Liverpool City Region mayor calls for investigation into recent Champions League match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid

The mayor of Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram has called for an investigation into whether a Champions League fixture should have taken place in the city in March amid concerns it could have led to a high number of local coronavirus cases.

Liverpool's match against Atletico Madrid at Anfield on 11th March was attended by 52,000 supporters, including 3,000 from Madrid, where a partial lockdown was already in force.

The UK government has defended its decision to allow such events to go ahead before restrictions on mass gatherings were enforced 10 days later.

However, Rotheram has told BBC Sport that an independent inquiry was needed into a potential connection with a surge of cases in Liverpool since.

[Source: BBC Sports]