{"id":19720,"date":"2021-02-09T10:05:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T14:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19720"},"modified":"2021-02-09T11:06:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T15:06:32","slug":"arsenals-first-leg-tie-against-benfica-to-be-played-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19720","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal&#8217;s First Leg Tie Against Benfica To Be Played In Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Capture.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"393\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Capture.png 402w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Capture-300x293.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/>The first leg of Arsenal\u2019s Europa League last-32 match against Benfica will be played in Rome, the PA news agency has reported.<\/p>\n<p>The UK is implementing strict coronavirus quarantine rules around people returning from Portugal, which has forced the February 18 match to be moved from Lisbon to neutral territory.<\/p>\n<p>Portugal is on a \u201cred list\u201d of countries drawn up by the UK Government.<\/p>\n<p>The home leg will also be an issue the following week, with Benfica barred from entering the country. No decision has yet been taken on a venue for that match.<\/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.<\/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-19720\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19720&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-19720\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19720&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-19720\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19720&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=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19720\" 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>The first leg of Arsenal\u2019s Europa League last-32 match against Benfica will be played in Rome, the PA news agency has reported. 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