Champions League: Chelsea v Porto moved to Spain

The Champions League first and second legs quarter-final ties between Chelsea and Porto will be played in Seville, Spain, UEFA has announced.

The Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium will host both matches on April 7 and 13 following adjustments over measures imposed to curb the Coronavirus pandemic.

The first fixture was originally due to be played at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto with the reverse fixture billed for Stamford Bridge later next month.

Porto have confirmed that the decision was made by UEFA due to flight restrictions imposed in various European countries.

Chelsea progressed to the quarter-finals for the first time in seven years with a 3-0 aggregate win over Atletico Madrid in the round of 16.

Porto produced arguably the most surprising result from the last-16 ties when they knocked out Juventus over two legs.

Meanwhile, Liverpool’s quarter-final first leg with Real Madrid will go ahead in Spain but at Real Madrid Castilla’s Alfredo Di Stefano ground on April 6, rather than the Santiago Bernabeu which is undergoing redevelopment work.

Latest

BREAKING: Population Census postponed to May

The Federal Government has shifted the 2023 population and...

Convicted Nigerian man pulls off N17m romance scam from Ogun prison

A convicted internet fraudster, Femi Oso, who is said...

Nigeria nominates Ghanaian Herbert Mensah for Rugby Africa President

Herbert Mensah, sports administrator, and President of the Ghana...

Nigerian man jailed for life over South African singer’s murder

The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a Nigerian, Onyeghani...

Newsletter

Don't miss

BREAKING: Population Census postponed to May

The Federal Government has shifted the 2023 population and...

Convicted Nigerian man pulls off N17m romance scam from Ogun prison

A convicted internet fraudster, Femi Oso, who is said...

Nigeria nominates Ghanaian Herbert Mensah for Rugby Africa President

Herbert Mensah, sports administrator, and President of the Ghana...

Nigerian man jailed for life over South African singer’s murder

The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a Nigerian, Onyeghani...

Quincy Jones celebrates 90th birthday with epic social media post

Legendary music mogul Quincy Jones hit the nonagenarian milestone...

BREAKING: Population Census postponed to May

The Federal Government has shifted the 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29, 2023. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,...

Convicted Nigerian man pulls off N17m romance scam from Ogun prison

A convicted internet fraudster, Femi Oso, who is said to be on death row at the Ibara Correctional Centre in Ogun State, allegedly defrauded...

Nigeria nominates Ghanaian Herbert Mensah for Rugby Africa President

Herbert Mensah, sports administrator, and President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union, today announced his candidacy for President of the World Rugby’s African association,...
%d bloggers like this: