Arsenal and Manchester United will play the first legs of their Europa League last-32 matches at neutral venues in Italy next Thursday.
Arsenal’s away leg against Benfica is being moved to Rome and United’s game against Real Sociedad, due to take place in San Sebastian, has been switched to Juventus’s Allianz Stadium in Turin.
The UK is implementing strict coronavirus quarantine rules around people returning from Portugal, which has forced Arsenal’s match to be moved from Lisbon. Portugal is on a “red list” of countries drawn up by the British government.
United said their venue had changed “because of Spanish government restrictions on travellers entering the country from England, due to the new Covid-19 variant”. They added that the return at Old Trafford the following Thursday “remains unchanged”.
Arsenal’s second leg will be an issue, with Benfica barred from entering the UK. No decision has been taken on a venue for that match.
The first legs of Liverpool’s and Manchester City’s Champions League ties against RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach have been moved to Budapest.
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