Atletico Madrid's Koke, left, and Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold fight for the ball during a 1st leg, round of 16, of the Champions League soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. - MANU FERNANDEZ / AP / SIPA

Bad news a few days before the resumption of the Champions League. Two members of Atlético Madrid, whose identity has not been revealed, tested positive for Covid-19 four days before the C1 quarter-final against Leipzig on Thursday in Lisbon, the Spanish club announced on Sunday in a report. communicated.

After a series of tests, “among the results known today (Sunday), are two positive cases which are confined to their respective homes and whose names were immediately communicated to the Spanish and Portuguese health authorities, to UEFA, to the The Spanish Federation, the Portuguese Federation and the Superior Sports Council, ”the statement said, as the Champions League will end in a“ final 8 ”held in Lisbon from August 12 to 23.

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