Liverpool facing Champions League headache as Covid-19 impacts RB Leipzig tie

Liverpool and RB Leipzig may need to find an alternative solution to their Champions League first leg after the German government banned all flights from the UK until February 17.

The two are set to meet in Germany for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on February 16.

The German government have made the decision to ban flights from the UK to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the country.

It means Liverpool and RB Leipzig could play the first leg at a neutral venue, or they may swap venues for the first and second leg.

That would see the Anfield clash being played on February 16 before the Reds make the trip to Germany on March 10.

It is not clear whether elite sport stars are exempt from the travel ban, which would see the tie go ahead as planned.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insisted at the start of the month that football should continue amid a spike in coronavirus cases.

He said: "I am no doctor but I think we should try our best to keep the competition going, I think it works well.

"We knew before that there would be a second wave in the winter and on top of that we had the challenge of Christmas, where it was more difficult for people to self-isolate, so it's understandable that the numbers are up.

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"Then of course the numbers will go up in football too but we are still doing everything to keep the boys as safe as possible.

“I think the competition can go on and I think it's important for it to as well because people want to watch it and we are isolated unlike the rest of society.

"I think we can go on but I respect the specialists and I respect any decisions that are made in the next few weeks."

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