Ellen White criticized Uefa for prioritizing scheduling over player welfare, highlighting that the abrupt changes forced Chelsea to postpone an important match with less than a week's notice.
White underscored the importance of player welfare, stating that 48 hours is an insufficient recovery time for elite athletes between matches, especially when considering their physical and mental health.
Uefa defended their scheduling decisions, claiming that their match calendar was communicated to clubs over a year ago and asserting that fixture principles had been made clear.
White expressed frustration with Uefa's rigidity in scheduling, emphasizing that the group stage draw was made close to the match date, making it unreasonable for clubs to prepare adequately.
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