Real Madrid Striker Tests Positive For Coronavirus Ten Days To Champions League Match

Real Madrid striker, Mariano Diaz has tested positive for Coronavirus just days before the club’s champions league clash with English side Manchester City.

According to the club’s statement, Mariano was tested after he returned from a holiday on Monday, and the test came out positive and he is undergoing the required safety protocols.

“After the COVID-19 tests carried out individually on our first football team yesterday (Monday) by the Real Madrid Medical Services, our player Mariano has given a positive result.

The player is in perfect health and complying with the sanitary isolation protocol at home.”

The Spanish Champions have a Champions League second leg round of 16 tie with Manchester City on 7th of August at the Etihad stadium and Madrid will try to overturn the 2-1 aggregate lead City has.

Mariano has not played a big part in the Zinedine Zidane’s tutored squad as he scored once in seven appearances for the club this season.

In recent times, the UK government decided to remove Spain from the list of safe countries as fears of second wave of the Coronavirus heightened.