José Mourinho fulfilled the objective that this Tottenham was asked after his convulsed start to the season, with a change of coach included: ending up in European positions. On September 17, the first of the three preliminary round matches in which the spurs they must be successful if they want to participate in the group stage of the Europa League. The company seemed feasible, given the potential difference between Londoners and the rest of the contenders in these previous phases. However, travel restrictions set by COVID-19 to fight the spread of the virus could steal Kane and company what they earned on the pitch, forcing them to say goodbye to the competition.
If COVID-19 restrictions affect a visiting club, the home club must propose a suitable alternative venue which may be in a neutral country.
If the home club fails to propose such a venue, the visiting club may be awarded a 3-0 victory.
– Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) August 4, 2020
Dale Johnson of ESPN, He has shared in a Twitter thread the new regulations put in place by UEFA that would affect clubs whose country has active restrictions when traveling, such as Tottenham: “If the COVID-19 restrictions affect the visiting team, the home team must propose an alternative stadium that could be in a neutral country. If the home team does not comply with this premise, the visitor will be awarded a 3-0 victory “. While yes “The restrictions by the visiting team's COVID-19 oblige the authorities of the country in question to prevent them from traveling, the local team must provide an alternative stadium to which the visiting team has access (or UEFA itself will choose). If one of the teams reject the proposal, the other will be awarded a 3-0 victory “.
And now we come to the final part of the exposed regulations: “If, once the date to share information for the draw with UEFA has passed, a country places new restrictions that make the match impossible, it will be expelled. Therefore, if the draw made Tottenham play at home against a team of Romania and the United Kingdom prohibit travel from Romania, the spurs would be out of competition “.
In this way, the launch of the next Europa League would be more on the wing than ever, with new regulations such as the one implemented by Boris Johnson against travel to and from Spain. However, everything is conditional and the “what if” dominates the proposal, in the same way that exceptions could be made as in the case of Real Madrid and its bubble to face Manchester City this Friday (Etihad Stadium, 9:00 p.m.). Be that as it may, the Europa League for José Mourinho's Tottenham is in danger.