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Barcelona announce positive coronavirus test at training ground just two days before Champions League clash vs Bayern
Aug 12, 2020
BARCELONA have announced that one of their players has tested positive for coronavirus.
The Spanish giants are scheduled to face Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals on Friday.
The player has not been named, but is not believed to be a member of the senior team set to travel out to Lisbon on Thursday.
"The player has no symptoms, is in good health and has been quarantined at his home.
"The club has reported the matter to the relevant sporting and health authorities.
"All persons who have been in contact with the player have been tracked to perform the corresponding PCR tests.
"The player has not been in contact with any of the senior team players who are scheduled to travel to Lisbon this Thursday to compete in the Champions League."
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Spain has recently been hit with a spike in coronavirus cases that has prompted the UK government to tighten restrictions on travel there.
People have to quarantine for 14 days if they head to Spain on returning to the UK .
There have been 373,692 reported cases of the virus in Spain, with 28,581 deaths.
On Tuesday French giants PSG confirmed a positive coronavirus test at the club's training ground - just 24 hours before their Champions League quarter-final.
PSG tweeted : "Tests have revealed that a player at the Paris Saint-Germain training centre has tested positive for Covid-19.
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