It has now been confirmed that THE FIRST LEG of the Arsenal’s Europa League last-32 match which is going to be played against Benfica will be played in Rome...
And that is why The UK is really implementing some very strict coronavirus quarantine rules around people who are actually returning from the Portugal, and it was what forced the February 18 match to be actually moved from Lisbon to another neutral territory.......
Portugal is a country which is actually on a “red list” of the countries which were drawn up by the UK Government......
The home leg for the match will also be a serious ossue the following week, with benfica been actually barred from entering the country. But concerning that,no actual decision has really yet been taken on the venue which they will use for that match....