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The rules players are following during 'final eight' in Lisbon

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. [Photo: Reuters/Andrew Boyers]

Uefa’s solution to a Champions League competition disrupted by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic is a ‘final eight’ knockout tournament played across 12 days in Lisbon.

Football’s reputation is at stake and, according to Europe’s governing body, the staging of future international matches if protocols are not followed.

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