Atletico Madrid’s UEFA Champions League tie in opposition to Chelsea moved to Romania

The UEFA Champions League match between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea will happen in Romania this month due to pandemic-related restrictions on journey from England.
The first leg of the last-16 matchup will likely be performed within the Arena Nationala in Bucharest on Feb. 23 as an alternative of in Madrid on the identical day, UEFA mentioned.
Chelsea mentioned it’ll host the second leg at Stamford Bridge on March 17.
Four Premier League groups have already seen the venues switched for his or her subsequent video games in Europe due to considerations about an aggressively transmissible COVID-19 variant spreading in England.
Liverpool and Manchester City are each headed to Budapest, Hungary, for Champions League matches in opposition to Leipzig and Borussia Monchengladbach, respectively, within the subsequent two weeks.
In the Europa League, the house stadium of Juventus in Turin will stage Manchester United’s match in opposition to Real Sociedad on Feb. 18.
Arsenal’s go to to Lisbon to play Benfica on the identical date has been moved to Stadio Olimpico in Rome.