by BlueinBosnia » Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:10 am
The CL preliminary round final between Linfield and Drita (Kosovo) has been postponed after 2 Drita players tested positive for Coronavirus. This is after the 4-team preliminary competition was arranged by UEFA at a neutral venue in Switzerland, with UEFA being responsible for implementing all safety precautions.
Now it gets even more interesting. The winner is supposed to play Legia Warsaw next Tuesday in Warsaw. There is a zero-tolerance approach due to postponement of matches as a result of coronavirus, with the home team most likely to face punishment, unless the away team are unable to field a squad.
Fortunately for both teams (and UEFA), Poland is one of the countries that have guaranteed access for teams at risk of being banned from entering other countries. However, due to UEFA's mismanagement, were they to have been drawn against most other teams, Drita could *theoretically* win the game, but be banned from entering a country for the subsequent round, meaning their opposition would have been left with a couple of days (at most) to suggest an alternative venue, which is unrealistic, leading to them being disqualified due to circumstances for which UEFA would have been entirely responsible.
Incidentally, had UEFA not organized this round, Drita would have been disqualified already, from what I understand.
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