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Champions League could be affected by second coronavirus wave in Lisbon

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UEFA has banked on Lisbon as relatively safe place to host the final stages of the Champions League in August – but a second wave of coronavirus in the city could still threaten the tournament.

The Portuguese capital has been given the go-ahead as the venue for the single-match quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, due to be shared between the Benfica and Sporting grounds.

However, some concern remains over a spike in Covid-19 cases around Lisbon, which would rule out any chance of fans attending from abroad and could even throw plans back up in the air.

Lisbon was chosen over initial hosts Istanbul because Portugal has fared comparatively well so far in the pandemic – recording four times fewer deaths per person than the UK, for example.

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