The golf equipment had been not able to discover a suitable date to reschedule Thursday's sport and "therefore, the match can no longer be performed", European soccer's governing body defined. UEFA's disciplinary wing will determine a result for the scrapped fixture. The ruling will please Group G winners Rennes.
The French aspect had flown to London and accused Spurs of making a "unilateral selection" in calling off the in shape on Wednesday. Tottenham were degree on points with 0.33-positioned Vitesse Arnhem and required a win to seal 2nd and undergo to the play-off spherical. But in line with UEFA rules Antonio Conte's facet face being declared 3-0 losers, ending their participation in the 0.33-tier competition.
Conte revealed at the eve of the game in north London that 8 of his gamers and five participants of group of workers had examined positive for Covid-19. Rennes pass on a wintry weather ruin on December 22 and did now not take the postponement properly. They accused Spurs of causing "London fog" through refusing to tell them how many instances they'd and informing them on Wednesday afternoon that the game might be played -- simplest to call it off an hour when they had arrived within the British capital.
Tottenham's Premier League fit at Brighton on Sunday has also been postponed. Spurs had been compelled to shut their first-crew schooling centre on Wednesday due to the extreme outbreak. Their Premier League in shape at Leicester on December 16 may also be unsure, now not most effective due to the scenario in Conte's squad however due to the fact the Foxes had been hit by way of a less large Covid outbreak.
The postponement of further games will cause giant scheduling troubles for Tottenham, who have already had a Premier League sport at Burnley in November referred to as off because of snow.
In reaction to Tottenham's virus problems, the Premier League are suggested to have advised their 20 clubs to renew emergency protocols to combat the spread of the Omicron variation. Clubs with excessive vaccination quotes had relaxed some of the measures however should now reimpose restrictions after the British government announced a go back to stricter protocols on Wednesday.
