Real Madrid will be able to host Liverpool in their Champions League quarter-final first leg after Covid-19 restrictions were changed in Spain.
The restrictions began in December over concerns about a British strain of Covid-19 and forced Atletico Madrid to play the home leg of their last-16 tie against Chelsea in Bucharest.
There is currently a travel ban in place from the Spanish government on UK arrivals but that is set to expire on 30 March, with the first leg of tie set to be staged on 6 April.
It remains unclear if that ban will be extended but there is hope that it will be eased in order to allow teams from the UK to arrive in Spain and stage the matches there.
Spain’s government has now said the restrictions will come to an end on March 30, and Real Madrid can welcome Liverpool to their Alfredo di Stefano training ground on April 6.
This means the game won’t have to be played in Budapest, as had been proposed. It also means less travelling, which is key at a crucial stage in the season.
The same ruling means that Granada will be able to host Manchester United in the first leg of Europa League quarter-final, at the Spanish club’s Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium on April 8.
