Relief for Atletico as negative tests give green light for Leipzig quarter-final | Malay Mail

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MADRID, Aug 10 — Atletico Madrid breathed a sigh of relief today after further coronavirus tests on their players and staff turned up negative, allowing the team to travel to Portugal tomorrow for their Champions League quarter-final against Leipzig. Tests at the weekend had revealed two...

Monday, 10 Aug 2020 08:59 PM MYT

Both players are asymptomatic and will remain isolated at home while the rest of the squad will return to training in the Spanish capital this afternoon, before flying to Lisbon tomorrow for Thursday’s game against Leipzig. Atletico added that “tests were also performed on relatives living with the two positive cases, all of which were also negative.”

A planned training session this morning had been called off, with all players and staff instructed to stay at home.The “final eight” format begins with Atalanta against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, with the final scheduled for August 23. More tests were then held at their training ground in Majadahonda on Saturday and after receiving the two positive results, Atletico alerted the Spanish and Portuguese health authorities, as well as Uefa, the Spanish football federation and the Spanish government’s Ministry for Sport.

 

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