Saturday, December 11th, 2021
No time to advance
Shattered Spurs threatens a strange end
A corona outbreak at Tottenham Hotspur is causing the Conference League game against Stade Rennes to be canceled at short notice. The problem for the English: With a win they could still hope to advance. Now the tight schedule of the Londoners is causing problems.
After the duel in the Conference League between Tottenham Hotspur and Stade Rennes, which was canceled due to the corona, the English are threatened with the end of the Green Table. In cooperation with both clubs, UEFA tried to find a workable solution for a catch-up date so that the group stage could be concluded. “Unfortunately, despite all efforts, no solution could be found that is acceptable to both clubs,” said the European Football Union. The matter has therefore been forwarded to the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body, which is now to make a decision in accordance with the competition regulations.
According to the regulations, the group stage must be completed by December 31st. If it is not possible to reschedule in time, according to UEFA rules, “the club unable to play the game would be held responsible for the fact that the match could not take place and the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body will apply the wrong club lost a forfait with a result of 0: 3. ”
In the tight schedule in England, Tottenham still have games on December 16, 19, 22, 26 and 28, which makes another catch-up game almost impossible. This would mean that the Spurs would lose at the Green Table and be eliminated.
After a corona outbreak at the English Premier League club, the duel scheduled for last Thursday was canceled. Rennes hadn’t agreed to that. The French lead in Group G and can no longer be pushed out of the top of the table. For Tottenham, which is three points behind second Vitesse Arnheim, it is still about getting through to the knockout phase.
Tottenham’s coach Antonio Conte confirmed several corona cases on Wednesday. Accordingly, eight Spurs players and five employees tested positive for the corona virus. It was not known who it was. The professional training center was closed, and the league game on Sunday in Brighton was canceled.