Uefa decided that St. Petersburg will not host the next Champions League final on May 28 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the meeting will be played in Paris at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.(Due to the public interest that the events between Russia and Ukraine arouse, all our coverage of that invasion and related actions will have free access for all readers of EL TIEMPO)
The Executive Committee of the organization, convened urgently to analyze the situation generated by the Russian military incursion into Ukrainian territory, announced this measure after strongly condemn the action of the Russian army.
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The Executive, which includes, among others, the president of the Russian Federation, Alexander Dyukov, and that of the Ukrainian Federation, Andrii Pavelko, also decided that the clubs and Russian and Ukrainian national teams who compete in Uefa competitions they must play their home games at neutral venues until new notice.
In a statement, Uefa expressed its gratitude and appreciation to the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, for his personal support and commitment to the transfer of the most prestigious match in European club football to France at a time of unprecedented crisis. .
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“Together with the French government, Uefa will fully support multi-stakeholder efforts to ensure rescue provision for football players and their families in Ukraine, who face terrible human suffering, destruction and displacement“, he added.
Uefa will fully support multi-stakeholder efforts to ensure rescue provision for football players and their families in Ukraine
The change of venue for the Champions League final It is the third that Uefa decides in a rowafter those of previous seasons due to the pandemic.
In the 2019-20 season, in which the title was going to be defined in Istanbul, the matches from the quarter-finals in Portugal were played in a single game and the final was played at Luz with victory for Bayern Munich over PSG.
And in the 2020-21 campaign, in which the final was going to be played in the Turkish city again, the title was played by Chelsea, who was champion, and Manchester City, in the do Dragao stadium in Oporto.
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After this second change and with the Gazprom Arena stadium already chosen for this year’s final, Uefa decided to award the venue for the 2023 final to the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, and that the Turkish city hosts the draws for the group stage of the Champions League, the Europa League and the Conference League both from this season to the next, 2022-23.
The final of the ‘Champions’ 2023, which was originally going to be played in Munich (Germany), was moved to 2025 and the Wembley stadium in London will be the venue for the 2024 edition.
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