Real Sociedad will play the first leg of their Europa League last 32 tie with Manchester United in Turin, Uefa announced Tuesday, as coronavirus restrictions block their English opponents from entering Spain.
In a statement, Uefa said that the match at Juventus’ Allianz Stadium would be held at the originally scheduled time of 1755 GMT on February 18.
Molde’s home leg with Hoffenheim, scheduled for 2000 GMT on the same day, has been moved to Villarreal’s Estadio de la Ceramica.
“Uefa would like to thank Real Sociedad de Futbol and Manchester United FC for their close cooperation and assistance in finding a solution to the issue at hand, as well as the Italian Football Federation and Juventus for their support and agreeing to host the match in question,” Uefa said.
The match was moved to Italy after the Spanish government extended from February 16 to March 2 a ban on flights from Britain, Brazil and South Africa in an attempt to stem the spread of new Covid-19…