The Republic of Ireland's Aviva Stadium could host Champions League football next week in the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

As football authorities in the UK prepare to make a call on whether the scheduled league programme will go ahead, with an expectation that all matches will be called, off, there have also been discussions at UEFA level over how to carry on with the proposed schedule, says the Independent.

Liverpool, Manchester City and Rangers all have home fixtures in the Champions League next week, but UEFA would insist on the matches going ahead to meet TV contracts and also avoid a fixture backlog in a season which is already disrupted by the Qatar World Cup.

That could see Liverpool (v Ajax), Rangers (v Napoli) on Tuesday and Chelsea (v Red Bull Salzburg) and Manchester City (v Borussia Dortmund) forced to find alternative venues, outside the UK, for their home ties.