UEFA have ruled that Tottenham’s postponed Europa Conference League match against Rennes cannot be played – throwing the group into chaos.
Spurs’ final group-stage tie was postponed due to a Covid-19 outbreak at the club, with Antonio Conte’s side asking for it to be rescheduled, but with a race against time to play it before the December 31 deadline, UEFA have stated it is not possible.
The European governing body have referred the matter to the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body to resolve the issue, with Tottenham forfeiting the game a potential option.
The UEFA statement said: ‘Following a Covid-19 outbreak in the team of Tottenham Hotspur FC ahead of the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage match against Stade Rennais FC, scheduled to take place on 9 December 2021 in London, the match could not take place.
‘Unfortunately, despite all efforts, a solution that could work for both clubs could not be found. ‘As a consequence, the match can no longer be played and the matter will, therefore, be referred to the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body for a decision to be taken in accordance with Annex J of the above-mentioned competition regulations.
‘Tottenham announced on Wednesday the game would not happen the following day because of the coronavirus outbreak, but opponents Rennes angrily accused the Premier League side of making a ‘unilateral decision’.
They accused Spurs of causing ‘London fog’ by refusing to tell them how many cases they had and informing them in the afternoon the game would be played, only to call it off an hour after they had arrived in the capital.
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