UEFA postpones games after Turkey blasts

UEFA have postponed two matches scheduled to be played in Turkey next week because of today's bomb blasts in Istanbul.

UEFA have postponed two matches scheduled to be played in Turkey next week because of today's bomb blasts in Istanbul.

The Champions League Group D match between Galatasaray and Juventus, which was due to be played next Tuesday at the Ataturk Olimpiyat stadium in Istanbul, has been put back a week to December 2nd.

The UEFA Cup second round second-leg tie between Israel's Maccabi Haifa and Valencia which was to be played next Thursday at the Alsancak Stadium in Izmir has also been postponed although a new date and venue have yet to be fixed.

The game was due to be played in Turkey because of UEFA's ban on teams from Israel playing European competition matches at home.

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Chelsea, meanwhile, will not be taking up their ticket allocation for the UEFA Champions League match versus Besiktas in Istanbul on December 9th.

Explosions in Istanbul today killed at least 25 people and injured 450 more.