UEFA with a heavy hand. Spartak Moscow will be excluded from Europa League

According to the German newspaper Bild, the decision of the body that manages European football should be make official at these times, and comes in the wake of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

According to the same source, UEFA's intention is that the round of 16 tie for the Europa League, scheduled for the 10th and 17th of March, be cancelled, which would take RB Leipzig, from Portugal's André Silva, directly to the quarters. final of the European competition.

Oliver Mintzlaff, CEO of RB Leipzig, assured the publication that the club is in direct contact with UEFA: "We remain in close contact with the associations and we have full confidence in UEFA and its decision. We assume that the games will be cancelled."