Liverpool face RB Leipzig in the Champions League with the first leg set to go ahead this month but Covid-19 regulations have threatened the tie from going ahead as normal. Jürgen Klopp’s men will take on the Bundesliga outfit on February 16, with the first leg set to go ahead in Germany, but that is now in dispute as a result of the current travel ban in place.

Flights from the United Kingdom are currently not allowed to leave for Germany, with the ban expiring the day after the Champions League tie. RB Leipzig are waiting to hear back from the government over whether they will be permitted to travel,but a contingency plan is being put in place in case the ban is upheld.

A stadium in London has been contacted over holding the first-leg of the tie. Should the plan get the go-ahead, it will mean, Liverpool will have the technical advantage of playing both legs at home, with the two matches taking place in England, despite the fact that both games will be played behind closed doors no matter what.