Defender Jean-Clair Todibo has confirmed he is the Barcelona player who tested positive for COVID-19. ‘I am asymptomatic and feel fine.’

The news emerged this morning that the Blaugrana had received a positive test from within their squad.

This is the team that has remained in Barcelona, not the group travelling to Portugal for the Champions League quarter-finals.

“Hello to everyone, I wish to inform you that I have tested positive for COVID-19, but I am asymptomatic and feel fine,” wrote Todibo on his social media profile.

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Atletico Madrid have announced that there were two positive COVID-19 tests in their Champions League delegation.

The Final Eight tournament kicks off in Lisbon on Wednesday August 12 with Atalanta-PSG, followed by RB Leipzig against Atletico Madrid on Thursday.

However, in a statement, Atleti announced that all members of the first team and the club’s delegation underwent COVID-19 tests as required by the UEFA protocol.

Of these tests, two came back positive. It is not clear if they are players or members of staff.

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COVID-19 continues to sweep through sporting figures, as a Sampdoria youth team player tested positive, as well as ex-Inter and Samp forward Ricky Alvarez.

Sampdoria Under-18 striker Lorenzo Di Stefano announced via social media that he has been diagnosed with Coronavirus, although he is asymptomatic.

“There is nothing to be ashamed of, in fact, I am talking about this because I want to send out the message that everyone needs to be careful, seeing as I caught the virus from someone who – like me – is asymptomatic.

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Coronavirus cases continue to climb in Spain, so Napoli are going to extreme measures to protect their squad and staff in Barcelona.

The Champions League Round of 16 concludes at Camp Nou on Saturday at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).

Despite Napoli protestations, UEFA have ruled it can go ahead behind closed doors in Catalunya, one of the worst-affected areas by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Italians are still taking a very cautious approach, as Tuttosport notes they will be kept in a ‘bubble’ throughout the journey.

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The local government insists the Champions League encounter between Barcelona and Napoli can go ahead at Camp Nou, despite spiking coronavirus rates.

The second leg of this Round of 16 tie is set to be played on Saturday evening, after the first leg ended 1-1 in Naples back in February.

“It is able to be played as scheduled,” Argimon told Catalan radio station RAC1, as reported via Football Espana.

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The 2019-20 Serie A season concludes this evening, but Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora confirms the Government ‘genuinely thought it would be called off.’

Italy was the first European country to be hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore also the first league to lock down in March, followed swiftly by the other major divisions.

While Ligue 1 was halted early and never resumed, Serie A did eventually get back on track in June.

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Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis warns he will ‘unleash Hell’ if his players or staff catch COVID-19 in the Champions League trip to Barcelona.

While the virus is relatively contained now in Italy, it is spiking again in Spain, above all in the Catalunya region.

Nonetheless, UEFA continue to assure there’s no need to move the Round of 16 second leg tie from Camp Nou on August 8.

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As the new COVID-19 cases continue to grow in Italy as well as Europe, Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora warns it’s ‘outside the realms of reality’ to assume fans in the stadium next season.

The Lega Serie A had hoped to get at least season ticket holders in for the final round this weekend, but it now seems as if even the planned September 12 restart is unlikely.

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UEFA board member Evelina Christillin confirms if the COVID-19 situation in Barcelona gets worse, Napoli could play their Champions League tie in Portugal.

The first leg in this Round of 16 ended 1-1 at the Stadio San Paolo in February and the decider is set to be played behind closed doors at Camp Nou on August 8.

However, with Coronavirus cases spiking in Spain and particularly in the Barcelona area, the venue is in doubt.

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Mirko Vucinic reveals his coronavirus ordeal, insists Juventus have earned all their Scudetti and feels Roma ‘deserve a wealthy owner’.

Vucinic is currently studying to become a coach, but the former Roma and Juventus star told Corriere dello Sport of how coronavirus set him back on his way.

“Coronavirus scared me,” he explained to the newspaper.

“I was in Montenegro at the time and I had a fever of 38.2. The temperature dropped, but I took a swab and it came back positive.

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