UEFA, European football's governing body, has said it isconfident of holding Real Madrid's Champions League tie with Manchester Citynext week amid the COVID-19 scare. The Champions League clash between Real Madridand Manchester City is set to be played on August 8 at the Etihad Stadium.
Spanish giants Real Madrid on Tuesday confirmed that strikerMariano Diaz tested positive for coronavirus following the latest round oftests carried out by the club on Monday.
The recently-crowned LaLiga champions further informed thatthe 26-year-old has put himself under self-isolation at home but also statedthat he remains in “perfect health”.
"UEFA is in contact with the club and monitoring boththe situation and decisions of the relevant Spanish authorities," UEFAsaid in a statement.
"We are confident that this case will not affect theregular staging of the match in question."
Manchester City won the first leg 2-1 in their last-16 clashbefore the competition was suspended in March due to the pandemic.
It is likely that 22-year-old Serbian striker Luka Jovicwill have some role to play in the potential absence of Diaz against City.
Star striker Karim Benzema will once again lead the line inclash, having been the force behind Real phenomenal season. He scored 21 goalsin the league to help the team win their first LaLiga title since 2017 and 34thoverall.