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AFTER THE ROUND OF 16... ROAD TO DA LUZ

The dates and schedules of the Champions League 2019-20 final stage

Published:10/07/2020 - 19:06h

Updated:3/08/2020 - 13:08h

UEFA has held the last draw for the 2019-20 Champions League, which was forced to reform due to the coronavirus crisis. These are the definitive dates and schedules for the final stage of the tournament

After several months of wait, this Friday has done official: The Champions League 2019-20 has been entirely reprogramada. The UEFA has scheduled to the detail the resumption of a competition that split by the crisis of the coronavirus, and after announcing that the pending meetings of eighth will contest in his original headquarters, has organised the final phase that will take place in Portugal during the month of August.

The previous step that it has to give the competition will deliver between Manchester, Barcelona, Turín and Munich, where will close the eliminatory that remained half between February and March. The City will measure to the Real Madrid in the Etihad Stadium after the 1-2 in Santiago Bernabéu; the Barça will cross with the Napoli in the Camp Nou after the 1-1 of Saint Paolo; the Juventus will receive to the Olympique of Lyon in the Juventus Stadium after falling by 1-0 in the Parc Olympique Lyonnais; and the Bayern will look for to sentence to Chelsea in the Allianz Sand after tieing up a 0-3 in Stamford Bridge.

When the number of applicants reduce to eight, will première the format renewed with a transfer to Lisbon. Between the Stadium gives Luz and José Alvalade will deliver the remaining rounds -fourth, semis and final-, that this time will contest to an only party and without the presence of public in the terracings. This last condition also extends to the previously mentioned commitments by reasons of security.

The definite picture will conform it those that classify in the first week of August and those that already arrived to chambers, Athletic of Madrid, PSG, Atalanta and Leipzig, that, curiously, will confront between them. This has caused that there is a way to the 'orejona' with three stairs and between applicants that never conquered the title, and another face to face of four stages between teams that accumulate until 26 trophies.

If there are not relative novelties to the sanitary crisis, the Champions already has defined the dates and schedules of his final phase. UEFA warned through a communiqué that reserves the right to make some adjust, and that will monitor the situation in case the pandemia goes back to be again a threat. If elusive this bullet again, the football will recover his place and in some weeks will know to the new owner of the European crown.