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UEFA set to ‘suspend Champions League and Europa League’ with games tonight in doubt

The coronavirus outbreak is poised to see Champions League fixtures and Europa League football suspended by UEFA including games today such as LASK vs Manchester United

Coronavirus outbreak's impact on the world's sporting calendar

UEFA are set to announce that the Champions League and Europa League will be suspended, including matches scheduled for tonight.

The outbreak of the coronavirus is affecting sport all over the continent and measures are being put in place to help deal with the spread.

Manchester United's tie against LASK in Austria later is now in doubt, along with the other European fixtures today such as Rangers vs Bayer Leverkusen and Olympiakos vs Wolves.

PSG played Borussia Dortmund behind closed doors in the Champions League last night, and it appears UEFA will go a step further now and suspend all European football moving forward.

According to Spanish newspaper Marca , an announcement will come soon with UEFA's decision.

Paris Saint-Germain beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in their UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg tie last night behind closed doors at the Parc des Princes

It comes on the same day La Liga made the decision to suspend football in Spain for the next two gameweeks.

Serie A was recently suspended too with Italy one of the countries to be suffering the most since the outbreak, which has since been declared a pandemic.

Premier League matches in England this weekend are still scheduled to go ahead but look set to be played behind closed doors.