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[VIDEO] Liverpool mayor: Atletico Madrid fans may have spread the COVID-19 at Anfield

The Champions League Round of 16 match Liverpool and Atletico Madrid at Anfield is under scrutiny after mayor of Liverpool has called for an investigation if it was the cause of spreading the COVID-19.

On that night, Liverpool exited the tournament after losing 3-2 to Atletico and the match was attended by 52,000 fans, including 3,000 from Spain, which went into a complete lockdown a few days later.

“We’ve seen an increase in the infection curve and that’s resulted in 1,200 people contracting COVID-19,” the mayor Steve Rotheram, told the BBC.

“That needs to be investigated to find out whether some of those infections are due directly to the Atletico fans. There were coronavirus hot cities, and Madrid was one of those.

“They weren’t allowed to congregate in their own country, but 3,000 of those fans came over to ours, and potentially may well have spread coronavirus.

“So it does need looking at, and it does need the government to take some responsibility for not locking down sooner.”