UEFA confirmed that the match had to be rescheduled due to restrictions on police numbers during Queen Elizabeth II’s national mourning. It is not yet known when the match will be played. All other European ties, including the UK teams, are expected to go ahead this week.
Arsenal’s Europa League group game against PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates on Thursday has been postponed.
UEFA confirmed that the game had to be rescheduled due to a lack of police available in London while Britain mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
It is not yet known when the game will be played, but Arsenal say they are “working with the authorities to reschedule the match”.
A UEFA statement read: “UEFA has today announced that the UEFA Europa League tie between Arsenal FC and PSV Eindhoven, originally scheduled to be played on Thursday 15 September, has It has been postponed with a new date to be discussed at the appointed time.
“This is due to severe restrictions on police resources and organizational matters surrounding the ongoing events surrounding the national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.”
The rest of this week’s European ties are expected to go ahead, including home fixtures for Liverpool against Ajax on Tuesday and Chelsea against Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday.
Rangers’ match against Napoli was rescheduled from Tuesday to Wednesday due to a lack of police numbers available in Scotland.
All professional and grassroots football in the UK was suspended over the weekend out of respect for the Queen.
The English Football League is set to resume on Tuesday with a full midweek programme, while the National League has confirmed matches will go ahead as scheduled from Monday.
