The coronavirus crisis has led to this Champions 2020/21 is different from all those lived previously. The matches are not played on neutral ground as happened in the final stretch of the last edition, but the matches are disputed with restrictions regarding the public. The UEFA establishes that this matter is the responsibility of the different health authorities depending on the place where the stadiums in question are located, and this has caused there to be disparity in this regard. So much so that of the 32 games that have been played a total of 15 have had (more or less) an audience in their stands, while the remaining 17 have been behind closed doors.
Russia, Ukraine and Hungary, the most permissive countries
The most permissive countries, with an obvious difference from the rest, are those of Eastern Europe. In Russia Y Ukraine 10,000 spectators have been exceeded and in Hungary it reached 6,000. The record in terms of total number was held by the meeting between Zenith Y Witches, disputed in the Saint Petersburg Stadium before 16,682 spectators, although speaking of a stadium that can host more than 68,000. In terms of percentage, the highest was the one that occurred in the duel between Lokomotiv Moscow Y Bayern Munich, with 8,196 fans present in what means that the Stadion Lokomotiv it was filled in 29% of its total capacity.
In Italy, France, England and Germany, with and without an audience
Curious is what happened in France, Italy, England and Germany, where games with and without public have been lived. In this sense, the fact that the Rennes-Krasnodar was played before 4,973 spectators in the Roazhon Park while there was no hobby or him in the Princes Park nor in the Velodrome in the matches of PSG and the Marseilles.
Next to Netherlands, Belgium and Greece, Spain It is one of the four countries that has only hosted matches without an audience, and among those mentioned the only one with four cases and not just one. Health and the Autonomous Communities confirmed last Wednesday that, until further notice, professional competitions will continue to be played behind closed doors, both in national and continental competitions.
Football will go back to what it was, but for the moment it is not. Although as regards the ChampionsWhether or not there is an audience in the stands goes by neighborhoods.