarter-final opponent RB Leipzig is also said to have been informed. Further tests are to be carried out next Monday, August 10th. Until then you have to wait to be able to plan how to proceed .
Champions League: Atletico with Corona cases - Bayern are waiting for Barca
The positive tests come at the worst time : Right now the Champions League * is starting its hot phase. FC Bayern Munich is also already in Portugal and is preparing for the quarter-final blast against FC Barcelona. Bayern had previously prevailed confidently against Chelsea in the quarter-finals *. * tz.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network.
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