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Manchester City to play Real Madrid second leg at Etihad Stadium

<span>Photograph: DeFodi Images/Getty Images</span>
Photograph: DeFodi Images/Getty Images

Manchester City have the go-ahead from Uefa to play the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium.

European football’s governing body has also allowed Manchester United and Wolves to host their Europa League games against Lask and Olympiakos. Chelsea will go to Bayern Munich and Rangers to Bayer Leverkusen as scheduled.

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The move effectively ends doubts over whether any last-16 matches involving British clubs would be switched to a neutral venue in early August because of the coronavirus pandemic, although Uefa said it reserved the right to move matches if circumstances demanded.

From the quarter-finals the Champions League and Europa League will be held in Portugal and Germany respectively. Any last-16 games forced to move would be taken to those countries.

In the Europa League, Inter v Getafe and Sevilla v Roma, whose first legs were postponed, will be played as one-off ties in Germany but all other matches in both competitions will be held as scheduled.

Uefa is working on the basis that all fixtures will be behind closed doors but said it would “monitor the evolution of the situation and advise on any full or partial lifting of restrictions”.

City have a 2-1 lead from the first leg in Madrid and Manchester United and Wolves are also well placed to progress. United won 5-0 in Austria and Wolves secured a 1-1 draw in Greece.

The task facing Chelsea in the Champions League and Rangers in the Europa League is far stiffer, with the London club trailing 3-0 and Scottish Premiership side 3-1.