41 COVID-19 Deaths Linked To Liverpool Vs Atleti Game

After Jurgen Klopp admitted he was distracted ahead of the second leg of Liverpool's controversial UEFA Champions League tie against Atletico Madrid in March, 41 coronavirus deaths have reportedly been linked to that match.

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The Reds were knocked out of Europe following a second-leg loss to Los Rojiblancos in the round of 16 in March, a fixture Klopp was not entirely focused on for understandable reasons.

Ahead of that tie in Liverpool, Madrid had become one of the worst-hit cities in Europe in terms of the COVID-19 outbreak, so it thus concerned many when about 3 000 supporters from the Spanish capital made their way to Anfield.

Many matches across Europe around the same time were being played behind closed doors, while other games had been called off altogether, but the clash between Liverpool and Atletico was allowed to be played without precautionary measures in place.  

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It has now been reported by the Liverpool Echo that 41 deaths in Merseyside hospitals have been linked to that European night, data that is said to form part of a huge investigation by the Sunday Times.

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The report states: "Edge Health, which analyses health data for the NHS, has conducted modelling and estimated that the Liverpool-Atletico match is linked to 41 extra deaths at local hospitals in our region between 25 and 35 days after the game."

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The Cheltenham Festival, a horse-racing event that was also allowed to go ahead as planned in March, has also been linked to a number of coronavirus-related deaths in England.