Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has said the European football season, including the Champions League and Europa League campaigns, will be finished by August. Almost all European leagues were shutdown in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, with France and Netherlands already suspending their seasons. But some have outlined plans to restart their seasons, <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/borussia-dortmund-make-fast-start-as-bundesliga-offers-first-glimpse-of-new-normal-1.1020238">with Germany the first to do so with games played this weekend</a> under strict social distance guidelines and no fans, while England's Premier League is hoping to follow suit with a resumption on <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/newcastle-manager-steve-bruce-says-players-unlikely-to-be-ready-for-restart-until-end-of-june-1.1020469">June 12</a> subject to government advice. Ceferin said he expects those that have not yet cancelled their seasons to finish their 2019/20 campaigns by the end of August. "We have an idea but we have to wait for the executive committee of Uefa to confirm the dates. I can say that the European season will be finished, if everything is as it is now, in August," Ceferin told beIN Sports. "As things look now, I'm sure ... that we can finish the European season and this means Uefa competition. "I think the majority of leagues will finish the season. The ones who will not, it's their decision. But they will still have to play qualifiers if they want to participate in the European Uefa competition." Both the Champions League and Europa League are yet to complete their last-16 matches. Paris Saint-Germain, <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/psg-champions-of-france-after-ligue-1-season-cancelled-1.1013341">who were declared Ligue 1 champions</a>, are looking to play their Champions League games abroad after the French government said professional sports would not be allowed to return before September. "If you cannot play in your country, then you have to organise it at a neutral ground ... I don't see the reason why French authorities would not allow them to organise a match without spectators, but let's see. It's out of my power," Ceferin added. Euro 2020, scheduled to be hosted in 12 cities across Europe, has been postponed until next year.
