Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Rohit Raj
Updated Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:58 PM IST
Summary
Russia has been stripped of hosting the UEFA Champions League final due to the attack on Ukraine. The final of the world’s biggest club football tournament will not be played in St Petersburg this time on 28 May. The hosting of the title match has been handed over to Paris.
Chelsea’s team won the final of the Champions League last year
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Russia has been stripped of hosting the UEFA Champions League final due to the attack on Ukraine. The final of the world’s biggest club football tournament will not be played in St Petersburg this time on 28 May. UEFA handed over the hosting of the title match to the French capital Paris on Friday. Earlier it was being speculated that England’s capital London could be given a chance to organize the final match. However, this did not happen.
UEFA has also announced that clubs from Russia and Ukraine will play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice. Apart from this, both the countries will also host their international matches at a neutral venue. St Petersburg has been stripped of hosting the final for the second year in a row. This happened last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Porto was then hosted along with Portugal. In the final match, two teams of England were face to face. Chelsea won the title by defeating Manchester City.
“UEFA thanks French President Emmanuel Macron for his personal support,” UEFA said in a statement. He expressed his commitment to hosting European club football’s most prestigious tournament in France during this time of crisis. UEFA appreciates him. ”
Several matches of the European Championships have already been held in Russia’s big city of St. Petersburg. There were many matches of FIFA World Cup played there in 2018. FIFA has also issued a new order for the qualifying rounds for the FIFA World Cup 2022 to be held in March. Russia will now host the playoff match against Poland at a neutral ground.
Learn About the National Stadium in Paris
- This time the Champions League final match will be held at the National Stadium in France.
- This ground is located north of Paris. Its spectator capacity is about 81 thousand.
- It is the seventh largest stadium in Europe in terms of spectator capacity.
- The stadium is used by the French national football and rugby team.
- It was built before the 1998 FIFA World Cup. On this ground, the French team won the title by defeating strong Brazil 3-0 in the final.
- Athletics events will be held here during the Olympic Games to be held in 2024. Apart from this, this stadium will also host the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
- The Champions League finals have taken place in the years 2000 and 2006 at the National Stadium.
- Many matches including the final of the 2016 Euro Cup were played here. Then Portugal beat France 1-0.