It has been confirmed that the return leg of Barcelona-Napoli in the last 16 of the Champions League will be played behind closed doors.
Last Friday the Spanish Minister of Health Salvador Illa claimed that the match was not at risk, but after the latest developments in Italy, the Blaugrana have now announced that the match will be held behind closed doors.
Reports about only letting the Catalans faithful into the stadium emerged in the Italian newspapers, but the club has now confirmed that the match will be played in an empty stadium.
It has been confirmed that the return leg of Barcelona-Napoli in the last 16 of the Champions League will be played behind closed doors.
Last Friday the Spanish Minister of Health Salvador Illa claimed that the match was not at risk, but after the latest developments in Italy, the Blaugrana have now announced that the match will be held behind closed doors.
Reports about only letting the Catalans faithful into the stadium emerged in the Italian newspapers, but the club has now confirmed that the match will be played in an empty stadium.
“The Champions League match scheduled for Wednesday March 18, between FC Barcelona and Napoli, will be played at Camp Nou behind closed doors,” the club wrote in an official statement.
Forbes writes that the health department of Catalunya held a meeting with the Blaugrana’s CEO Oscar Grau, Alberto Soler and the club’s head of medical services Ramon Canal this morning.
They decided to take measures against the threat of a further outbreak and closed the doors on the match.