Several countries are in the running to host a possible blitz tournament in the Champions League – Frankfurt is also showing interest, as Sports Director Frank confirmed.
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Frankfurt is apparently a candidate for hosting a possible blitz tournament in the Football Champions League. That reports the “image” first. There should also be applications from Portugal and Russia for the event, which could take place in August. The decision will be made at the Uefa Executive Committee meeting on June 17, according to AP.
The city of Frankfurt is fundamentally interested in holding the planned blitz tournament. This was confirmed by Markus Frank (CDU), Head of Sports in the main metropolis, on Thursday of the German Press Agency. “Frankfurt is always able to help,” he said. “Of course we are interested, even if it is carried out differently than usual.”
The host city apparently has to name four stadiums
The fact that in the premier class after the remaining four round of 16 second leg matches, all pending pairings will be played in the usual format with two round trips is practically impossible this year due to the tight time window. A blitz tournament with knockout games would be a possible solution.
According to “Bild”, Uefa sent tender documents to the member associations on Wednesday. The host city apparently has to name four stadiums that are within a radius of about 100 kilometers.
The Champions League final should have been in Istanbul last Saturday. From the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig is already qualified for the quarter-finals. Bayern Munich won the first knockout round first leg against Chelsea 3-0. Borussia Dortmund has dropped out in a duel with Paris St. Germain. In 2022 Munich will host the finals in the premier class.
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