Liverpool to play Midtjylland game in Denmark

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Liverpool will play their final Champions League Group D game against FC Midtjylland in Herning, Denmark, after UEFA confirmed to ESPN that Danish coronavirus restrictions will no longer force the fixture to be moved to a neutral venue.

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Dortmund had been pencilled in as an alternative host for the game due to an outbreak of a new strain of COVID-19 in Denmark which had resulted in a strict travel ban to and from the country.

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Premier League champions Liverpool need one point from their final two group games, against Ajax at Anfield and against Midtjylland, to confirm qualification for the round of 16.

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And they will now end the group with their first visit to Midtjylland after the game was given the green light to go ahead in Denmark.

Source: espn.co.uk