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Uncertainty dominates the situation ahead of the Champions League play-off first leg between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Red Bull Salzburg. Seven players and seven supervisors are said to have tested positive for Covid-19.
11.02 am, September 21, 2020
Regardless of the numerous cases of corona in Maccabi Tel Aviv hat Red Bull Salzburg this morning the trip to Champions League play-off first leg started Israel. It’s still open if the game scheduled for Tuesday (9pm) can actually be played. According to UEFA requirements, a team must at least 15 healthy players (13 outfield players, two goalkeepers) you can gather to compete.
Israel has been in a total lockdown since Friday, but the Israeli government had given UEFA a guarantee that the football match would be played. In the meantime, however, events appear to be changing. In Maccabi, seven players tested positive for the corona virus on Monday morning, according to Israeli media reports. Seven caregivers are also infected. Salzburg Sports Director Christoph freund spoke of a “strange feeling” before departure.
According to his own statement, Freund was in contact with the European association. “It is also a difficult situation for UEFA how they should and how they can react,” said the Salzburg native. As far as he knows, this is the first time a game has been played under such circumstances.
The Maccabi team underwent new Covid-19 tests on Monday, but the results are still pending. The Salzburg tour group remained very small, comprising only 45 people. The injured is not Zlatko Junuzovic how Jerome Onguenewho found no place in the squad.
