The news of the injury of a Real Madrid player, with the new
virus Corona, came to scatter the cards of the team before
the European Champions League, and perhaps even the entire
cards of the upcoming championship.
Real Madrid, the Spanish champions, said on Tuesday that
its Dominican striker, Mariano Diaz, had suffered a Covid-19
attack, which raises doubts about his participation against
Manchester City in the Champions League next week,
according to “Reuters”.
The tests that Real Madrid players underwent, on Monday,
showed the positive test of Mariano, but the club confirmed
that he was in “excellent health” and isolated himself at home.
Real Madrid, who lost 2-1 at home to Manchester City in
the first leg of the 16th round before the season stopped,
will meet the English side at Al-Ittihad stadium in the second
leg on the eighth of August.
Diaz’s injury has scattered the cards of the European Football
Association, which seeks to relaunch the Champions League
safely, especially if Mariano Diaz has found contact with his
teammates in the recent period.
The British government has also agreed to allow Real Madrid
to travel to Manchester, exceptionally, despite travel restrictions,
but the injury may re-examine the decision to allow Real Madrid
to travel to Britain.
It is noteworthy that Mariano Diaz was famous for scoring the
second victory goal over Barcelona’s rivals in the Spanish
league this season, in a match that greatly contributed to
Real Madrid’s achievement of the League title.
