Wolves' Europa League tie with Olympiacos to go ahead amid coronavirus fears
Wolves' Europa League tie at Olympiacos is set to go ahead - though the competition could be suspended next week due to the coronavirus.
UEFA has called a meeting of stakeholders for next Tuesday (March 17) to discuss the impact of the virus on the Europa League, Champions League and Euro 2020.
There had been speculation the Europa League could be suspended just hours before Wolves were due to kick off the first leg of the last-16 tie in Athens.
The match is now set to go ahead, though there must now be serious doubts over the second leg, due to take place at Molineux next Thursday.
UEFA said in a statement: "In the light of the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe and the changing analysis of the World Health Organisation, UEFA has today invited representatives of its 55 member associations, together with the boards of the European Club Association and the European Leagues and a representative of FIFPro, to attend meetings by videoconference on Tuesday 17 March to discuss European football’s response to the outbreak.
"Discussions will include all domestic and European competitions, including UEFA EURO 2020."
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The sporting world has already been rocked by the outbreak.
La Liga fixtures have already been put on hold by Spanish footballing authorities.
And the NBA season along with the Indian Wells tournament, one of biggest and most prestigious outside of the Grand Slams, have also been postponed.
Today the McLaren F1 team pulled out of this weekend's season opening Australian Grand Prix throwing the event into doubt.
As yet the Premier League and EFL have resisted calls for fixtures to be postponed.
A further update is due from the Government over the next stage of fighting the coronavirus outbreak.
