FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group D - Atletico Madrid v Lokomotiv Moscow - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - December 11, 2019 General view outside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Sergio Perez
(Reuters) - Atletico Madrid have taken the decision to cut the wages of their staff, including the players, to ease the financial burden on the club as they struggle with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the La Liga club said on Friday.
Atletico join rivals Barcelona, who imposed a compulsory wage reduction on their players during the period of lockdown after Spain became the second-most impacted country in Europe behind Italy.
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