UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin at a press conference in Nyon on December 7, 2017. - Laurent Gillieron / AP / SIPA

The 2020-2021 Champions League Final Four has not yet taken place as UEFA is already deploying a wealth of imagination to ensure that the next edition, which will start at the end of September for the play-offs, can go to the end without risking being interrupted by yet another rebound in the Covid-19 epidemic.

“I am delighted that our competitions are back, but we must not forget the people whose dedication and personal sacrifices have given us the opportunity to start playing again,” said UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin. # ThankYou pic.twitter.com/AugCfd8ujy

- UEFA (@UEFA) August 3, 2020

As the Team spotted , the body laid a completely perverse annex to the regulations. The clubs that host will indeed be required to find a replacement stadium in a neutral country if ever the local health authorities prohibit the holding of the match on the national territory. Practical case: if the PSG cannot play in France, it must manage to find another place in Europe otherwise it will be responsible for the non-holding of the match and will lose the meeting on the green carpet (3-0).

Another absurd idea, to lower the gauge to a minimum of 13 players belonging to list A available to play the meeting in the event of a cluster in the team. Clearly, 13 valid players are enough, and if that is not enough, clubs are requested to go and draw from the list of non-registered players. Finally, if the referee also tests positive, he may be replaced at short notice by a referee of the same nationality as one of the two clubs. In other words, it promises for the fairness of the competition.

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