So what does UEFA's decision now mean for Conte and his Tottenham team? Vitesse will now take on Rapid Wien in the next round of the Europa Conference League after UEFA's decision (Image: Martin Rose/Getty Images) "The Chairman of the UEFA Appeals Body took the following decision: To declare the 2021/22 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Stade Rennais FC, that was initially scheduled to be played on 9 December 2021, as forfeited by Tottenham Hotspur FC, who is therefore deemed to have lost the match 0-3 in accordance with Annex J.3.1 to the Regulations of the UEFA Europa Conference League (2021/22 Season)." Based on the Article 30 (4) of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations and given the urgent circumstances of the matter, the ad-hoc chairman of the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body referred the case to the Appeals Body. "The matter was submitted to the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body, for a decision to be taken in accordance with Annex J of the Regulations of the UEFA Europa Conference League (2021/22 Season). The key thing Spurs did on the pitch before Liverpool draw and the player Conte kept mentioningĪ statement from UEFA read: "Following several positive cases of COVID-19 that were identified from players and staff of Tottenham Hotspur FC, the 2021/22 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Stade Rennais FC - scheduled to be played on 9 December 2021 in London, United Kingdom – could not be played.Tottenham issue response after Europa Conference League exit following UEFA decision over Rennes.Well, it has been decided that Spurs forfeited the match and Rennes have been handed a 3-0 win, thus seeing Vitesse go through to the knockout round play-off instead. UEFA confirmed two days later in a statement that the match would not be played after the sides could not agree on a new date, with UEFA's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body given the task of deciding on the final outcome of the tie. Needing to beat the French side in their final Europa Conference League Group G game with Vitesse also fighting it out for second place, the match was called off due to a Covid outbreak in the Spurs camp which affected nine first-team players, five members of staff and many U23 players. Tottenham's European journey is over for another season after UEFA's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body decided that Antonio Conte's team forfeited their match against Rennes.
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