The Champions League final this season will be held in Paris, UEFA has decided. The match, initially scheduled in St. Petersburg, will be played on May 28 at 9 pm at the Stade de France, in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis, following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The leading European football organization has therefore chosen the French capital, preferring it to other competing cities such as London, Milan and Lisbon.
Thanks to Macron
“UEFA would like to express its thanks and appreciation to the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, for his personal support and his commitment to moving the most prestigious match in European club football to France at an unprecedented time of crisis. to the French government, UEFA will fully support ongoing efforts to provide relief to the players and their families in Ukraine, where they face terrible human suffering, destruction and displacement. “
Home matches of national teams and clubs of Russia and Ukraine on neutral ground
“At today’s meeting, the UEFA Executive Committee also decided that Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams competing in UEFA competitions will have to play their home games in neutral venues until further notice,” UEFA said. “The Executive Committee has also decided to remain pending to convene further extraordinary meetings, on a regular basis where necessary, to reassess the legal situation and take further decisions if necessary.”
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