GERMANY’S Bundesliga and France’s Ligue 1 have both been suspended due to fears over the coronavirus pandemic.
Bundesliga fixtures will go ahead this weekend behind closed doors before the suspension comes into effect until April 2.
PSG and Dortmund squared off in the Champions League this week, but both their leagues have now been suspendedCredit: EPA
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France’s Ligue 1, though, will stop with immediate effect until further notice.
Both European top leagues have joined La Liga and Serie A in suspending play until further notice due to the world health crisis.
The Premier League is the only one of Europe’s top leagues yet to make a decision on a suspension or cancellation with a meeting on Friday morning.
The Prem are expected to announce a three to four week suspension of play at their meeting on Friday with fixtures resuming around Easter.
UEFA, meanwhile, will meet on Tuesday to decide the fate of this season’s Champions League and Europa League and also Euro 2020.
They have however already announced that all next week’s Champions League and Europa League matches will be postponed while a decision on the future of the tournament is made.
Manchester City’s clash with Real Madrid and Juventus’ fixture against Lyon both set for Tuesday had already been called off.
Premier League chiefs are today poised to suspend the season as a result of the coronavirus – with an announcement expected at 11am.
This morning will also see the Football League hold an emergency meeting at 10.30am to determine their immediate future.
Both they and the Women’s Super League are expected to followed the lead of the Premier League and call a halt to matches with immediate effect.
Last night’s positive tests for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi saw both London clubs immediately go into lockdown.
Arsenal’s game with Brighton was an immediate casualty, with Chelsea’s trip to Aston Villa set to follow.
The league had issued a statement confirming this weekend’s games would go ahead as scheduled barely half an hour before Arsenal confirmed the Arteta diagnosis.
But Prem chiefs responded by confirming an emergency club meeting will be held this morning which will assess the rapidly evolving situation.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
