Liverpool refused entry

Football: Germany will not allow Liverpool into the country to play a Champions League game at RB Leipzig on February 16 because of border restrictions imposed over new variants of the coronavirus.

The German Interior Ministry confirmed yesterday that an application by Leipzig for special permission for Liverpool to enter the country was refused by federal police.

The German club could ask UEFA to move the game to a neutral venue.

Switching the order of the legs so that the 2019 champion Liverpool plays at home first could also be an option, but would likely require

Leipzig's players and staff to go into quarantine on their return to Germany from Britain.