Although Lisbon starts as a great favorite, Madrid continues to fight to host the UCL final, which would be at the Metropolitan stadium.
It has no calendar, no format, and no headquarters. UEFA still does not have a stable, solid and official solution to finish this edition of the Champions League and the Europa League. Pending a telematic meeting on the 17th and also on the 24th, the highest European body continues to come up with proposals to redesign the calendar. With PSG, Atlético, Leipzig and Atalanta classified for quarters, there is consensus in finishing all the second leg matches. And when that happens, UEFA shuffles two options: rooms to a single match and a “Final to 4” in a venue to be determined; or quarterfinals, semifinals and final to a single match, in the same city, in a format ‘Final to 8’. Everything is open and televisions will be key to making the final decision.
Istanbul, ruled out as the venue for the Champions League final for logical and economic reasons
Istanbul, the venue chosen to host the final of the tournament, has already announced that it would have serious problems organizing a Champions League final without an audience. Of course, now that resignation must be official. Precisely for this reason, UEFA is “probing” possible candidates. According to “Onda Cero Radio”, the final will not be in Istanbul for logistical and economic reasons, so the highest continental body continues to dialogue with different European football executives to find the best accommodation and the best solution for Champios and Europa League.
Atlético de Madrid offers its stadium to host, once again, the Champions League final
As Goal reported, Atlético de Madrid is managing to host the Champions League final. The news, revealed in scoop by the RTVE program, “Estudio Estadio”, was confirmed confirmed by the Mayor of Madrid, Martínez-Almeida, on 13TV. The councilor commented: “I know that there are steps in this regard. And from the City Council I want to show total and absolute support for that final to be played in Madrid. It would be a message to the world that Madrid, despite the drama we have experienced, he doesn’t give up and he’s back, “he assured.
Lisbon, great favorite; Madrid, a real alternative on the UEFA table
Right now, the big favorite to host the final in case Istanbul quits, would be Lisbon. First, because in Portugal the pandemic has not had a brutal effect. And second, because the Portuguese capital would have two stadiums available (La Luz and José Alvalave). Of course, it is not the only city in the “pools”, because Madrid is also in the race to play the Champions League final. It was already organized last year to house the clash between Liverpool and Tottenham, by the way. And now, she is ready to repeat.
Atleti believes that the Metropolitan would be ideal for the final … and Madrid, a perfect venue for a Final Four
Everything will depend on how the pandemic evolves in the Spanish capital, but the directors of the mattress club consider that the Wanda Metropolitano would be an ideal setting to play the final of the current edition of the Champions League and believe that the city of Madrid would be perfect to host the teams … as long as UEFA opts for the “Final Four” format.
UEFA, pending a telematic meeting to decide how to end the Champions and Europa League
In UEFA they consider that everything would be easier if a “Final 4” format could be applied for the tournament, or even with a “Final to 8”, with several teams concentrated in a single venue. This will have to be debated and voted by UEFA, in its telematic meeting with the 55 members of the different federations, on June 17.
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