The Union of European Football Associations headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. — Image courtesy of uefa.com
“Several elements were taken into account by Uefa when making a decision, such as the protection of the health of all those involved in the matches as well as the public at large; a responsibility to provide the safest environment for matches in order to guarantee the progress of competitions; as well as ensuring sporting fairness within a very inconsistent landscape ,” European football's governing body said in a statement.
It also confirmed that “irrespective of any future decision, for reasons of sporting fairness,” all matches in the qualifying rounds of next season's European competitions which are due to be held as a single-leg ties — so not including the play-offs for the Champions League — will be played behind closed doors.Meanwhile, the remaining last-16 games, which were postponed in March because of the coronavirus pandemic, will not be played on neutral grounds when they finally go ahead in August.
It means that Italian champions Juventus will host Lyon in Turin looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg played in France in late February. The winners of those four ties will join the already-qualified quartet of Atalanta, RB Leipzig, Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain in the last eight.
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