Chelsea's
quarter-final ties against Porto in the Champions League will go ahead in
Seville, UEFA has confirmed.
The Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium will host both matches on April 7 and 13.
The first fixture was originally due to be played at the Estadio do Dragao
in Porto while the second was scheduled for Stamford Bridge later next
month.
Porto have confirmed that the decision was made by European football's
governing body due to flight restrictions imposed in various European
countries amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Chelsea progressed to the last eight for the first time in seven years with
a 3-0 aggregate win over Atletico Madrid in the round of 16 as Olivier
Giroud, Hakim Ziyech and Emerson Palmieri fired Thomas Tuchel's side to the
next round of the competition.
Reigning Portuguese champions Porto produced arguably the most surprising
result from the last-16 ties when they dispatched Juventus on penalties
after the score finished 4-4 in normal time over two legs.
Meanwhile, Liverpool's quarter-final first leg with Real Madrid will go
ahead in Spain but at Real Madrid Castilla's Alfredo Di Stefano ground on
April 6, rather than the Santiago Bernabeu which is undergoing redevelopment
work.
Restrictions between Spain and Britain were originally imposed in December
following concerns of a new, more virulent variant of COVID-19.
However, the Spanish government confirmed on Tuesday that those measures
will be eased on March 30.
As well as challenging for the Champions League, Chelsea have an FA Cup
semi-final against Manchester City on April 17 and face the league leaders
again in the top flight, along with key tests against fellow top-four
challengers Leicester and West Ham before the end of the season.
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