UEFA Champions League To Resume August 7.

UEFA has announced that the Champions League will resume on the 8th of August 2020, after its suspension in March.

UEFA revealed that the quarter-finals and semi-finals will be played over one leg, instead of the usual two, with the final to be held on Aug. 23.

The competition suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be completed with an eight-team mini-tournament which will take place in Lisbon.

UEFA deputy general secretary Giorgio Marchetti made the confirmation after an executive committee meeting held by video conference.

Paris St Germain, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, and RB Leipzig have already qualified for the quarter-finals, while other teams are still to be decided.

The Europa League, which is halfway through its last 16 stage will follow a similar pattern, with the final rounds to be played in western Germany.

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