Atletico Madrid announced that two players were infected with the Corona virus, hours before the team traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, to play the Champions League quarter-final match against Leipzig, Germany.
The Spanish club published a statement - today, Sunday - announcing the injury of the players, without revealing their identity, and said that they are committed to home isolation, and members of the team will undergo new tests on Monday before traveling to Lisbon, which will host the remaining matches of the Champions League.
Comunicado oficial: La expedición a Lisboa se someterá a nuevas pruebas PCR tras la aparición de dos casos positivos https://t.co/GztEhGvQQZ
- Atlético de Madrid (@tleti) August 9, 2020
The team is scheduled to travel to Lisbon tomorrow in preparation for the Leipzig confrontation next Thursday, and in the event that new injuries are confirmed, the European Football Association (UEFA) may enter into trouble, due to the lack of time and the inability to postpone the match for a later time, due to its connection with the mini-tournament program that will determine the champion Champions League.