UEFA Champions League final to be held in Paris instead of Saint Petersburg in Russia

• UEFA decided to move the final championship league venue from Saint Petersburg to Paris in the wake of the Russian-Ukraine conflict.
• It further said in a tweet that the match will be played as initially scheduled on Saturday 28 May at 21:00 CET.
• The UEFA Executive Committee also decided that Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams competing in UEFA competitions will be required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has announced its decision to move the Champions League final, which was supposed to be held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Paris in the wake of the Russian-Ukraine conflict.

The decision was taken in an extraordinary meeting conducted by the UEFA Executive Committee following the grave escalation of the security situation in Europe.

The UEFA further mentioned in its tweet that the match will be played as initially scheduled on Saturday 28 May at 21:00 CET.

“UEFA wishes to express its thanks and appreciation to French Republic President Emmanuel Macron for his personal support and commitment to have European club football’s most prestigious game moved to France at a time of unparalleled crisis. Together with the French government, UEFA will fully support multi-stakeholder efforts to ensure the provision of rescue for football players and their families in Ukraine who face dire human suffering, destruction and displacement,” said the UEFA in an official statement.

It further said, “At today’s meeting, the UEFA Executive Committee also decided that Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams competing in UEFA competitions will be required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.”

Russia was supposed to host the UEFA Championship League 2021 final, but due to COVID-19 travel restrictions it was moved to Porto, Portugal.

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