The European Union of Football Association (UEFA) announced today that the system and calendar of the Champions League for the 2019-2020 season, suspended due to the new Corona virus and expected to resume in August, will be on the agenda of its crucial meeting on Wednesday and Thursday next.
The Euro 2020 host cities that have retained their name, although postponed due to the "Covid-19" virus, will be approved until next year, during a video conference by the Executive Committee of the continental body.
Istanbul is still officially the scene of the final of the ancient continental competition this season, but the epidemic changed the situation and the media touched on the cities of Frankfurt, Lisbon, Madrid and Moscow as possible alternatives. And the British Broadcasting Corporation, "BBC" a few days ago that the Portuguese capital seems to be the most likely to host the final.
According to the media, the game's European Union can envision an intense system of matches remaining in the competition by running in one stadium and one match system starting from the quarter-finals, instead of the traditional system of going and going, and perhaps by bringing the eight teams qualified in one city.
And the moment the football activity stopped due to the epidemic "Covid-19" last March, the European Championship was in the final price round, with four teams reaching the quarter-finals being Atletico Madrid, Italian Atalanta, German Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain.
Four matches remain from the first leg of the final price: Juventus, Italian and Lyon (0-1 back), Barcelona, Barcelona and Napoli (1-1), Manchester City, Real Madrid (1-2), Bayern Munich and Chelsea (3-0) ).
(UEFA) explained that regarding the sixteenth edition of the European Cup, which was scheduled to take place this 12th in 12 cities, doubts arose about the ability of "a few" host cities to fulfill their commitment. He added that the final list of the selected stadiums will be known next Wednesday.
During the meeting, the European Union will also discuss the continuation or termination of the European League “Europa League” and the Women's Champions League, which have also been suspended, in addition to the 2020-2021 Men's Champions League.