UEFA Announces Postponed UEL Matches Because of Coronavirus Travel Restrictions

UEFA has postponed Thursday's Europa League matches between Sevilla and Roma and Getafe and Inter Milan because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The governing body announced further decisions about the ties will be made in due course.

The Spanish government has banned flights from Italy, which is by far the worst-affected European nation following the widespread outbreak of COVID-19, from landing in the country. 

BBC Sport reported Getafe and Roma had already refused to travel for their games.

The ban on flights started at midnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, so Atalanta's UEFA Champions League game against Valencia on Tuesday was unaffected.

Serie A has been suspended until April 3 to guard against the spread of the virus, with all sporting events in Italy currently affected by similar restrictions.

Getafe president Angel Torres explained to reporters his club had decided they would not travel to Italy for their match at the San Siro, even if it meant they were eliminated from the tournament.