The global impact of Covid-19 in the world of sports is already a fact. In one way or another, most competitions are being affected. Or they will be seen in the next few days, because the scenario is changing. Suspensions, delays, changes of scenery, events behind closed doors or with public restraint ... To tidy up the earthquake caused by the coronavirus, here is a review of how the main sporting events on the world scene are today.

Football

The league

Based on the reports of the Ministry of Health, this Tuesday LaLiga has officially announced that the First and Second matches will be played behind closed doors the next two days . A decision that has the starting point today in Ipurua, with the Eibar - Real Sociedad postponed. On Friday, March 13, he continues with Real Madrid- Eibar del Bernabéu and Racing de Santander - Lugo de El Sardinero. Also the Sevillian derby will be historic on Sunday, without spectators in the Sánchez Pizjuán.

After the announcement, the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) has informed that it has sent different letters to the Higher Sports Council (CSD), the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and LaLiga itself in which it asks for the suspension of the parties of all categories of both sexes for the epidemic.

A series

The Italian government announced on Monday night the suspension of the national championship until April 3. In fact, not only football was arrested: all professional sports activity in the country. This affects three days of calcium, 27, 28 and 29 of the championship. The big problem will be how to fit all those matches in a tight schedule for the dispute this summer of the Eurocup. One of the options that would be considered is to ask UEFA to postpone the tournament of continental selections, although it seems quite complicated.

For the moment, on Tuesday several Italian football clubs announced the suspension of training until early next week.

Premier

Beyond measures such as the clash of hands before the games between the players, the British competition has not yet made any decision regarding restrictions or cancellations of meetings in its territory.

Flirt 1

Although on Monday the French Minister of Sports, Roxana Maracineanu , had said that all football matches until April 15 should have a maximum of one thousand people, this Tuesday it was announced that Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 until that date will take place "behind closed doors". In this period, for example, the duel of March 22 between Marseille, second, and the leading PSG is encompassed.

Already on Monday a first match of the tournament, the Lens-Orléans of Ligue 2, was played without spectators. Instead, the duel of Ligue 1 between Strasbourg and PSG, initially scheduled for Saturday, March 7, was postponed.

Champions

So far, the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals do not follow unified parameters. For example, Liverpool-Athletic on Wednesday at Anfield will be played normally . Like the Leipzig-Tottenham of today. Not so the Valencia-Atalanta or the PSG-Dortmund, which will be behind closed doors. In fact, in each country there are different circumstances that are changing at all times. It is also confirmed that Barça-Napolés will be without an audience, although if nothing changes, Manchester City-Real Madrid (both next week) will have spectators on the stands of the Etihad Stadium.

Europa League

This is the situation of Thursday's matches, corresponding to the first leg of the round of 16. Normally, Istanbul BB-Copenhagen, Eintracht-Basel, Rangers-Bayer and Wolfsburg-Shakhtar will be played. And behind closed doors, Lask-Manchester United, Sevilla Roma, Inter-Getafe and Olympiacos-Wolverhampton.

Basketball

ACB

All Endesa League matches will be played behind closed doors during the next two weeks after the government resolution. Thus, the 24th and 25th days of the competition and the postponed meetings scheduled for March 18 and 19 will be held with the minimum staff essential for the dispute of the matches and their television production, with no possibility of access for fans. It affects the meeting that Real Madrid and Barcelona have to play next Sunday 22 on the WiZink.

The Spanish Federation has also taken the measure that all the matches of its competitions are played behind closed doors. This affects the Endesa Women's League, Women's League 2, the Gold LEB, the Silver LEB and the EBA League.

Euroleague

As with the Champions League, the maximum continental competition will be affected unevenly , depending on the country in which the matches are played. Thus, those of Spain and Italy will be played without audiences in the coming weeks. Those of this Thursday are like this: CSKA Moscow-Alba Berlin and Anadolu Efes-Valencia Basket, will be played normally. Without spectators the Armani-Olympiacos and Real Madrid-Red Star and still pending a decision concentrates the Maccabi-Baskonia.

On Friday, the Khimki Moscow-Bayern Munich and the Fenerbahce-Panathinaikos will be played in public at the stands. And behind closed doors the Asvel Villeurbanne-Zenit St. Petersburg and the Barcelona-Zalgiris.

NBA

At the moment, it is disputed normally (with some sanitary precautions), although on Wednesday a meeting is planned between the owners of the franchises and the commissioner. The measure of playing the games behind closed doors could be taken.

Cycling

The sport of the bicycle has been one of the most affected by the Covid-19. If all cycling races on Italian soil were already suspended until April (including Milan-San Remo, Adriatic Tyrrhenian or Strade Bianche ), several teams such as Movistar also decided to temporarily suspend their competitive activity.

Paris-Nice is currently running, but in exceptional circumstances and not only because of the numerous absences. The organization decided to apply the "closed door" for the spectators in the exits and goals of the stages.

Tennis

The Indian Wells tournament was canceled by the organization. "We are very disappointed and we are going to study the possibility of playing the tournament on another date," Tommy Haas, the event's director, said in a statement.

A decision has not yet been made on the Miami tournament that should begin on March 23 or on the European land tour that stops between April and May in Monte Carlo, Madrid or Rome.

Formula 1

This weekend, the Australian Grand Prix will be held normally. However, the Bahrain International Circuit announced that its GP, scheduled for March 22, will be held behind closed doors. F1 has already announced the undated suspension of the Chinese GP (to be held on April 19 in Shanghai).

Motorcycling

The latest development has been the postponement of the Grand Prix of the Americas to November , which was to be held from April 3 to 5. In this way, the World Cup will start in Argentina, since in Losail, last weekend, only the Moto2 and Moto3 races were raced.

This last hour also affects the Valencian Community GP: scheduled from November 13 to 15, it will be held from November 20 to 22, 2020.

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