The Puskas Arena in Budapest will meet Leipzig and Liverpool.
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Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP
The Champions League round of 16 second leg between Liverpool and Leipzig will take place, as in the first leg, in Budapest, due to travel restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, UEFA announced on Thursday.
Had the match been in England, Leipzig, who lost 2-0 in the first leg, would have had to observe a strict ten-day quarantine on their return, in accordance with authorities' guidelines to curb the spread of the British variant of the coronavirus .
An instruction that is difficult to accept for a pro team that plays matches every three days.
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