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European football's Covid mess: Spain REFUSE to let Chelsea and Man United visit but let non-Spanish ties move IN, Arsenal are 'homeless' and there's more chaos to come with clubs finding ways past travel bans and lockdowns

The shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to hang over football. Not only is the game still being played without fans in attendance but travel restrictions are creating a logistical minefield as the European competitions resume.

With countries closing their borders to try and prevent the spread of coronavirus and, in particular, new and dangerous Covid strains, a number of fixtures have been moved to neutral countries.

But often restrictions on travellers from one country to another is not reciprocated and also a country may ban visitors from a certain country but not others.

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side will travel abroad for both legs of their last-32 Europa League tie with Benfica in just one example of the Covid chaos in European competition
The Puskas Arena in Budapest will host both Liverpool and Manchester City's last-16 games

The Puskas Arena in Budapest will host both Liverpool and Manchester City's last-16 games

It's all creating a complicated and ever-changing picture as the clubs affected and UEFA scramble to locate suitable venues for fixtures taking place, in some cases, next week.