Only Akanji with positive test – With Shaqiri against Spain? The ball is in Uefa – Sport

• It is not yet clear whether Xherdan Shaqiri will be available for Switzerland in the Nations League away games against Spain (Saturday) and Germany (Tuesday).
• The Liverpool legionnaire had tested positive for Covid-19. Another corona test was negative. Now he will travel to Madrid with the team.
• While the Swiss national team gave the green light to “Shaq”, UEFA will have to decide on Saturday whether the 28-year-old can play.
• Manuel Akanji is not there. The defender was the only Nati player to test positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday.

Swiss soccer had to be patient for 482 days before Xherdan Shaqiri finally returned to a national team. The joy was short-lived: on Tuesday, a positive test for Covid-19 triggered negative feelings. The next day, the U-turn: Shaqiri’s positive test result was due to a previous infection, and therefore the player was not contagious.

From the Swiss point of view, in the “Shaqiri Cause” it would be clear from both the authorities and the national team: The midfield engine should be part of the squad in the Nations League matches against Spain and Germany. Uefa now tipped the scales. The responsible health commission will decide on Saturday whether Shaqiri can be used.

Manuel Akanji is not against Spain and Germany: the BVB defender tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. He was isolated and still showing no symptoms, as SFV announced Thursday. All other players and members of the national team staff had negative crown tests on Wednesday.

In any case, Shaqiri and his companions will board the plane bound for Madrid at 5:00 p.m. Will the same thing happen on the pitch at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium on Saturday? There is the ball with Uefa.