En the last days, at the request of the UEFA, the Atlantic has been studying the possible venues to play the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League before him Atlantic next February 23. This Tuesday the government announced that the measures to prohibit the entry of British, Brazilian and South African citizens without a ten-day quarantine were being extended as a result of the variants of coronavirus that have occurred in these countries. Therefore, the London team will not be able to play on Spanish soil.
Despite this situation of days, the main option of the Atlantic was to try to dispute the clash in their stadium with the pertinent security measures, but the Government has communicated to the rojiblanco club that the Chelsea not receive clearance to fly from London to Madrid. Therefore, it is time to focus on the choice of the venue.
Everything points to the clash being played in Bucharest, but the decision will be made during the morning of this Wednesday between those responsible for the UEFA and the Atlantic.
When choosing a stadium, it must be borne in mind that it cannot be from a country that has the same measurements as Espaa. That is, they are discarded Portugal, France, Germany and Belgium. In addition, Italy Nor is it an option because the stadiums in the transalpine country that comply with the regulations are not available on the date of the match.
Thus, the conditions that must be taken into account when choosing a facility are that the country can host flights from Spain and United Kingdom plus the various requirements of the UEFA for a duel of the maximum continental competition. Thus, it should be possible to implement the VAR, the Goal Line or the television production necessary for the occasion.
To this, we add the temperature at this time of year, the state of the pitch or the distance from Madrid.
