Sergio Ramos plans to travel to England with the Real Madrid squad this week even though he is suspended for Friday’s Champions League match against Manchester City. Ramos, the Real Madrid captain, is unavailable for the second leg of the round-of-16 tie after he was sent off in the first leg, which City won 2-1 in February. But he is still keen to be with his team-mates as he thinks he can help motivate them to pull off an improbable comeback. It is unclear whether Uefa will allow Ramos to enter the stadium for the game. Normally, Uefa allows suspended players to attend games, but the rules may be stricter this time because of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has hit the UK and Spain particularly

Source: The Times August 03, 2020 22:52 UTC