FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 file photo, Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini gives instructions during the Champions League group C soccer match between Atalanta and Shakhtar Donetsk at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)MILAN When Atalanta takes to the field on Sunday, the match will hold an extra element of poignancy. The extent of what happened in Bergamo is difficult to remedy with whatever type of endeavor, Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini said on Saturday. Atalanta won that first-leg match 4-1, and won the return leg 4-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League in its first ever season in the competition. The Champions League will now finish with a mini-tournament in Lisbon in August.

Events around the world have been affected by the spreading virus, including Champions League soccer matches and Japan's professional baseball season. Italy’s top soccer division had resumed on Sunday with five games played in empty stadiums. In France, police said that the Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund at Parc des Princes will be played without fans. In the French league, the match between Lyon and visiting Reims on Friday will also be played without fans. Japan's professional league had been playing its preseason games without fans because of the virus.