UEFA confirm Tottenham vs Rennes will not be rescheduled with result to be decided by disciplinary body

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Giuseppe Muro11 December 2021

UEFA have confirmed Tottenham’s postponed Europa Conference League match against Rennes will not be rescheduled.

Spurs announced on Wednesday that Thursday’s fixture could not take place after eight players and five members of staff tested positive for Covid.

Rennes criticised Tottenham for making a "unilateral decision" and accused Spurs of a “lack of fair play”.

Talks between both clubs have been ongoing over a new date but UEFA have said “a solution that could work for both clubs could not be found” and the result will now be decided by UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body.

Tottenham are at risk of forfeiting the game. UEFA regulations state "the club that cannot play the match will be held responsible for the match not taking place and the match will be declared by the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body to be forfeited by the club, which will be considered to have lost the match 3-0."

But it is understood the outcome depends on several things, including whether Spurs had enough players to fulfil the fixture, whether they or Rennes were unwilling to find a new date and also testing complexities.

A UEFA statement said: “Following a COVID-19 outbreak in the team of Tottenham Hotspur FC ahead of the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage match against Stade Rennais FC, scheduled to take place on 9 December 2021 in London, the match could not take place.

“In accordance with Annex J of the UEFA Europa Conference League regulations, UEFA, in cooperation with the two clubs tried to find a viable solution in order to reschedule the match, so as to ensure the group stage could be completed accordingly.

“Unfortunately, despite all efforts, a solution that could work for both clubs could not be found.

“As a consequence, the match can no longer be played and the matter will, therefore, be referred to the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body for a decision to be taken in accordance with Annex J of the above-mentioned competition regulations.”

Rennes have already reached the last 16 as Group G winners, while Tottenham are third, three points behind Vitesse, who beat NS Mura on Thursday.

The group runners-up will secure a spot in a play-off for the last 16.

Tottenham's Premier League game at Brighton on Sunday has already been postponed. Spurs are next in action against Leicester on December 16.

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