The match that had to face Real Sociedad and Manchester United next Thursday in Anoeta will finally be played at the Juventus Stadium in Turin.
Restrictions on the mobility of the British population have prevented the first leg of the round of 32 of the Europa League from being played on Spanish soil, so the San Sebastian club has had to look for an alternative that already has the approval of the Italian authorities.
The entry to Spain of flights from the United Kingdom was suspended until February
16
, two days before the dispute of the meeting.
However, the forecast was that this measure motivated by the evolution of the pandemic in the British Isles could be extended in time, as it has been, extending today until March 3.
In anticipation of this, Real and UEFA had agreed on this solution, since there would have been no material time to modify the venue of the match if the restrictions continued.
La Real tried to speed up the deadlines for the match in their stadium, but has finally been forced to look for an alternative.
Turin, with the collaboration of Juventus, has been the chosen setting.
It remains to be clarified now if the return, a week later, will be at
Old Trafford
or will also be held on a neutral field to avoid that the Real is harmed by the situation.
A priori, there would be no legal or health impediments for the San Sebastian expedition to travel to Manchester.
This meeting is not the only one affected by the restrictions derived from the pandemic.
The
Leipzig-Liverpool
from next Tuesday for the first
leg of the knockout stages of the Champions League was finally held in Budapest, equal to the
Gladbach-City
the following week.
The
Molde-Hoffenheim
of the Europa League, meanwhile, will be played at the Estadio de La Cerámica in
Villarreal
due to restrictions imposed by the Norwegian government.
The next game to see its venue modified will most likely be Atlético-Chelsea on February 23.
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