Drita forfeit Champions League tie after positive COVID-19 tests

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(Reuters) - Kosovar champions KF Drita have forfeited their Champions League preliminary round tie against Northern Irish club Linfield after two players tested positive for COVID-19, UEFA said on Wednesday.

Drita were due to play the tie in the Swiss lakeside town of Nyon on Tuesday but local health authorities ordered the entire squad to be quarantined following the tests.

UEFA said its Appeal Committee had decided that as the fixture could not be played, Drita were"deemed to have lost the match 3-0." Linfield will next play away to Polish champions Legia Warsaw in the first qualifying round on Aug.18. It has reduced matches in the first three qualifying rounds to one leg instead of two, but still faces huge challenges with next week's first qualifying round alone due to feature matches in over a dozen countries across Europe.

 

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