{"id":564451,"date":"2020-09-02T10:46:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T14:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=564451"},"modified":"2020-09-02T10:46:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T14:46:08","slug":"report-three-paris-saint-germain-players-test-positive-for-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/02\/report-three-paris-saint-germain-players-test-positive-for-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Three Paris Saint-Germain Players Test Positive for Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> players have tested positive for Coronavirus, the club have confirmed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to L’Equipe,<\/a> the three players are Neymar, Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes.<\/p>\n

Paris Saint-Germain Confirm Three Players Test Positive for Coronavirus<\/h2>\n

Players Returned From the Holiday<\/h3>\n

The three players had all recently returned from their holidays in Ibiza.<\/p>\n

Spain has recently seen a steep rise in Coronavirus cases<\/a>. After a fall that saw record cases fall to as low as 167 on June 8, there has been a gradual rise again; September 1 saw 8,115 cases recorded in the entire country.<\/p>\n

As a result of those cases, it has recently seen the country placed on a quarantine list again in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

Guidelines state that the players will now have to self-isolate for 14 days before they are able to resume training with the first-team.<\/p>\n

The French champions confirmed that the club will continue tested over the coming days.<\/p>\n

It is the latest Coronavirus cases to be confirmed in the French top-flight. 18 of the 20 Ligue 1 clubs have now had a positive case within their squads; only Metz and Reims are yet to have a confirmed case.<\/p>\n

Games They Will Miss<\/h3>\n

PSG were granted an extended break from league action following their hugely impressive run to the Champions League final.<\/p>\n

As a result, while the rest of the Ligue 1 has started their season, the defending champions will begin their title defence away to Lens on September 10.<\/p>\n

As well as the first game the season, the trio who have tested positive for COVID-19 will also miss the visit of arch rivals Marseille, before Metz visit the Parc des Prince three days later.<\/p>\n

The earliest that the could return to action, should they not present further symptoms of the virus, is September 20 when they travel to the French riviera to face Nice.<\/p>\n

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