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Euro 2020 dealing with positive coronavirus tests before tournament even begins

Despite a one-year postponement and strict containment measures, the Euro 2020 soccer tournament still is being affected by the coronavirus pandemic with games set to begin across Europe on Friday.

On Tuesday, Spain announced that center back Diego Llorente had tested positive for coronavirus, the second player on the three-time European champion to test positive after captain Sergio Busquets. Both players now must go into isolation for at least 10 days, meaning they will miss Spain’s group-stage opener against Sweden on Monday and likely will not be ready for its second game against Poland on June 19.