After Luka Modric and Marcelo, 5 new players and staff have tested positive for COVID-19. The rising number of COVID-19 cases in Europe has now also affected football.
Valencia revealed the cases of their head coach and two players on Monday. In the previous week, 42 Premier League players and staff have tested positive, the most in the league in a seven-day span. Last week, UEFA postponed Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa Conference League match against Rennes due to an epidemic within the club.
Now Real Madrid have 7 COVID-19 cases. Asensio, Bale, Lunin, Rodrygo and Davide Ancelotti are the new cases.
5 new Real Madrid players and staff test positive for COVID-19
Real Madrid said in an official statement: “Real Madrid CF reports that our players Asensio, Bale, Lunin and Rodrygo, and our first technical assistant Davide Ancelotti have tested positive for COVID-19.”
Real Madrid will play Cadiz on Sunday, 19th December and will travel to Bilbao to face Athletic Club on Wednesday, 22nd December. They will have a depleted squad at their disposal due to the increasing number of COVID-19 positive cases.
