“You can also Final Four and matches on neutral ground!” Deadline for finals
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has revealed the deadline for European competitions, in an interview with German TV station ZDF. “We want to finish the current editions of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League on August 3. It is an unusual situation and we will have to be flexible. It is possible that matches in the European Cups will be contested at the same time as those in the national leagues, at the same time! And the format can be changed, do not exclude a Final Eight or a Final Four, do not exclude to play on neutral ground have to decide by drawing the place of contention, at home or on the move a single match. Everything is possible”, were the words of the head of the continental forum.
Aleksander Ceferin: “Now superstars are doctors”
Aleksander Ceferin stressed that the decision to resume the championship rests with the governments of each country.
“We have plans for football to resume in May, June or July, it all depends on the governments of the respective countries. If it is not possible, we will obey the decisions of the authorities, health is first and foremost. We need football, it is a real industry, but also an important phenomenon for people. But at this moment, it is the stars who train the medical staff. And I have insomnia because of this situation, I wake up at 4 in the morning and I can’t sleep anymore”, confessed Ceferin.