Veteran coach Rafael Benitez, Paulinho return to China

Beijing: Veteran coach Rafael Benitez and former FC Barcelona midfielder Paulinho have arrived in China after being locked out by coronavirus. The pair will now face 14 days' quarantine. The season is also yet to start.

Dalian Professional Football Club coach Benitez, 60, wrote on the Twitter-like microblogging website Weibo on Monday that he was "back in China" via Stockholm. He has previously coached sides like Real Madrid and Liverpool.

Guangzhou Evergrande player Paulinho was pictured landing in China early on Tuesday, as per local media reports. A long list of foreign footballers had been locked out of China as the country fought to stop coronavirus cases. IANS

Also Watch: In an exclusive conversation with Diptanil Barua only on The Sentinel Assam