Turkish matches moved to neutral territory

The recent deadly terrorist attacks on Istanbul prompted UEFA to announce that neutral venues outside of Turkey will stage Chelsea’s Champions League match with Besiktas and Juventus’ away fixture against Galatasaray.

The recent deadly terrorist attacks on Istanbul prompted UEFA to announce that neutral venues outside of Turkey will stage Chelsea’s Champions League match with Besiktas and Juventus’ away fixture against Galatasaray.

The UEFA Cup game between Maccabi Haifa and Valencia, which had originally been switched from Israel to Izmir in a bid to avoid trouble in Haifa, will also be switched outside of Turkey to a new venue.

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