{"id":19756,"date":"2021-02-10T11:52:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T15:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19756"},"modified":"2021-02-10T12:54:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T16:54:10","slug":"chelseas-away-champions-league-tie-with-atletico-moved-to-bucharest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19756","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea&#8217;s Away Champions League Tie With Atl\u00e9tico Moved To Bucharest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2.40865597.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19757\" srcset=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2.40865597.jpg 540w, http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2.40865597-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>Chelsea\u2019s away Champions League clash with Atl\u00e9tico Madrid will now take place in Bucharest due to coronavirus travel concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The UK is implementing strict Covid-19 quarantine rules around people returning from Spain, meaning the first leg of the last-16 tie will be staged at the Arena Nationala in the Romanian capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUEFA has confirmed that Chelsea\u2019s Champions League round-of-16 first-leg match away against Atletico Madrid will now be played at the Arena Nationala in Bucharest in Romania,\u201d a Chelsea statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe date of the match, Tuesday, February 23, and the kick-off (3pm EST) will remain the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second leg at Stamford Bridge is on Wednesday, March 17 at 8pm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spain is on a \u2018red list\u2019 of countries drawn up by the UK Government.<\/p>\n<p>The first legs of Liverpool and Manchester City\u2019s Champions League ties against RB Leipzig and Borussia Monchengladbach have been moved to Budapest, while Arsenal and Manchester United have seen the first legs of their Europa League last-32 clashes moved to Rome and Turin, respectively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-19756\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19756&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-19756\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19756&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-19756\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19756&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19756\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea\u2019s away Champions League clash with Atl\u00e9tico Madrid will now take place in Bucharest due to coronavirus travel concerns. 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