• Arsenal’s Europa League clash with PSV postponed
The English Premier League announced last Friday that fixtures would be postponed over the weekend following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, reports metro.co.uk. But the postponement does not affect UEFA Champions League matches.
Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham, Celtic and Rangers are all in this season’s Champions League, with the second round of group games scheduled to take place across Europe this week.
And discussions have been held between UEFA and the British clubs to determine if their fixtures will indeed go ahead this week.
The Champions League group stage matches involving the British clubs are expected to go ahead largely as planned this week.
However, Rangers’ home match with Napoli has been put back by 24 hours to tomorrow. UEFA said the decision was made ‘due to the severe limitations on police resources and organisational issues related to the ongoing events surrounding the national mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.’
Chelsea’s Group E clash with Salzburg is set to go ahead in London tomorrow night despite the expectation that their Premier League fixture with Liverpool at the weekend will be axed.
It is thought Premier League games in the capital are at risk of being postponed due to the severe pressure placed on police resources, with London expecting record-breaking visitors to the city in the run up to The Queen’s funeral on Monday, September 19.
Today, Tottenham make the trip to Lisbon to take on Sporting, whilst Liverpool’s game against Ajax at Anfield will be the first time a Premier League side has played in the Champions League in the UK following the passing of Her Majesty.
Meanwhile, Manchester City host Borussia Dortmund and
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