Leading clubs are lobbying UEFA to allow them to return home between matches when they play in the Champions League and Europa League next month.
The coronavirus pandemic means European club football’s two main competitions will use a one-leg knockout format from the quarter-finals onwards.
The final rounds of the Europa League will run from August 10-21 across four cities in Germany, and the Champions League from August 12-23 in Lisbon.
EUROPA LEAGUE LAST 16 TIES TO BE PLAYED
WEDNESDAY
Copenhagen (0) v Ist'bul Basaksehir (1)
Shakhtar Donetsk (2) v Wolfsburg (1)
Man Utd (5) v LASK (0)
Inter Milan v Getafe*
THURSDAY
Leverkusen (3) v Rangers (1);
Basel (3) v E Frankfurt (0)
Wolves (1) v Olympiacos (1)
Sevilla v Roma*
*one-leg ties, first leg cancelled
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With teams given up to six days’ break between the quarter-finals and semi-finals, Sportsmail understands many clubs are keen to travel back and forth, rather than remain in Germany.