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Liverpool’s Champions League match against RB Leipzig will take place at the Puskas Arena in Budapest after a venue change.
The last-16 tie was originally due to take place at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, and will now kick-off on the same day at the same time at 8pm (GMT) on February 16 after Germany banned entry on all arrivals from areas affected by coronavirus mutations until at least February 17.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp felt an exemption would have been “reasonable” but the German government confirmed there would be no special allowances for the Premier League champions, who host Leipzig at Anfield for the second leg on March 10.
UEFA, who could also impose Arsenal’s Europa League last-32 tie with Benfica to be played over one leg on neutral territory because of strict new UK coronavirus rules on arrivals from Portugal, confirmed the fixture change on Sunday.
“UEFA can confirm that the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between RB Leipzig and Liverpool FC will now take place at Puskas Arena in Budapest,” read a statement.
“The date of the match (16 February 2021) and kick-off time (21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT) will remain the same.
“UEFA would like to thank RB Leipzig and Liverpool FC for their close cooperation and assistance in finding a solution to the issue at hand, as well as the Hungarian Football Federation for their support and agreeing to host the match in question.”
Vincent Paul
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