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Rangers’ meeting with Bayer Leverkusen in Germany in the last 16 of the Europa League could be played behind closed doors if cases of coronavirus continue to multiply in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, home of the Bundesliga club. The state’s first patient was admitted to hospital on Monday, with 14 cases confirmed by Thursday night.

Bayer’s trip to RB Leipzig on Sunday will go ahead as scheduled, with the precaution that players, backroom staff and match officials will not observe the custom of handshakes before and after matches. The Bundesliga card has not yet been disrupted and Tim Meyer, the national team doctor, said on the German FA’s website that postponing matches or playing them behind closed doors would be premature at the moment, but could not be ruled out by the time Rangers are scheduled to play in Leverkusen on March 19.

“At present, this remedy would probably be excessive in our country,” Meyer said. “The cases are known and ‘under control’ in Germany.” However, he added that “no one can seriously predict what the situation will be in a week or two.”
 

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45 minutes ago, lewisrfc93 said:

Cheers for the heads up mate, looks like this trip could turn into a nightmare for lots of folk.

I'd say it's far more likely than not that it'll go ahead as normal. Problem will be should there be more confirmed cases then authorities will most certainly look to minimise unnecessary large gatherings. Football comes into that category and Italy has already made games behind closed doors. 

I'm waiting on the club travel and have an annual insurance policy that covers pretty much everything. Personally wouldn't book independent at the moment, though think it'll be ok for those who have.

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5 minutes ago, KingKirk said:

Daily mail reporting government could force the end of the football season. CV might well stop 9IAR

Could you imagine the fuck that would create?. There would be a demand for a season extension with closed door games. Hope we have a tour of japan or somesuch lined up.

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33 minutes ago, MurrayWilson said:

Could you imagine the fuck that would create?. There would be a demand for a season extension with closed door games. Hope we have a tour of japan or somesuch lined up.

A tour of Wuhan just to reflect how the Japan tour was absolute bs

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