PARIS, France -- After an enforced hiatus of almost five months, the UEFA Champions League and Europa League resume this week in order to clear up the last remaining business in a troubled season.
Both competitions were frozen in March as the coronavirus pandemic took hold across the continent, and while European football's governing body acted swiftly to move Euro 2020 back a year, for a long time it was unclear how it would manage to complete its two landmark club competitions.
The Europa League, meanwhile, will be played to a conclusion at a series of venues in western Germany, with the last eight beginning on August 10 and the final in Cologne on August 21. "At the present time, we will be playing matches without spectators until further notice. We will not take any risks."There is, though, no question of further changes being made to the formats despite concerns about an increase in Covid-19 cases in and around Lisbon, and more recent worries in Germany about a rise in cases there.
It is the Europa League which is first up, though, with the last 16 being completed on Wednesday and Thursday. "Now our focus is on the Europa League because this is a really good trophy and we want to win," Bruno Fernandes told MUTV.
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