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Madrid mayor admits allowing 3,000 Atletico fans to travel to Liverpool was 'a mistake'

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The Mayor of Madrid Jose Luis Martinez-Almedia has admitted that allowing 3,000 Atletico fans to travel to Anfield for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Liverpool was "a mistake".

Schools in the Spanish capital had already been closed and gatherings of more than 1,000 people were banned. The match was played on March 11 - the day that the World Health Organisation officially recognised coronavirus as a pandemic, and was the last Champions League fixture to be staged before the competition was suspended.

Atletico won the game 3-2 after extra-time to seal their place in the last eight, although there are no doubts as to whether the tournament will restart along with leagues across the globe. "It didn't make any

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