COVID-19 Threatened The Champions League And European League Without Spectators

JAKARTA - The impact of COVID-19 or the corona virus has affected a number of matches in Europe, including the Europa League match between Wolves and Olympiacos, which is in danger of being played behind closed doors.

According to the Skysports report, Monday, March 9, the Champions League match between Tottenham Hotspur and RB Leipzig can also be played without supporters.

The English club are scheduled to take on Leipzig on Wednesday morning BST, but Germany's health minister has suggested suspending any activity with more than 1,000 people in attendance.

Wolves are scheduled to play the first leg of the last 16 of the Europa League at the Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, near Athens on Friday morning WIB.

The Greek government announced on Sunday that all professional sporting events over the next two weeks will be held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Olympiakos will announce the final decision after a meeting with the Greek government and the European Football Federation (UEFA) on Monday (local time). The second leg match between Wolves and Olympiacos will be played in Molineux, England on 19 March.

Greek Health Ministry representative Sotirios Tsiodras said seven cases of the coronavirus had been reported in the country, bringing the total to 73.