Europa League
War in Ukraine – Image: “UEFA cancels Leipzig’s games against Spartak and sends the German team to Europa 8”
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine also brings sporting ups and downs, as Bild reveals that UEFA will make the decision not to let Leipzig play Spartak Moscow and that the Germans will qualify without a match in Europa 8.
The war in Ukraine following Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Russia in the neighboring country has caused seismic shocks around the world, and Russia’s representatives at the sporting level are now on the ropes.
Many national football associations of European countries have already made it clear that they will not play Russia, while everything shows that Russia’s only representative in this season’s European competitions, Spartak Moscow, is in an extremely dire situation.
The Muscovites were the first in the group stage to qualify for the Europa League round of 16 and were drawn against Leipzig against the backdrop of the quarter-finals, but they have been stunned by the latest news.
More precisely, as revealed by the German Bild“UEFA will cancel Leipzig’s games against Spartak later today and will not be replaced by another Moscow team, with the Bundesliga side already having to be considered in the quarter-finals.”
“We remain in close contact with the associations and have full confidence in UEFA and their decision. We assume that the games will be cancelled.” said in German media the owner of Leipzig, Oliver Mintzlaf.
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