Soccer-Atletico v Chelsea Champions League game to be played in Bucharest

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Final - Bayern Munich v Paris St Germain - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal - August 23, 2020 The Champions League trophy is seen before the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Matthew Childs/Pool/File Photo

(Reuters) - Atletico Madrid will play Chelsea in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in Bucharest due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in Spain that prevent the English side from entering the country, UEFA said on Wednesday.

The match will kick off at the National Arena in the Romanian capital at the scheduled time of 2000 GMT on Feb. 23.