UEFA prohibits Roig from being with Villarreal and returns to Spain

Sad newsflash for the Villarreal expedition. Finally, club president Fernando Roig will not see his team live in the Europa League final. Despite the fact that he traveled to Gdansk (Poland) yesterday, on a private flight, UEFA has not allowed him to enter the health bubble in which the squad remains, understanding that it has been a short time since he has achieved the negative in the test of coronavirus (yesterday) once the disease has passed during the previous week.

Roig, unable to be close to his family on a historic day, has decided to return to Spain. According to the president's environment, UEFA assured him this morning that he could not be in the bubble and that they had to assess what to witness the game in the stadium since they were not clear about it either. Roig preferred not to wait and made it clear that, faced with this situation, he preferred to return to Castellón.

Villarreal has reported through this official statement:

“The president of Villarreal CF, Fernando Roig, will not finally attend tonight's game against Manchester United, corresponding to the final of the Europa League.

The highest representative of the club recently overcame Covid-19 and traveled yesterday afternoon to Gdansk on a private flight, complying with all health guarantees. However, UEFA's medical committee considers that not enough time has passed since contact with the virus to be part of the team's bubble according to its strict health regulations. Faced with the impossibility of sharing a historic appointment with the rest of the expedition from within, the president has decided to return to Spain. “