Young Boys have received special permission from the Swiss authorities to travel to Manchester United for next week’s Champions League game.
The Old Trafford date had been jeopardized by Switzerland, which imposed new restrictions on UK arrivals in response to the advent of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
The restrictions mean anyone who is from the UK, regardless of vaccination status, must have a negative Covid test and 10 day quarantine.
The idea of playing the game in a neutral location on December 8th had come up, but the Swiss club has now confirmed that it is not necessary.
In a message it says: “The BSC Young Boys has received a special permit from the canton of Bern for away games in the Uefa Champions League and the Uefa Youth League.
“This means that the players and staff of the teams do not have to be in a 10-day quarantine after returning from the Uefa Champions League game Manchester United-YB on Wednesday, December 8th.
“That would have meant that the Swiss champions would not have been able to play the championship games against Sion (December 12) and Basel (December 15) and would have played the last game of the year on December 19 in Lugano right away” from quarantine. “
BSC Young Boys has received a special permit from the Canton of Bern for away games in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Youth League
Statement of the Young Boys
Young Boys said players and staff will leave Bern on a charter flight to Manchester on Tuesday and return to Switzerland on Thursday.
The group, according to the club, will find themselves in a “strictly segregated bubble”, as they did on their last five European trips this season.
The statement goes on to say: “The BSC YB would like to thank the Canton of Bern for the flexibility and the exemption and will do everything in its power to continue to serve as a role model.”
United secured top spot in the group with a 2-0 win at Villarreal in their final game on November 23.
