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Atletico Madrid Should Be Handed This Year’s Champions League Trophy – Cerezo

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Atletico Madrid Should Be Handed This Year's Champions League Trophy - Cerezo

UEFA’s plans of finishing this season’s Champions League might have a suggestion from the Madrid president, Enrique Cerezo.

He jokingly said that Atletico Madrid deservest to be handed the trophy since they are the ones who knocked reigning champions, Liverpool out of the competition.

“In the hypothetical case that the Champions League was not played for the coronavirus, then the champion [should be] the one who beat the champion,” Cerezo told Mundo Deportivo. “There are still a few knockout games left, the quarter-finals, the semis and the final.

“We understand that UEFA tries to centralise all these matches in one city, there was talk of Spain, Portugal… nothing is known yet. There are 11 games left, plus the final phase of the Champions League, which can be four games. I imagine that the government is waiting to see how the pandemic evolves and will take the decision it considers.”

One of the possible solutions will be to host single -legged ties as opposed to the double-legged ones in the knockout stages of the competition. That could help work everything within the time constraints. Atletico Madrid have previously lost in two final appearances in 2014 and 2016. They are due to face against Athletic Bilbao as La Liga fixtures resume this week.

READ MORE: La Liga Fixtures 2020 & Rescheduled Dates

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